West Point Middle/High

West Point Middle/High is one of the minimally staffed secondary schools in West Point, Virginia, run under West Point Public Schools, with 434 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 64% below typical.

West Point Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 843 students; West Point Middle/High is among them.

On the student-mix side, West Point Middle/High shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, West Point Middle/High records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting West Point Middle/High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, West Point Middle/High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.8%, the actual is 78.4%, a residual of +3.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (King William County) logs that median household income runs about $86,056, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. West Point Middle/High is one of 7 public schools in King William County (combined enrollment of about 2,957 students).

West Point Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Point Middle/High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 77.8%.

West Point Middle/High operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 59%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 72% over that span.

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