Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510237000975
William H. Wetsel Middle
186 Mountaineer Lane, Madison, VA 22727 · (540) 948-3783 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
237 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 36% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
William H. Wetsel Middle→Madison County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Madison County 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% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp 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 62 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 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 William H. Wetsel Middle
William H. Wetsel Middle's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Wetsel Middle this school | 356 | 66.6% | 62.0% |
| Georgie D. Tyler Middle Windsor | 368 | 68.8% | 78.4% |
| Stuarts Draft Middle Stuarts Draft | 513 | 64.7% | 66.6% |
| Leslie H. Walton Middle Charlottesville | 339 | 56.9% | 68.3% |
| Riverheads Middle Staunton | 366 | 60.1% | 77.3% |
| S. Gordon Stewart Middle Fort Defiance | 516 | 68.6% | 63.0% |
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 William H. Wetsel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #233 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #225 of 342 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #275 of 342 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #297 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #61 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #261 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #202 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #77 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
356
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 356 | 31.5 | 11.3:1 | 67% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 27.3 | 14.8:1 | 67% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 33.3 | 11.8:1 | 45% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 33.4 | 12.4:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 40% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 34% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 20% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William H. Wetsel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (416 to 356); teachers down 6% (33.4 to 31.5).
About William H. Wetsel Middle
William H. Wetsel Middle is a middle school in Madison, Virginia, and it is part of Madison County Public Schools. The school counts 356 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students.
William H. Wetsel Middle is one of the 4 schools that make up Madison County Public Schools (1,585 students in total).
White students are the majority at William H. Wetsel Middle, with 74% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% Black. The school's White share is 11 points below the 84% share among Madison County residents. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
William H. Wetsel Middle counts 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. About 67% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades William H. Wetsel Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
William H. Wetsel Middle scores 62.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.0%.
Madison County has about 14,044 residents, and the median household income is $84,323, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides William H. Wetsel Middle, Madison County has 3 other public schools.
Madison County High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 65.9%, higher than William H. Wetsel Middle's 62.0%.
NCES assigns William H. Wetsel Middle the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 40 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at William H. Wetsel Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,044
Census ACS
Median income
$84,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Public Schools
- Madison County HighHigh · 530 students
- Madison PrimaryElementary · 365 students
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Madison
- Madison County HighHigh · 530 students
- Madison PrimaryElementary · 365 students
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Madison County High0.1 mi · 530
- Madison Primary0.4 mi · 365
- Waverly Yowell Elementary1.6 mi · 334
- Ruckersville Elementary10.6 mi · 540
- William Monroe Middle10.7 mi · 596
- Nathanael Greene Primary10.7 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About William H. Wetsel MiddleHow many students attend William H. Wetsel Middle?
William H. Wetsel Middle enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does William H. Wetsel Middle serve?
William H. Wetsel Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does William H. Wetsel Middle have?
William H. Wetsel Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at William H. Wetsel Middle?
Student demographics at William H. Wetsel Middle are roughly 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is William H. Wetsel Middle in?
William H. Wetsel Middle is part of Madison County Public Schools.
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