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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001588
Post Oak Middle
6959 Courthouse Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 · (540) 582-7517 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
432 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 206 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Post Oak Middle
Post Oak Middle's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Oak Middle this school | 679 | 63.6% | 60.6% |
| Wilson Middle Fishersville | 641 | 66.8% | 68.3% |
| Page Middle Gloucester | 573 | 65.1% | 75.8% |
| Fluvanna Middle Palmyra | 745 | 60.9% | 69.2% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 561 | 66.3% | 60.3% |
| Peasley Middle Gloucester | 565 | 65.3% | 76.5% |
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 Post Oak Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #245 of 337 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #274 of 342 ▼ 72 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #286 of 342 ▼ 44 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #191 of 343 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #224 of 327 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #230 of 333 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #217 of 340 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #162 of 224 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
679
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 64% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 55.1 | 12.9:1 | 66% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 64% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 51 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 54.5 | 13.3:1 | 50% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 58% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 38% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 31% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 46 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Post Oak Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (727 to 679); teachers down 12% (54.5 to 48).
About Post Oak Middle
Post Oak Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Spotsylvania, Virginia. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 679 students.
The district for Post Oak Middle is Spotsylvania County Public Schools, with 29 schools and 24,036 students.
By race and ethnicity, Post Oak Middle is 70% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. By the diversity index, Post Oak Middle comes in at 49%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 64% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Post Oak Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Post Oak Middle's results are 10.2 points below predicted: 60.6% against 70.8%.
Spotsylvania County has these Census figures: median household income is about $112,738, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Post Oak Middle is among the 34 public schools in Spotsylvania County.
Spotsylvania High is the public school closest to Post Oak Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Post Oak Middle is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (695) to 2024-25 (679).
The Post Oak Middle community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Courthouse Road ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Thornburg MiddleMiddle · 755 students
- Ni River MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Spotsylvania High0.4 mi · 1,394
- Berkeley Elementary3.5 mi · 275
- Livingston Elementary4.8 mi · 479
- Spotsylvania Middle4.9 mi · 1,009
- Spotsylvania Elementary4.9 mi · 623
- Courtland Elementary7.6 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Post Oak MiddleHow large is Post Oak Middle?
Post Oak Middle enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 06-08.
Is Post Oak Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Post Oak Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Post Oak Middle have?
Post Oak Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Post Oak Middle?
Student demographics at Post Oak Middle are roughly 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Post Oak Middle in?
Post Oak Middle is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.