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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAUNTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510369001607
Shelburne Middle
300 Grubert Ave, Staunton, VA 24401 · (540) 332-3930 · Staunton city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
490 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 184 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 37% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Shelburne Middle→Staunton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Staunton City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 Shelburne Middle
Shelburne Middle's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelburne Middle this school | 583 | 84.0% | 66.8% |
| Tunstall Middle Dry Fork | 609 | 86.0% | 76.8% |
| Brookville Middle Lynchburg | 648 | 77.6% | 69.3% |
| Liberty Middle Bedford | 518 | 86.9% | 72.4% |
| Appomattox Middle Appomattox | 542 | 77.9% | 74.3% |
| Rustburg Middle Rustburg | 626 | 78.0% | 71.1% |
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 Shelburne Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #197 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #218 of 342 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #183 of 342 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #223 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #84 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #193 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #115 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #105 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
583
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 583 | 49 | 11.9:1 | 84% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 47 | 12.5:1 | 81% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 49.5 | 13.2:1 | 66% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 53% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 50% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 56 | 10.9:1 | 43% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelburne Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (655 to 583); teachers down 1% (49.5 to 49).
About Shelburne Middle
Shelburne Middle is a middle school in Staunton, Virginia, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 583 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Virginia enroll around 750, and this school is 22% below that mark.
The 6 schools of Staunton City Public Schools, including Shelburne Middle, enroll 2,692 students.
The share of White students at Shelburne Middle is 63%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% multiracial, 12% Black, and 10% Hispanic. Census figures show Staunton city is about 79% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1. The school reported 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Staunton city average a similar 83%.
On the allk12 Grade, Shelburne Middle lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Virginia public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Shelburne Middle is +1.6 points: 66.8% actual, 65.2% predicted.
Census data for Staunton city show the median household earns about $65,581 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Staunton city number 11, with about 2,780 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Arthur R. Ware Elementary, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Shelburne Middle is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Shelburne Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decrease, from 600 to 583. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.1:1 to 11.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Shelburne Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Staunton city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,948
Census ACS
Median income
$65,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,780 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Staunton City Public Schools
- Staunton HighHigh · 766 students
- Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Bessie Weller ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Arthur R. Ware ElementaryElementary · 372 students
- Staunton City School PreSchool ProgramsElementary · 149 students
Other schools in Staunton
- Staunton HighHigh · 766 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Beverley Manor MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Riverheads HighHigh · 467 students
- Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Bessie Weller ElementaryElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur R. Ware Elementary0.1 mi · 372
- Staunton City School PreSchool Programs1.3 mi · 149
- Beverley Manor Middle1.4 mi · 612
- Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind2.0 mi · 65
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Elementary2.0 mi · 7
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Middle2.0 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Shelburne MiddleHow many students attend Shelburne Middle?
Shelburne Middle enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shelburne Middle serve?
Shelburne Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shelburne Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shelburne Middle is approximately 11.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shelburne Middle?
Shelburne Middle reports a student body of 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelburne Middle?
Shelburne Middle is overseen by Staunton City Public Schools in Staunton city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.