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Enrollment
1,650
Middle
DISTRICT 1,192 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510084002754
Tomahawk Creek Middle
1600 Learning Place Loop, Midlothian, VA 23114 · (804) 378-7120 · Chesterfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
230 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 549 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 534 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 567 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Tomahawk Creek Middle
Tomahawk Creek Middle's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk Creek Middle this school | 1,650 | 13.9% | 82.8% |
| Great Bridge Middle Chesapeake | 1,309 | 14.5% | 87.1% |
| Midlothian Middle Midlothian | 1,330 | 13.9% | 87.3% |
| Princess Anne Middle Virginia Beach | 1,358 | 14.7% | 92.5% |
| Hickory Middle Chesapeake | 1,285 | 14.1% | 85.3% |
| Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville | 1,199 | 20.6% | 89.1% |
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 Tomahawk Creek Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesterfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #56 of 337 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #44 of 342 ▲ 24 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #48 of 342 ▲ 8 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,650 | #3 of 343 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #258 of 327 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #223 of 333 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #329 of 340 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #51 of 99 | #4 of 7 |
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
1,650
+8 (+0%) vs 2020
+43% since 2010-11, when it was 1,155
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,650 | 111.4 | 14.8:1 | 14% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 1,612 | 111 | 14.5:1 | 15% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 1,680 | 104.3 | 16.1:1 | 15% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 1,642 | 103 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,505 | 93.4 | 16.1:1 | 11% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 1,381 | 79 | 17.5:1 | 8% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 1,155 | 59 | 19.6:1 | 8% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomahawk Creek Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,505 to 1,650); teachers up 19% (93.4 to 111.4).
About Tomahawk Creek Middle
Tomahawk Creek Middle is a large middle school in Chesterfield County Public Schools, located in Midlothian, Virginia. The school had 1,650 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Virginia is about 750, so this school runs 120% above that.
Chesterfield County Public Schools is responsible for 65 schools, Tomahawk Creek Middle included, with 64,194 students in all.
A majority of students at Tomahawk Creek Middle, 68%, are White. Other reported shares: 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Chesterfield County's residents are about 58% White, 10 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Tomahawk Creek Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 at Tomahawk Creek Middle, with 111.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 14%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Chesterfield County.
Test results at Tomahawk Creek Middle are 1.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (82.8% actual, 84.3% predicted).
Chesterfield County census figures show that median household income is about $101,931, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Tomahawk Creek Middle is among the 76 public schools in Chesterfield County.
Swift Creek Elementary is the public school closest to Tomahawk Creek Middle, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 82.6%; Tomahawk Creek Middle's is 82.8%, ranking 6th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 1,642 students in 2020-21 and 1,650 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
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Chesterfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,869
Census ACS
Median income
$101,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Thomas Dale HighHigh · 2,582 students
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Lloyd C. Bird HighHigh · 2,131 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- Meadowbrook HighHigh · 1,953 students
Other schools in Midlothian
- Cosby HighHigh · 2,507 students
- Manchester HighHigh · 2,236 students
- Midlothian HighHigh · 2,048 students
- James River HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Clover Hill HighHigh · 1,742 students
- Bailey Bridge MiddleMiddle · 1,496 students
Nearby schools
- Swift Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 724
- Old Hundred Elementary1.8 mi · 981
- Clover Hill High2.1 mi · 1,742
- Evergreen Elementary2.1 mi · 797
- Midlothian High2.2 mi · 2,048
- J.B. Watkins Elementary2.2 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Tomahawk Creek MiddleHow many students attend Tomahawk Creek Middle?
Tomahawk Creek Middle enrolls approximately 1,650 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tomahawk Creek Middle serve?
Tomahawk Creek Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tomahawk Creek Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tomahawk Creek Middle is approximately 14.8:1 (111 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tomahawk Creek Middle?
At Tomahawk Creek Middle, the student body is approximately 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Tomahawk Creek Middle in?
Tomahawk Creek Middle is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
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