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Ni River Middle
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 217 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 35% |
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 63.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Ni River Middle
Ni River Middle's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ni River Middle this school | 692 | 23.0% | 75.6% |
| W.C. Taylor Middle Warrenton | 623 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Toano Middle Toano | 704 | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| Tabb Middle Yorktown | 968 | 27.8% | 90.6% |
| Goochland Middle Goochland | 616 | 30.4% | 72.8% |
| Blue Ridge Middle Purcellville | 714 | 17.1% | 83.6% |
Where Ni River Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #115 of 337 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #130 of 342 ▲ 53 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #130 of 342 ▲ 18 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #187 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #195 of 327 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #170 of 333 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #303 of 340 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #191 of 224 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 692 | 50.8 | 13.6:1 | 23% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 64.1 | 11.1:1 | 27% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 29% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 51 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 54.6 | 13.2:1 | 27% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 24% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 40 | 18.0:1 | 18% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 13% (103) |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (723 to 692); teachers down 7% (54.6 to 50.8).
About Ni River Middle
Ni River Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Spotsylvania, Virginia, administered by Spotsylvania County Public Schools. The school counted 692 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 29 schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools totals 24,036 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ni River Middle is White: 59%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Ni River Middle is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ni River Middle reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Lunch program data show 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 35 points below the 58% average for public schools in Spotsylvania County.
On the allk12 Grade, Ni River Middle lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Virginia public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ni River Middle falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 75.6% actual against 81.8% predicted.
Census data for Spotsylvania County show the median household earns about $112,738 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Spotsylvania County number 34, with about 24,036 students.
Measured in a straight line, Wilderness Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Ni River Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ni River Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Ni River Middle in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Ni River Middle had 695 students in 2020-21 and 692 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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