Enrollment
193
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510252001029
Shawsville Middle
4179 Old Town Rd, Shawsville, VA 24162 · (540) 268-2262 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
7.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
164 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 59 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Shawsville Middle
Shawsville Middle's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawsville Middle this school | 193 | 85.0% | 62.4% |
| Rye Cove Intermediate Clinchport | 138 | 79.0% | 74.4% |
| Glade Spring Middle Glade Spring | 228 | 75.9% | 79.6% |
| Independence Middle Independence | 280 | 92.9% | 76.4% |
| Rural Retreat Middle Rural Retreat | 236 | 79.2% | 79.4% |
| Parry McCluer Middle Buena Vista | 126 | 90.5% | 79.7% |
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 Shawsville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #228 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #284 of 342 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #302 of 342 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #334 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #111 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #85 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
193
-53 (-22%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 193 | 25.6 | 7.5:1 | 85% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 20 | 10.6:1 | 84% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 25.5 | 8.2:1 | 75% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 23 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 23.2 | 9.6:1 | 64% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 61% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 63% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 50% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawsville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (223 to 193); teachers up 10% (23.2 to 25.6).
About Shawsville Middle
Shawsville Middle is a small middle school with an address in Shawsville, Virginia. It enrolled 193 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students each.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools totals 9,461 students.
About 85% of the student body at Shawsville Middle is White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Montgomery County as a whole is similar, at about 82%. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Shawsville Middle operates with 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 7.5:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 40 points above the 45% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Shawsville Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Shawsville Middle would score about 65.0%. It scores 62.4%, 2.6 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $72,715, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 23 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 9,461 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Eastern Montgomery Elementary, about 2.0 miles away. Shawsville Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Shawsville Middle ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.4% against a local average of 73.4%.
The federal government classifies Shawsville Middle's location as Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 193, a 22% decrease from 246 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 7.5 students per teacher, compared with 10.7 in 2020-21.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,101
Census ACS
Median income
$72,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Blacksburg MiddleMiddle · 958 students
- Christiansburg MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern Montgomery Elementary2.0 mi · 376
- Eastern Montgomery High2.4 mi · 254
- Falling Branch Elementary7.6 mi · 535
- Margaret Beeks Elementary9.2 mi · 346
- Christiansburg High9.6 mi · 1,072
- Glenvar High9.6 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Shawsville MiddleHow many students attend Shawsville Middle?
Shawsville Middle enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 06-08.
Is Shawsville Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawsville Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Shawsville Middle have?
Shawsville Middle employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shawsville Middle?
At Shawsville Middle, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Shawsville Middle public or private?
Shawsville Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
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