For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 295 students in Brunswick County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle School in Brunswick County School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
6 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
1,395 Students
312,714 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
23,458 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Brunswick County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#133 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)24%
54%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)47%
69%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)27%
59%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.70
# American Indian Students
2 Students
845 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
23,246 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
71 Students
54,991 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
18%
# Black Students
1,080 Students
66,738 Students
% Black Students
78%
21%
# White Students
191 Students
145,582 Students
% White Students
14%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
525 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
20,787 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
44
1,227
# Students in K Grade:
123
2,557
# Students in 1st Grade:
99
2,554
# Students in 2nd Grade:
125
2,836
# Students in 3rd Grade:
100
3,010
# Students in 4th Grade:
100
3,036
# Students in 5th Grade:
87
4,468
# Students in 6th Grade:
104
78,046
# Students in 7th Grade:
103
93,323
# Students in 8th Grade:
88
93,990
# Students in 9th Grade:
107
7,012
# Students in 10th Grade:
115
7,347
# Students in 11th Grade:
99
6,831
# Students in 12th Grade:
101
6,477
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,663 is higher than the state median of $15,502. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,640 is higher than the state median of $15,257. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$19,496 MM

Spending
$23 MM
$19,187 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,663
$15,502

Spending / Student
$16,640
$15,257

Best Brunswick County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
James S. Russell Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
19400 Christanna Hwy
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
(434) 848-2132
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
(434) 848-2132
Grades: 6-8
| 295 students
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