Enrollment
138
Middle
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510348001535
Rye Cove Intermediate
158 Memorial School Lane, Clinchport, VA 24244 · (276) 940-2322 · Scott County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
9.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
109 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 5 | 43 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 38% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
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 71 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% 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 Rye Cove Intermediate
Rye Cove Intermediate's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Cove Intermediate this school | 138 | 79.0% | 74.4% |
| Shawsville Middle Shawsville | 193 | 85.0% | 62.4% |
| Damascus Middle Damascus | 188 | 75.5% | 74.5% |
| Parry McCluer Middle Buena Vista | 126 | 90.5% | 79.7% |
| Thomas Hunter Middle Mathews | 176 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
| Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring | 228 | 75.9% | 79.6% |
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 Rye Cove Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #131 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #157 of 342 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #121 of 342 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #340 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #134 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
138
-46 (-25%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 138 | 14.7 | 9.4:1 | 79% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 14.7 | 10.5:1 | 78% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 13.5 | 11.3:1 | 78% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 10 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 10.7 | 15.4:1 | 59% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 65% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | 65% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | 60% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 11 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rye Cove Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (165 to 138); teachers up 37% (10.7 to 14.7).
About Rye Cove Intermediate
Rye Cove Intermediate operates as a small middle-grades school in Clinchport, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 138 students in grades 5 through 7. The average for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students, so this school is 82% smaller than average.
Rye Cove Intermediate is run by Scott County Public Schools, whose 13 schools enroll 4,166 students.
Rye Cove Intermediate's enrollment is 88% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Rye Cove Intermediate is 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.4:1. This ratio sits 3.7 below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%.
allk12 grades Rye Cove Intermediate a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rye Cove Intermediate would be expected to post about 66.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.4%.
Rye Cove Intermediate is located in Scott County, where the median household income is $46,349, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rye Cove Intermediate is one of 17 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Rye Cove High, is about 0.2 miles from Rye Cove Intermediate. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Rye Cove Intermediate ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Rye Cove Intermediate's enrollment declined 25%, to 138. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.4 to 9.4 over 4 years.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,479
Census ACS
Median income
$46,349
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,166 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County Public Schools
- Virginia Connections AcademyHigh · 728 students
- Gate City HighHigh · 592 students
- Shoemaker ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Weber City ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Duffield-Pattonsville PrimaryElementary · 308 students
- Nickelsville ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- Rye Cove High0.2 mi · 292
- Duffield-Pattonsville Primary6.4 mi · 308
- Yuma Elementary8.7 mi · 199
- Virginia Connections Academy9.0 mi · 728
- Shoemaker Elementary9.1 mi · 419
- Gate City Middle9.3 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Rye Cove IntermediateHow large is Rye Cove Intermediate?
Rye Cove Intermediate enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 05-07.
Is Rye Cove Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rye Cove Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 05-07.
How many teachers does Rye Cove Intermediate have?
Rye Cove Intermediate employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rye Cove Intermediate?
At Rye Cove Intermediate, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Rye Cove Intermediate public or private?
Rye Cove Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.