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Enrollment
491
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POQUOSON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510298001232
Poquoson Middle
985 Poquoson Ave, Poquoson, VA 23662 · (757) 868-6031 · Poquoson city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Virginia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
99 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 159 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Poquoson Middle→Poquoson High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Poquoson City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
87.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Poquoson Middle
Poquoson Middle's state test result (87.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poquoson Middle this school | 491 | 20.2% | 87.3% |
| Auburn Middle Warrenton | 570 | 14.0% | 76.7% |
| Blue Ridge Middle Purcellville | 714 | 17.1% | 83.6% |
| Goochland Middle Goochland | 616 | 30.4% | 72.8% |
| Forest Middle Forest | 854 | 20.5% | 85.6% |
| Hidden Valley Middle Roanoke | 581 | 30.3% | 85.0% |
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 Poquoson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #21 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #39 of 342 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #20 of 342 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #261 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #194 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #297 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #311 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #170 of 224 |
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
491
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 491 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 19% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 23% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 35 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 36.1 | 14.5:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poquoson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (523 to 491); teachers unchanged (36.1 to 36).
About Poquoson Middle
A low-enrollment middle-grades school in Poquoson, Virginia, Poquoson Middle is part of Poquoson City Public Schools. Enrollment is 491 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Poquoson City Public Schools totals 2,030 students.
The large majority of students at Poquoson Middle, 82%, are White. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Poquoson city as a whole is about 90% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Poquoson Middle comes in at 32%.
Its teaching staff equals 36 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.6:1. Middle schools in Virginia average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Around 20% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Poquoson Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Poquoson Middle scores 87.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 82.6%.
Poquoson city census figures show that median household income is about $120,972, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Poquoson Middle is among the 4 public schools in Poquoson city.
Nearest public school: Poquoson Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Poquoson Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Poquoson Middle's average proficiency of 87.3% compares with 82.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Poquoson Middle as Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 517 in 2020-21 and 491 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.6:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Poquoson Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Poquoson city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,639
Census ACS
Median income
$120,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poquoson City Public Schools
- Poquoson HighHigh · 647 students
- Poquoson ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Poquoson PrimaryElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Poquoson
- Poquoson HighHigh · 647 students
- Poquoson ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Poquoson PrimaryElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Poquoson Elementary0.2 mi · 475
- Poquoson Primary0.7 mi · 417
- Poquoson High0.8 mi · 647
- Tabb High3.8 mi · 1,153
- Tabb Elementary3.8 mi · 707
- Bethel Manor Elementary4.1 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Poquoson MiddleHow large is Poquoson Middle?
Poquoson Middle enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 06-08.
Is Poquoson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poquoson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Poquoson Middle?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Poquoson Middle.
What is the student diversity at Poquoson Middle?
Student demographics at Poquoson Middle are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Poquoson Middle public or private?
Poquoson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poquoson City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.