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Enrollment
609
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001206
Tunstall Middle
1160 Tunstall High Rd., Dry Fork, VA 24549 · (434) 724-7086 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
524 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 210 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Tunstall Middle
Tunstall Middle's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunstall Middle this school | 609 | 86.0% | 76.8% |
| Shelburne Middle Staunton | 583 | 84.0% | 66.8% |
| Liberty Middle Bedford | 518 | 86.9% | 72.4% |
| Brookville Middle Lynchburg | 648 | 77.6% | 69.3% |
| Covington Middle Covington | 594 | 82.3% | 55.0% |
| Appomattox Middle Appomattox | 542 | 77.9% | 74.3% |
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 Tunstall Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #98 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #137 of 342 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #96 of 342 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #213 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #249 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #239 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #104 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #133 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
609
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 609 | 41.5 | 14.7:1 | 86% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 43.5 | 13.0:1 | 86% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 81% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 43 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 41.2 | 16.2:1 | 53% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 47% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 38% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 27% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunstall Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (668 to 609); teachers up 1% (41.2 to 41.5).
About Tunstall Middle
This page covers Tunstall Middle, a small middle school in Dry Fork, Virginia. Enrollment is 609 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Pittsylvania County Public Schools enrolls 7,830 students in 18 schools, including Tunstall Middle.
Roughly 70% of students at Tunstall Middle are White. Other groups include 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Tunstall Middle's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 41.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Tunstall Middle is 86%. For comparison, public schools in Pittsylvania County average 85%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tunstall Middle is 64.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pittsylvania County, the median household income is $54,085, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Pittsylvania County has 22 public schools and roughly 7,830 students.
Nearby, Tunstall High is about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Tunstall Middle at 5th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Tunstall Middle was 619 in 2020-21 and 609 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
- Gretna ElementaryElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Tunstall High0.2 mi · 800
- Stony Mill Elementary2.8 mi · 440
- Brosville Elementary5.4 mi · 219
- Twin Springs Elementary5.6 mi · 618
- Union Hall Elementary7.2 mi · 183
- Park Avenue Elementary7.6 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Tunstall MiddleHow large is Tunstall Middle?
Tunstall Middle enrolls approximately 609 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tunstall Middle serve?
Tunstall Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Tunstall Middle have?
Tunstall Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Tunstall Middle?
Student demographics at Tunstall Middle are roughly 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tunstall Middle in?
Tunstall Middle is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.