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Enrollment
950
Middle
DISTRICT 815 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWHATAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510303001269
Powhatan Middle
4135 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 · (804) 362-2500 · Powhatan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL950 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Virginia public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
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
12.4:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
260 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 301 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 342 | 36% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Powhatan Middle→Powhatan High
Based on grade levels within Powhatan County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Powhatan Middle
Powhatan Middle's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powhatan Middle this school | 950 | 27.4% | 76.8% |
| New Kent Middle New Kent | 829 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
| Forest Middle Forest | 854 | 20.5% | 85.6% |
| Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville | 862 | 16.8% | 88.8% |
| Blacksburg Middle Blacksburg | 958 | 27.0% | 83.9% |
| Read Mountain Middle Cloverdale | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
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 Powhatan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #99 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #114 of 342 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #98 of 342 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 950 | #96 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #112 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #302 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #291 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.4% | #6 of 99 |
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
950
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 950 | 76.8 | 12.4:1 | 27% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 980 | 74.8 | 13.1:1 | 27% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 60 | 16.1:1 | 28% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 969 | 85 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 49.5 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 54 | 12.7:1 | 14% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 14% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 867 | 63 | 13.8:1 | 13% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 43 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powhatan Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (672 to 950); teachers up 55% (49.5 to 76.8).
About Powhatan Middle
Powhatan Middle serves students in Powhatan, Virginia, as a medium-sized middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 950 students. Against the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 27% higher.
The 5 schools of Powhatan County Public Schools, including Powhatan Middle, enroll 4,077 students.
White students are the large majority at Powhatan Middle, with 85% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Powhatan County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. By the diversity index, Powhatan Middle comes in at 27%.
Staffing totals 76.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Powhatan Middle is 27%. Across public schools in Powhatan County, the average is about the same, 26%.
Powhatan Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Powhatan Middle is 3.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Powhatan County, median household income is about $110,537, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. A total of 7 public schools operate in Powhatan County, serving about 4,077 students.
The closest public school, Powhatan Elementary, is about 0.2 miles from Powhatan Middle. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Powhatan Middle places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Powhatan Middle is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 969 students in 2020-21 and 950 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Powhatan Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Powhatan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,555
Census ACS
Median income
$110,537
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,077 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Powhatan County Public Schools
- Powhatan HighHigh · 1,328 students
- Pocahontas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Powhatan ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Powhatan Voc. CenterCombined
Other schools in Powhatan
- Powhatan HighHigh · 1,328 students
- Pocahontas ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Powhatan ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Powhatan Voc. CenterCombined
- Project Return/Powhatan CoElementary
Nearby schools
- Powhatan Elementary0.2 mi · 477
- Pocahontas Elementary0.9 mi · 668
- Powhatan High7.6 mi · 1,328
- Flat Rock Elementary7.9 mi · 654
- Goochland Middle10.5 mi · 616
- Goochland High10.5 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Powhatan MiddleHow large is Powhatan Middle?
Powhatan Middle enrolls approximately 950 students in grades 06-08.
Is Powhatan Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Powhatan Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Powhatan Middle?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Powhatan Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Powhatan Middle?
At Powhatan Middle, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Powhatan Middle public or private?
Powhatan Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Powhatan County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.