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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 preschool serving 600 students in Middlesex County School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Virginia.
Public Preschool in Middlesex County School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Virginia public pre school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 66% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public preschool average of 56% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,059 Schools
# Students
1,226 Students
522,218 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
37,218 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
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,435 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
42,355 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
8%
# Hispanic Students
80 Students
104,836 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
20%
# Black Students
211 Students
103,630 Students
% Black Students
17%
20%
# White Students
827 Students
231,144 Students
% White Students
68%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
693 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
100 Students
38,125 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
8%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
64
34,291
# Students in K Grade:
83
76,338
# Students in 1st Grade:
94
80,198
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
82,775
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
74,941
# Students in 4th Grade:
95
76,158
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
74,304
# Students in 6th Grade:
91
13,434
# Students in 7th Grade:
87
1,615
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
653
# Students in 9th Grade:
108
1,849
# Students in 10th Grade:
92
1,917
# Students in 11th Grade:
79
1,904
# Students in 12th Grade:
77
1,841
# 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 Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middlesex Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
823 Philpot Rd.
Locust Hill, VA 23092
(804) 758-2496
Locust Hill, VA 23092
(804) 758-2496
Grades: PK-5
| 600 students
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