Peter Muhlenberg Middle

Peter Muhlenberg Middle is a cozy middle school in Woodstock, Virginia, operated by Shenandoah County Public Schools. The school works with 535 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Shenandoah County Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,703 students; Peter Muhlenberg Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Peter Muhlenberg Middle reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Peter Muhlenberg Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 71.4%, a residual of +6.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Shenandoah County put the typical household earns roughly $67,191 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shenandoah County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,703 students), of which Peter Muhlenberg Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: W.W. Robinson Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Peter Muhlenberg Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.

Peter Muhlenberg Middle operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.