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Middlesex County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 356 students in Middlesex County School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public high schools in Virginia.
Public High School in Middlesex County School District have an average math proficiency score of 92% (versus the Virginia public high school average of 60%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 81% statewide average).
Public High School in Middlesex County School District have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the Virginia average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Middlesex High School, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Virginia or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public high school average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
3 Schools
354 Schools
# Students
1,226 Students
411,759 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
29,555 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Middlesex 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 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#94 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)45%
54%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)59%
69%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)50%
59%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.71
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,051 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
32,382 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
8%
# Hispanic Students
80 Students
79,163 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
19%
# Black Students
211 Students
88,695 Students
% Black Students
17%
22%
# White Students
827 Students
184,825 Students
% White Students
68%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
701 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
100 Students
24,942 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
64
190
# Students in K Grade:
83
377
# Students in 1st Grade:
94
163
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
184
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
464
# Students in 4th Grade:
95
333
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
400
# Students in 6th Grade:
91
1,059
# Students in 7th Grade:
87
3,129
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
5,026
# Students in 9th Grade:
108
105,013
# Students in 10th Grade:
92
103,738
# Students in 11th Grade:
79
97,088
# Students in 12th Grade:
77
94,595
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,512 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 $15,574 is higher than the state median of $15,257. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$19,496 MM

Spending
$19 MM
$19,187 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,512
$15,502

Spending / Student
$15,574
$15,257

Best Middlesex County School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middlesex High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
454 General Puller Highway
Saluda, VA 23149
(804) 758-2132
Saluda, VA 23149
(804) 758-2132
Grades: 9-12
| 356 students
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