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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WALKER-GRANT MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
796
Middle
DISTRICT 726 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICKSBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510151002612
Walker-Grant Middle
One Learning Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 · (540) 372-1145 · Fredericksburg city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest 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
14.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
728 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 266 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 32% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
Walker-Grant Middle→James Monroe High
Based on grade levels within Fredericksburg City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Walker-Grant Middle
Walker-Grant Middle's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker-Grant Middle this school | 796 | 91.5% | 50.5% |
| Quioccasin Middle Richmond | 1,053 | 89.9% | 59.3% |
| Brookland Middle Richmond | 1,034 | 90.3% | 45.6% |
| Hungary Creek Middle Glen Allen | 834 | 90.3% | 71.0% |
| Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle Falmouth | 625 | 74.4% | 60.4% |
| 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 Walker-Grant Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #309 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #315 of 342 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #274 of 342 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #150 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #250 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #1 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #81 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #46 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
796
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 796 | 54.2 | 14.7:1 | 91% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 54.8 | 14.1:1 | 84% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 59 | 12.7:1 | 83% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 60 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 56.7 | 12.7:1 | 67% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 54 | 12.6:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 52% (323) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker-Grant Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (722 to 796); teachers down 4% (56.7 to 54.2).
About Walker-Grant Middle
Walker-Grant Middle is a middle school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Fredericksburg city. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 796 students.
The district, Fredericksburg City Public Schools, has 3,629 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Enrollment at Walker-Grant Middle is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 28%. It is also 26% Hispanic, 21% White, 15% Asian, and 10% multiracial. By the diversity index, Walker-Grant Middle comes in at 78%.
The school reported 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. Across public schools in Fredericksburg city, the average is about the same, 92%.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Walker-Grant Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Walker-Grant Middle's results are 12.7 points below predicted: 50.5% against 63.2%.
In the county around the school, Fredericksburg city, median household income is about $86,071, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walker-Grant Middle is among the 6 public schools in Fredericksburg city.
Nearby, Lafayette Elementary is about 1.2 miles away. Walker-Grant Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 58.2% on proficiency, and Walker-Grant Middle is below that at 50.5%.
Walker-Grant Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (797) to 2024-25 (796). The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.3:1 to 14.7:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fredericksburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,873
Census ACS
Median income
$86,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,629 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fredericksburg City Public Schools
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Hugh Mercer ElementaryElementary · 859 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Walker-Grant Early Childhood CenterElementary · 149 students
- Fredericksburg New ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Elementary1.2 mi · 812
- Hugh Mercer Elementary1.5 mi · 859
- Salem Elementary1.5 mi · 573
- James Monroe High2.3 mi · 1,013
- Spotswood Elementary2.4 mi · 526
- Battlefield Elementary2.5 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About Walker-Grant MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Walker-Grant Middle?
Walker-Grant Middle enrolls approximately 796 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Walker-Grant Middle serve?
Walker-Grant Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Walker-Grant Middle?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Walker-Grant Middle.
How diverse is Walker-Grant Middle?
Walker-Grant Middle reports a student body of 21% White, 26% Hispanic, 28% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Walker-Grant Middle in?
Walker-Grant Middle is part of Fredericksburg City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.