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How has READ MOUNTAIN MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
670
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOTETOURT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510042001354
Read Mountain Middle
182 Orchard Hill Dr, Cloverdale, VA 24077 · (540) 966-8655 · Botetourt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
235 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 216 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 32% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
81.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Read Mountain Middle
Read Mountain Middle's state test result (81.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read Mountain Middle this school | 670 | 35.1% | 81.9% |
| Frederick County Middle Winchester | 732 | 37.6% | 54.6% |
| Christiansburg Middle Christiansburg | 778 | 38.9% | 68.4% |
| Cave Spring Middle Roanoke | 746 | 30.4% | 87.0% |
| New Kent Middle New Kent | 829 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
| Goochland Middle Goochland | 616 | 30.4% | 72.8% |
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 Read Mountain Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #63 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #43 of 342 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #65 of 342 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #193 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #202 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #290 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #267 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #155 of 224 |
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
670
+41 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 670 | 48.7 | 13.8:1 | 35% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 48.7 | 13.6:1 | 34% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 49.3 | 13.3:1 | 35% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 55 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 26% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 16% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 9% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Read Mountain Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (722 to 670); teachers down 3% (50 to 48.7).
About Read Mountain Middle
This page covers Read Mountain Middle, a medium-sized middle school in Cloverdale, Virginia. It enrolled 670 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Botetourt County Public Schools runs Read Mountain Middle along with 10 other schools, enrolling 4,424 students in total.
The student body at Read Mountain Middle is 81% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Botetourt County, the White share is about 91%. Read Mountain Middle's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 48.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Roughly 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Botetourt County average 37%.
Read Mountain Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (81.9%) and its predicted rate (78.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Botetourt County census figures show that the median household income is $81,213, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Botetourt County is home to 13 public schools and about 4,424 public school students.
Cloverdale Elementary is located about 0.4 miles from Read Mountain Middle. The five-mile area around Read Mountain Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 72.7% proficiency; Read Mountain Middle posts 81.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 13.8:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Botetourt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,004
Census ACS
Median income
$81,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,424 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Botetourt County Public Schools
- Lord Botetourt HighHigh · 963 students
- James River HighHigh · 464 students
- Colonial ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- Greenfield ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Central Academy MiddleMiddle · 364 students
- Buchanan ElementaryElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Cloverdale Elementary0.4 mi · 234
- Bonsack Elementary2.1 mi · 311
- Mountain View Elementary2.4 mi · 377
- Colonial Elementary3.2 mi · 439
- Monterey Elementary3.2 mi · 508
- Lord Botetourt High3.4 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Read Mountain MiddleHow large is Read Mountain Middle?
Read Mountain Middle enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 06-08.
Is Read Mountain Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Read Mountain Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Read Mountain Middle have?
Read Mountain Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Read Mountain Middle?
Student demographics at Read Mountain Middle are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Read Mountain Middle in?
Read Mountain Middle is part of Botetourt County Public Schools.
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