Post Oak Middle

As a mid-tier intermediate school in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Post Oak Middle teaches 679 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Spotsylvania County Public Schools.

Post Oak Middle is one of 29 schools operated by Spotsylvania County Public Schools, a district that educates 24,036 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Post Oak Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the resource side, Post Oak Middle shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Post Oak Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Spotsylvania County shows median household earnings sit near $112,738, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Spotsylvania County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,036 students), Post Oak Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Spotsylvania High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Post Oak Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 66.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Post Oak Middle's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 727 (now 679). White enrollment moved from 77% to 70% across the same window.

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