Enrollment
236
Middle
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYTHE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510411002328
Rural Retreat Middle
325 E. Buck Ave., Rural Retreat, VA 24368 · (276) 686-5200 · Wythe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Virginia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
187 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 86 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 32% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -22.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 22 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Rural Retreat Middle
Rural Retreat Middle's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Retreat Middle this school | 236 | 79.2% | 79.4% |
| Gate City Middle Gate City | 276 | 78.3% | 81.4% |
| Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring | 228 | 75.9% | 79.6% |
| Damascus Middle Damascus | 188 | 75.5% | 74.5% |
| Fort Chiswell Middle Max Meadows | 319 | 80.6% | 78.0% |
| Page County Middle Shenandoah | 318 | 81.8% | 67.4% |
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 Rural Retreat Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #75 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #182 of 342 ▼ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #134 of 342 ▼ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #328 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #119 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #328 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #132 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #176 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
236
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 236 | 18.9 | 12.5:1 | 79% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 17.3 | 13.2:1 | 76% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 19.3 | 12.0:1 | 75% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 18.1 | 13.8:1 | 48% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 14 | 19.4:1 | 48% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 47% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rural Retreat Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (250 to 236); teachers up 5% (18.1 to 18.9).
About Rural Retreat Middle
Rural Retreat Middle is a small middle-grades school serving families in Rural Retreat, Virginia. A total of 236 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 69% lower.
Rural Retreat Middle is one of the 12 schools that make up Wythe County Public Schools (3,734 students in total).
At Rural Retreat Middle, White students make up 97% of the student body. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Rural Retreat Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
The school reports 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 79%. That is close to the 81% average for public schools in Wythe County.
allk12 grades Rural Retreat Middle an A. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rural Retreat Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.4%; the prediction is 66.5%.
Federal survey data for Wythe County show that median household income is about $57,745, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 14 public schools operate in Wythe County, serving about 3,734 students.
Nearby, Rural Retreat High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Rural Retreat Middle is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Rural Retreat Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 233 in 2020-21 to 236 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wythe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,188
Census ACS
Median income
$57,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wythe County Public Schools
- Spiller ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- George Wythe HighHigh · 421 students
- Fort Chiswell HighHigh · 411 students
- Rural Retreat ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Fort Chiswell MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
Other schools in Rural Retreat
- Rural Retreat ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Rural Retreat HighHigh · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Rural Retreat High0.1 mi · 300
- Rural Retreat Elementary0.9 mi · 350
- Speedwell Elementary7.5 mi · 123
- Atkins Elementary8.5 mi · 168
- George Wythe High9.7 mi · 421
- Scott Memorial Middle9.8 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Rural Retreat MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rural Retreat Middle?
Rural Retreat Middle enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rural Retreat Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rural Retreat Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rural Retreat Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rural Retreat Middle is approximately 12.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rural Retreat Middle?
Rural Retreat Middle reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rural Retreat Middle in?
Rural Retreat Middle is part of Wythe County Public Schools.
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