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Alumni: what's one memory from SALEM CHURCH MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
876
Middle
DISTRICT 1,192 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084000349
Salem Church Middle
9700 Salem Church Rd.;, North Chesterfield, VA 23237 · (804) 768-6225 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
660 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 292 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 304 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
47.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Salem Church Middle
Salem Church Middle's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Church Middle this school | 876 | 75.3% | 50.1% |
| Providence Middle North Chesterfield | 1,033 | 75.0% | 53.8% |
| Manchester Middle North Chesterfield | 1,109 | 75.2% | 64.1% |
| Battlefield Middle Fredericksburg | 780 | 71.0% | 58.8% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| Graham Park Middle Triangle | 713 | 68.9% | 65.4% |
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 Salem Church Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #312 of 337 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #293 of 342 ▼ 5 | #10 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #329 of 342 ▼ 3 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #116 of 343 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #222 of 327 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #66 of 333 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #149 of 340 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #204 of 224 | N/A |
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
876
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,360
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 876 | 62 | 14.1:1 | 75% (660) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 64 | 13.6:1 | 75% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 910 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 80% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 889 | 68 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 902 | 69.8 | 12.9:1 | 56% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 911 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 49% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 857 | 45 | 19.0:1 | 44% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 1,074 | 86 | 12.5:1 | 21% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 1,360 | 82 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Church Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (902 to 876); teachers down 11% (69.8 to 62).
About Salem Church Middle
Salem Church Middle is a mid-sized middle school with an address in North Chesterfield, Virginia. Federal data show 876 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Chesterfield County Public Schools operates 65 schools. Combined enrollment is 64,194 students.
About 39% of students at Salem Church Middle are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 21% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Chesterfield County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
There are about 14.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Salem Church Middle, which has 62. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%. The rate at public schools in Chesterfield County averages 54%, lower than here.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Salem Church Middle outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Salem Church Middle ranks in the bottom 10% in Virginia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.1%, against a prediction of 67.6%.
In Chesterfield County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $101,931 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Salem Church Middle, Chesterfield County has 76 public schools.
Salem Church Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Salem Church Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Salem Church Middle ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (889) and 2024-25 (876). The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Salem Church Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in North Chesterfield
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
- Falling Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,443 students
- Manchester MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Providence MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Beulah ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- J.G. Hening ElementaryElementary · 877 students
Nearby schools
- Salem Church Elementary0.1 mi · 574
- Lloyd C. Bird High0.5 mi · 2,131
- Chesterfield Virtual School0.8 mi · 440
- O.B. Gates Elementary0.9 mi · 620
- Beulah Elementary1.9 mi · 902
- Ecoff Elementary2.1 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Salem Church MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Salem Church Middle?
Salem Church Middle enrolls approximately 876 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Salem Church Middle serve?
Salem Church Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem Church Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salem Church Middle is approximately 14.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salem Church Middle?
At Salem Church Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 39% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Salem Church Middle in?
Salem Church Middle is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.