Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUSSEX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510378002962
Sussex Central Middle
21356 Sussex Drive, Sussex, VA 23884 · (434) 246-2251 · Sussex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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
9.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
237 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 86 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Sussex Central Middle→Sussex Central High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sussex County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sussex Central Middle
Sussex Central Middle's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Central Middle this school | 238 | 99.6% | 63.1% |
| James H. Cary Intermediate Tappahannock | 299 | 99.7% | 55.4% |
| Bayside 6th Grade Campus Virginia Beach | 329 | 99.7% | 69.8% |
| Dogwood Middle Richmond | 371 | 98.9% | 51.5% |
| Huntington Middle Newport News | 292 | 99.0% | 33.6% |
| Nottoway Middle Crewe | 269 | 98.9% | 55.8% |
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 Sussex Central Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #221 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #280 of 342 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #196 of 342 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #327 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #12 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #221 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #27 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #90 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
238
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 238 | 25.3 | 9.4:1 | 100% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 22.5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 22.2 | 10.5:1 | 79% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 80% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sussex Central Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (234 to 238); teachers up 14% (22.2 to 25.3).
About Sussex Central Middle
Sussex Central Middle operates as a very small middle-grades school in Sussex, Virginia. Its enrollment is 238 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students, which makes this school 68% below average.
Sussex County Public Schools has 3 schools and 1,047 students, and Sussex Central Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Sussex Central Middle is 66% Black. The remaining shares are 23% White, 8% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Sussex County as a whole is about 54% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Sussex Central Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, with 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Sussex Central Middle. Public schools in Sussex County average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sussex Central Middle lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Virginia public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.0%.
For Sussex County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,530, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 3 public schools and about 1,047 students.
Among nearby public schools, Sussex Central High is closest at about 0.1 miles. Sussex Central Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Sussex Central Middle ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Sussex Central Middle enrolled 253 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 238. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.5:1 to 9.4:1.
Sussex Central Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,765
Census ACS
Median income
$63,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sussex County Public Schools
- Sussex Central ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Sussex Central HighHigh · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Sussex Central High0.1 mi · 331
- Sussex Central Elementary0.3 mi · 478
- South Elementary14.7 mi · 418
- David A. Harrison Elementary14.9 mi · 630
- Capron Elementary15.3 mi · 176
- Nottoway Elementary15.9 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Sussex Central MiddleHow many students attend Sussex Central Middle?
Sussex Central Middle enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sussex Central Middle serve?
Sussex Central Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sussex Central Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sussex Central Middle is approximately 9.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sussex Central Middle?
At Sussex Central Middle, the student body is approximately 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sussex Central Middle?
Sussex Central Middle is overseen by Sussex County Public Schools in Sussex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.