Enrollment
362
Middle
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANDOAH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510351000581
North Fork Middle
1018 Caverns Road, Quicksburg, VA 22847 · (540) 477-2953 · Shenandoah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
304 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 108 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 38% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 75.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 North Fork Middle
North Fork Middle's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Middle this school | 362 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| Nelson Middle Lovingston | 328 | 85.1% | 74.8% |
| Peter Muhlenberg Middle Woodstock | 535 | 83.4% | 71.4% |
| Signal Knob Middle Strasburg | 413 | 83.8% | 74.9% |
| Amelia County Middle Amelia | 306 | 84.0% | 61.9% |
| John N. Dalton Intermediate Radford | 265 | 81.5% | 73.6% |
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 North Fork Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #87 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #85 of 342 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #122 of 342 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #296 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #51 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #268 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #117 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #60 of 99 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
362
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 362 | 32.6 | 11.1:1 | 84% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 32.6 | 11.0:1 | 79% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 73% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 32 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 34.2 | 9.9:1 | 50% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 33 | 9.6:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 31% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Fork Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (339 to 362); teachers down 5% (34.2 to 32.6).
About North Fork Middle
North Fork Middle is a small middle school in Shenandoah County Public Schools, located in Quicksburg, Virginia. The student body numbers 362 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Virginia is about 750, so this school runs 52% smaller than that.
The district, Shenandoah County Public Schools, operates 9 schools serving 5,703 students.
A majority of students at North Fork Middle, 73%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Shenandoah County, the White share is about 85%. The chance that two students picked at random at North Fork Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Federal data list 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Fork Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. Across public schools in Shenandoah County, the average is about the same, 84%.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, North Fork Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Fork Middle would score about 65.2%. It scores 78.0%, 12.8 points above that figure.
Shenandoah County census figures show that median household income is about $67,191, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 11 public schools operate in Shenandoah County, serving about 5,703 students.
The nearest other public school, Stonewall Jackson High, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of North Fork Middle. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Fork Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 361 in 2020-21 and 362 in 2024-25.
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Shenandoah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,925
Census ACS
Median income
$67,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shenandoah County Public Schools
- W.W. Robinson ElementaryElementary · 1,035 students
- Sandy Hook ElementaryElementary · 828 students
- Central HighHigh · 728 students
- Ashby-Lee ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Strasburg HighHigh · 614 students
- Peter Muhlenberg MiddleMiddle · 535 students
Other schools in Quicksburg
- Ashby-Lee ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Stonewall Jackson HighHigh · 496 students
- Massanutten Regional Governor's SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Stonewall Jackson High0.2 mi · 496
- Ashby-Lee Elementary0.2 mi · 692
- Plains Elementary8.1 mi · 460
- J. Frank Hillyard Middle9.7 mi · 726
- Broadway High10.0 mi · 932
- John C. Myers Elementary10.1 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About North Fork MiddleHow large is North Fork Middle?
North Fork Middle enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Fork Middle serve?
North Fork Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Fork Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Fork Middle is approximately 11.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Fork Middle?
Student demographics at North Fork Middle are roughly 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Fork Middle?
North Fork Middle is overseen by Shenandoah County Public Schools in Shenandoah County.
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