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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036002029
Staunton River Middle
1293 Golden Eagle Drive, Moneta, VA 24121 · (540) 297-4152 · Bedford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
535 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 218 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 32% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp 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 64 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Staunton River Middle
Staunton River Middle's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton River Middle this school | 612 | 87.4% | 66.9% |
| Covington Middle Covington | 594 | 82.3% | 55.0% |
| Carroll County Middle Hillsville | 747 | 91.7% | 71.8% |
| Union Middle Big Stone Gap | 561 | 93.8% | 82.0% |
| Pulaski County Middle Pulaski | 825 | 91.4% | 62.1% |
| Liberty Middle Bedford | 518 | 86.9% | 72.4% |
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 Staunton River Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #196 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #208 of 342 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #177 of 342 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #211 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #234 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #301 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #99 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #79 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
612
+134 (+28%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 612 | 42.6 | 14.4:1 | 87% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 37.4 | 15.6:1 | 89% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 47.3 | 13.3:1 | 86% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 51.4 | 13.9:1 | 52% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 50% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 47% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 36% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 41 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Staunton River Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (713 to 612); teachers down 17% (51.4 to 42.6).
About Staunton River Middle
Staunton River Middle, a low-enrollment middle school, is located in Moneta, Virginia. Its 612 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Bedford County Public Schools runs 19 schools with a combined 8,930 students. Staunton River Middle is one of them.
Staunton River Middle's enrollment is 84% White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Bedford County is about 86% White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. On average, middle schools in Virginia have 13.1:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Staunton River Middle is 87%. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Bedford County is 28 points.
Staunton River Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.9% and a predicted 64.3%.
Bedford County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,937, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Bedford County has 22 public schools and roughly 8,930 students.
Staunton River High is the public school closest to Staunton River Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.7%; Staunton River Middle's is 66.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
The NCES locale for Staunton River Middle is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Staunton River Middle's enrollment climbed from 478 in 2020-21 to 612 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.4:1, from 15.4:1.
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Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 518 students
Other schools in Moneta
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Moneta ElementaryElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Staunton River High0.2 mi · 816
- Moneta Elementary3.9 mi · 218
- Bedford Elementary7.7 mi · 448
- Goodview Elementary8.6 mi · 504
- Bedford Primary8.6 mi · 266
- Stewartsville Elementary9.2 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Staunton River MiddleHow large is Staunton River Middle?
Staunton River Middle enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Staunton River Middle serve?
Staunton River Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Staunton River Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Staunton River Middle is approximately 14.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Staunton River Middle?
At Staunton River Middle, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Staunton River Middle public or private?
Staunton River Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.