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Madison County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 394 students in Madison 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 Madison County School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
4 Schools
453 Schools
# Students
1,680 Students
314,422 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
22,317 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Madison 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 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)35%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)57%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)44%
59%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.70
# American Indian Students
8 Students
864 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
22,719 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
115 Students
53,796 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
17%
# Black Students
121 Students
67,731 Students
% Black Students
7%
22%
# White Students
1,296 Students
148,589 Students
% White Students
77%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
536 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
137 Students
20,187 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
54
1,223
# Students in K Grade:
93
2,264
# Students in 1st Grade:
124
2,566
# Students in 2nd Grade:
121
2,652
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
2,969
# Students in 4th Grade:
113
3,215
# Students in 5th Grade:
116
4,675
# Students in 6th Grade:
135
77,113
# Students in 7th Grade:
137
93,286
# Students in 8th Grade:
122
96,152
# Students in 9th Grade:
159
7,600
# Students in 10th Grade:
133
7,237
# Students in 11th Grade:
131
6,708
# Students in 12th Grade:
134
6,762
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,631 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,558 is less than the state median of $15,228. 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
$13,631
$15,473
Spending / Student
$13,558
$15,228
Best Madison County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
William H. Wetsel Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
186 Mountaineer Lane
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-3783
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-3783
Grades: 6-8
| 394 students
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