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Enrollment
621
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324002078
Thomas C. Boushall Middle
3400 Hopkins Rd, Richmond, VA 23234 · (804) 780-5016 · Richmond city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Virginia public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
617 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
46.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Thomas C. Boushall Middle
Thomas C. Boushall Middle's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas C. Boushall Middle this school | 621 | 99.4% | 45.5% |
| Arcadia Middle Oak Hall | 469 | 98.5% | 60.3% |
| River City Middle Richmond | 1,150 | 99.0% | 32.4% |
| Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle Newport News | 988 | 98.2% | 52.8% |
| Brookland Middle Richmond | 1,034 | 90.3% | 45.6% |
| Northside Middle Norfolk | 732 | 89.8% | 57.4% |
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 Thomas C. Boushall Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Richmond city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #325 of 337 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #313 of 342 ▼ 12 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #331 of 342 ▲ 2 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #207 of 343 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #19 of 327 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #211 of 333 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #32 of 340 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #69 of 224 | N/A |
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
621
+123 (+25%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 876
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 621 | 61.6 | 10.1:1 | 99% (617) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 32.4 | 19.0:1 | 99% (609) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 47.5 | 12.9:1 | 98% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 49 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 63.8 | 11.5:1 | 97% (709) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 97% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 85% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 60 | 13.2:1 | 77% (611) |
| 1990-91 | 876 | 58 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas C. Boushall Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (732 to 621); teachers down 3% (63.8 to 61.6).
About Thomas C. Boushall Middle
Thomas C. Boushall Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Richmond, Virginia, under Richmond City Public Schools. It enrolled 621 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
In Richmond City Public Schools, 47 schools enroll a combined 20,962 students.
Enrollment at Thomas C. Boushall Middle is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 50%. Other reported shares: 47% Black. That compares with about 11% Hispanic among all Richmond city residents. By the diversity index, Thomas C. Boushall Middle comes in at 53%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.1:1, with 61.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Thomas C. Boushall Middle is 99%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Richmond city.
allk12 grades Thomas C. Boushall Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Thomas C. Boushall Middle in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.6 points below it (45.5% actual, 61.0% predicted).
Across Richmond city, median household income is about $64,587, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Richmond city number 61 and enroll about 20,253.
Nearest public school: Broad Rock Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Thomas C. Boushall Middle ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students climbed from 498 to 621 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomas C. Boushall Middle covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Richmond city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,359
Census ACS
Median income
$64,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,253 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- Armstrong HighHigh · 709 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Nearby schools
- Broad Rock Elementary0.6 mi · 612
- Bensley Elementary1.0 mi · 615
- Falling Creek Middle1.1 mi · 1,443
- J.L. Francis Elementary1.1 mi · 526
- Falling Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 823
- Cardinal Elementary1.2 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas C. Boushall MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas C. Boushall Middle?
Thomas C. Boushall Middle enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thomas C. Boushall Middle serve?
Thomas C. Boushall Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas C. Boushall Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas C. Boushall Middle is approximately 10.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas C. Boushall Middle?
At Thomas C. Boushall Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 50% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Thomas C. Boushall Middle public or private?
Thomas C. Boushall Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.