Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLESEX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510249002195
St. Clare Walker Middle
6814 General Puller Highway, Locust Hill, VA 23092 · (804) 758-2561 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Virginia public middle schools
- B+Test 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
11.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
255 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 81 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
St. Clare Walker Middle→Middlesex High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Middlesex County 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% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp 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 69 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 St. Clare Walker Middle
St. Clare Walker Middle's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clare Walker Middle this school | 259 | 98.5% | 76.3% |
| Central Middle Charlotte Court House | 381 | 89.2% | 75.9% |
| Buckingham County Middle Buckingham | 407 | 98.3% | 58.0% |
| Hardin Reynolds Memorial School Critz | 203 | 98.5% | 78.0% |
| Amelia County Middle Amelia | 306 | 84.0% | 61.9% |
| Lunenburg Middle Victoria | 341 | 92.7% | 54.9% |
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 St. Clare Walker Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #109 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #172 of 342 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #180 of 342 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #326 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #60 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #191 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #44 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #87 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
259
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 259 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 98% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 98% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 87% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 22.2 | 13.5:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 47% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 51% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 30% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 13 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Clare Walker Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (299 to 259); teachers up 4% (22.2 to 23).
About St. Clare Walker Middle
St. Clare Walker Middle sits in Locust Hill, Virginia, and is classified as a middle school. A federal count lists 259 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Virginia is about 750, so this school runs 65% smaller than that.
Middlesex County Public Schools is responsible for 3 schools, St. Clare Walker Middle included, with 1,249 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, St. Clare Walker Middle is 61% White. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 79% White among all Middlesex County residents. By the diversity index, St. Clare Walker Middle comes in at 57%.
A ratio of 11.3:1 comes from the school's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25. That is close to the 95% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
The allk12 Grade for St. Clare Walker Middle is A-. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
St. Clare Walker Middle is in the top 10% of Virginia schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.3%. The school's actual rate is 76.3%, 14.9 points higher.
Census estimates describe Middlesex County this way: median household income is about $75,060, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Middlesex County number 3 and enroll about 1,249.
Middlesex Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 72.4% on proficiency, and St. Clare Walker Middle is above that at 76.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 272 to 259. The school's ratio fell from 12.9:1 to 11.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The St. Clare Walker Middle community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,847
Census ACS
Median income
$75,060
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlesex County Public Schools
- Middlesex ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- Middlesex HighHigh · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Middlesex Elementary0.3 mi · 620
- Middlesex High5.8 mi · 370
- Lancaster Elementary10.5 mi · 542
- Lancaster Early Childhood Education Center10.6 mi · 74
- Petsworth Elementary10.6 mi · 381
- Botetourt Elementary12.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About St. Clare Walker MiddleHow large is St. Clare Walker Middle?
St. Clare Walker Middle enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 06-08.
Is St. Clare Walker Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Clare Walker Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does St. Clare Walker Middle have?
St. Clare Walker Middle employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at St. Clare Walker Middle?
Student demographics at St. Clare Walker Middle are roughly 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is St. Clare Walker Middle in?
St. Clare Walker Middle is part of Middlesex County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.