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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510330001440
Woodrow Wilson Middle
1813 Carter Rd SW, Roanoke, VA 24015 · (540) 853-2358 · Roanoke city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Virginia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
597 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 190 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Woodrow Wilson Middle
Woodrow Wilson Middle's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Middle this school | 601 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| James Madison Middle Roanoke | 598 | 99.7% | 58.0% |
| Colonial Heights Middle Colonial Heights | 700 | 98.4% | 64.3% |
| Academy for Discovery at Lakewood Norfolk | 739 | 100.0% | 87.9% |
| Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle Hampton | 613 | 94.3% | 89.0% |
| Lynnhaven Middle Virginia Beach | 727 | 93.8% | 74.9% |
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 Woodrow Wilson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #256 of 337 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #297 of 342 ▼ 5 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #304 of 342 ▼ 2 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #216 of 343 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #85 of 327 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #79 of 333 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #33 of 340 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.4% | #14 of 99 | N/A |
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
601
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 601 | 50.5 | 11.9:1 | 99% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 48.6 | 14.0:1 | 99% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 43.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 32.3 | 15.1:1 | 60% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 58% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 55% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 43% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (487 to 601); teachers up 56% (32.3 to 50.5).
About Woodrow Wilson Middle
Woodrow Wilson Middle is a low-enrollment middle school in Virginia, located in Roanoke. School enrollment was 601 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Woodrow Wilson Middle is run by Roanoke City Public Schools, whose 24 schools enroll 13,811 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Woodrow Wilson Middle, at 41%. Other groups make up 36% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 57% of Roanoke city residents are White. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Woodrow Wilson Middle is 50.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.9:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Woodrow Wilson Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Woodrow Wilson Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.4% is 1.7 points below the 61.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Roanoke city census figures show that the median household income is $55,378, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 30 public schools in Roanoke city, enrolling about 14,392 students in all.
Patrick Henry High is the public school closest to Woodrow Wilson Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Woodrow Wilson Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Woodrow Wilson Middle had 652 students, to 2024-25, when it had 601. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City Public Schools
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Round Hill ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 598 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other Woodrow Wilson Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Woodrow Wilson Middle. Woodrow Wilson Middle is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCLIFTON, NJ · 1,255 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJ · 1,206 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleGlendale, CA · 1,182 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMoline, IL · 860 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 855 students
Nearby schools
- Patrick Henry High0.5 mi · 2,030
- Virginia Heights Elementary0.6 mi · 245
- Wasena Elementary1.0 mi · 247
- James Madison Middle1.1 mi · 598
- Grandin Court Elementary1.2 mi · 331
- Fishburn Park Elementary1.3 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson MiddleHow large is Woodrow Wilson Middle?
Woodrow Wilson Middle enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
Is Woodrow Wilson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodrow Wilson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Woodrow Wilson Middle have?
Woodrow Wilson Middle employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodrow Wilson Middle?
At Woodrow Wilson Middle, the student body is approximately 41% White, 13% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Woodrow Wilson Middle public or private?
Woodrow Wilson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools.
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