Riverheads Middle

Riverheads Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Staunton, Virginia, part of Augusta County Public Schools. The school enrolls 366 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Augusta County Public Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,742 students. Riverheads Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riverheads Middle lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Augusta County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Riverheads Middle logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Riverheads Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.7%, the actual is 77.3%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Augusta County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,049 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverheads Middle is one of 25 public schools in Augusta County (combined enrollment of about 10,742 students).

The closest other public school is Riverheads High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverheads Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.