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Enrollment
738
Middle
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISONBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510186002766
Skyline Middle
470 Linda Lane, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 · (540) 434-6862 · Harrisonburg city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- 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
12.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
632 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 30% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
49.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Skyline Middle
Skyline Middle's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Middle this school | 738 | 85.6% | 54.6% |
| Thomas Harrison Middle Harrisonburg | 771 | 86.8% | 58.5% |
| Daniel Morgan Middle Winchester | 642 | 84.4% | 63.9% |
| Daniel Morgan Intermediate Winchester | 575 | 85.7% | 56.8% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| Mayfield Intermediate Manassas | 839 | 78.8% | 59.8% |
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 Skyline Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #292 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #309 of 342 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #324 of 342 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #169 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #137 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #165 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #107 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #53 of 99 |
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
738
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 738 | 58 | 12.7:1 | 86% (632) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 82% (586) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 63 | 11.1:1 | 79% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 55 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 55.8 | 12.2:1 | 73% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 73% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 45 | 12.0:1 | 69% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (678 to 738); teachers up 4% (55.8 to 58).
About Skyline Middle
Skyline Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Harrisonburg City Public Schools, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 738 students.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools has 10 schools; together they serve 6,652 students.
At Skyline Middle, 54% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 29% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Harrisonburg city is roughly 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Skyline Middle scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skyline Middle is 12.7:1, based on 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Harrisonburg city is similar, at 87%.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Skyline Middle outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Skyline Middle falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 54.6% actual against 64.8% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harrisonburg city show that median household income comes to about $62,254, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 6,934 students.
Smithland Elementary is the nearest public school to Skyline Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Skyline Middle is ahead of the 50.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Skyline Middle in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 738, up from 705 in 2020-21.
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Harrisonburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,392
Census ACS
Median income
$62,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Thomas Harrison MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Bluestone ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Stone Spring ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Harrisonburg
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Thomas Harrison MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Bluestone ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Stone Spring ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other Skyline Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Skyline Middle. Skyline Middle is the largest of the 4.
- Skyline MiddleFront Royal, VA · 536 students
- Skyline Middle SchoolWilmington, DE · 408 students
- SKYLINE MIDDLEURBANA, MO · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Smithland Elementary0.0 mi · 514
- Spotswood Elementary1.3 mi · 468
- Waterman Elementary2.3 mi · 557
- Keister Elementary2.5 mi · 475
- Stone Spring Elementary2.7 mi · 554
- Thomas Harrison Middle3.1 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline MiddleHow many students attend Skyline Middle?
Skyline Middle enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Skyline Middle serve?
Skyline Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skyline Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skyline Middle is approximately 12.7:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Skyline Middle?
Student demographics at Skyline Middle are roughly 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Skyline Middle public or private?
Skyline Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.