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Ni River Middle

11632 Catharpin Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 · (540) 785-3990 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Virginia public middle schools
  • 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
692
Middle
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 750
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
159 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 621731%
Grade 723033%
Grade 824535%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
41159%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
10715%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
8813%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
6710%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
38756%
Female
30544%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2577.0%74.0%
2023-2474.0%66.0%
2022-2374.0%63.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Ni River Middle this school69223.0%75.6%
W.C. Taylor Middle
Warrenton
62324.4%72.7%
Toano Middle
Toano
70432.0%75.4%
Tabb Middle
Yorktown
96827.8%90.6%
Goochland Middle
Goochland
61630.4%72.8%
Blue Ridge Middle
Purcellville
71417.1%83.6%
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Ni River Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn 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 224N/A
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
692
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2569250.813.6:123% (159)
2023-2471364.111.1:127% (196)
2022-237175313.5:129% (211)
2020-216955113.6:1N/A
2017-1872354.613.2:127% (195)
2015-167454416.9:124% (177)
2010-117204018.0:118% (127)
2000-018046013.4:113% (103)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ni River Middle.

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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Spotsylvania County at a glance

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Population
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students

Quick facts

School name
Ni River Middle
District
Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Address
11632 Catharpin Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Phone
(540) 785-3990
County
Spotsylvania County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
692
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (23%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
510364001922
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ni River Middle
What is the total enrollment at Ni River Middle?
Ni River Middle enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ni River Middle serve?
Ni River Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ni River Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ni River Middle is approximately 13.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ni River Middle?
At Ni River Middle, the student body is approximately 59% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Ni River Middle in?
Ni River Middle is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
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