Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030003142
Riverheads Middle
240 Don Hanger Circle, Staunton, VA 24401 · (540) 414-0630 · Augusta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
220 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 126 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 30% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
78.0%
VA avg 74.2%
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7%
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73.
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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Riverheads Middle
Riverheads Middle's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverheads Middle this school | 366 | 60.1% | 77.3% |
| Buffalo Gap Middle Swoope | 285 | 58.2% | 67.5% |
| William H. Wetsel Middle Madison | 356 | 66.6% | 62.0% |
| Stuarts Draft Middle Stuarts Draft | 513 | 64.7% | 66.6% |
| Leslie H. Walton Middle Charlottesville | 339 | 56.9% | 68.3% |
| Peasley Middle Gloucester | 565 | 65.3% | 76.5% |
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 Riverheads Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Augusta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #95 of 337 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #167 of 342 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #125 of 342 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #294 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #123 of 327 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #310 of 333 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #221 of 340 | #5 of 6 |
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.
About Riverheads Middle
Riverheads Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school located in Staunton, Virginia. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 366 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Virginia) has about 750 students.
Augusta County Public Schools is the local district for Riverheads Middle. It runs 20 schools with 10,742 students.
White students are the large majority at Riverheads Middle, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Riverheads Middle comes in at 21%.
Federal staffing data show 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverheads Middle and a ratio of 12.5:1. Middle schools in Virginia average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment.
In Virginia, Riverheads Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 77.3% actual against a predicted 71.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Augusta County show that median household income is about $82,049, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Riverheads Middle is one of 25 public schools in Augusta County, which together enroll about 10,742 students.
Nearest public school: Riverheads High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Riverheads Middle holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Riverheads Middle at 3rd of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
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Augusta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,033
Census ACS
Median income
$82,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta County Public Schools
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Staunton
- Staunton HighHigh · 766 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Beverley Manor MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Shelburne MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Riverheads HighHigh · 467 students
- Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryElementary · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Riverheads High0.0 mi · 467
- Riverheads Elementary0.1 mi · 714
- Guy K. Stump Elementary5.8 mi · 457
- Stuarts Draft High7.0 mi · 668
- Stuarts Draft Middle7.2 mi · 513
- Stuarts Draft Elementary7.3 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Riverheads MiddleHow many students attend Riverheads Middle?
Riverheads Middle enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Riverheads Middle serve?
Riverheads Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Riverheads Middle?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Riverheads Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverheads Middle?
At Riverheads Middle, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Riverheads Middle public or private?
Riverheads Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Augusta County Public Schools.
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