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Post Oak Middle
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 206 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 35% |
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat 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% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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% |
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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment 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 |
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).
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