Powhatan Middle

Powhatan Middle, a mid-tier intermediate school in Powhatan, Virginia, operated by Powhatan County Public Schools, caters to 950 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Powhatan County Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 4,077 students. Powhatan Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Powhatan Middle shows that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Powhatan County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at Powhatan Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Powhatan Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.8%.

Across the wider county, Powhatan County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,537, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Powhatan County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,077 students), Powhatan Middle is one campus in the mix.

Powhatan Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Powhatan Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Powhatan Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 79.2%.

Powhatan Middle operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powhatan Middle has rose 41%, going from 672 students in 2018 to 950 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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