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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PULASKI COUNTY MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
825
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510315003076
Pulaski County Middle
4396 Lee Highway, Pulaski, VA 24301 · (540) 643-0767 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL825 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- B-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
12.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
754 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 302 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 281 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 29% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Pulaski County Middle→Pulaski County Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pulaski County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Pulaski County Middle
Pulaski County Middle's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Middle this school | 825 | 91.4% | 62.1% |
| Carroll County Middle Hillsville | 747 | 91.7% | 71.8% |
| Staunton River Middle Moneta | 612 | 87.4% | 66.9% |
| Covington Middle Covington | 594 | 82.3% | 55.0% |
| Union Middle Big Stone Gap | 561 | 93.8% | 82.0% |
| Tunstall Middle Dry Fork | 609 | 86.0% | 76.8% |
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 Pulaski County Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #231 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #235 of 342 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #210 of 342 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 825 | #142 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #122 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #289 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #82 of 340 |
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
825
-101 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 825 | 66 | 12.5:1 | 91% (754) |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 61.5 | 13.0:1 | 91% (728) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 64.8 | 12.5:1 | 77% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 60 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pulaski County Middle.
About Pulaski County Middle
Pulaski County Middle is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Pulaski, Virginia. It teaches 825 students in grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Pulaski County Public Schools totals 4,385 students.
White students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Pulaski County's residents are about 90% White, 10 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Pulaski County Middle are from different groups.
The school had 66 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 91%. That is in line with the 91% average for public schools in Pulaski County.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Pulaski County Middle outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Pulaski County Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.1% is 1.1 points below the 63.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pulaski County show that median household income comes to about $62,028, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 4,385 students.
Pulaski County Senior High is the nearest public school to Pulaski County Middle, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Pulaski County Middle is behind the 71.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Pulaski County Middle in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 825, from 926 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,687
Census ACS
Median income
$62,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski County Public Schools
- Pulaski County Senior HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-12Combined · 521 students
- Pulaski ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Critzer ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Dublin ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Riverlawn ElementaryElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Pulaski
- Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-12Combined · 521 students
- Pulaski ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Critzer ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other Pulaski County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pulaski County Middle. Pulaski County Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Pulaski County Middle SchoolHawkinsville, GA · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Pulaski County Senior High1.0 mi · 1,159
- Pulaski Elementary1.7 mi · 472
- Critzer Elementary2.5 mi · 416
- Dublin Elementary3.2 mi · 411
- Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-124.1 mi · 521
- McHarg Elementary9.2 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Pulaski County MiddleHow many students attend Pulaski County Middle?
Pulaski County Middle enrolls approximately 825 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pulaski County Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pulaski County Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pulaski County Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pulaski County Middle is approximately 12.5:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pulaski County Middle?
At Pulaski County Middle, the student body is approximately 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pulaski County Middle?
Pulaski County Middle is overseen by Pulaski County Public Schools in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.