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Read Mountain Middle

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Read Mountain Middle ranks 72 nd of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Read Mountain Middle is a public middle school located in Cloverdale, VA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 661 students. The school is part of the Botetourt County Public Schools district, which is ranked 5 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Read Mountain Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in Geometry and Algebra I, compared to the state averages of 96.74% and 98.85%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics and English Reading is also impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages. Read Mountain Middle excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and White students.

Compared to nearby schools, Read Mountain Middle outperforms Central Academy Middle in several academic areas, though Central Academy Middle has a higher overall statewide ranking. The schools in the Roanoke City Public Schools district, such as Woodrow Wilson Middle and James Madison Middle, generally perform below Read Mountain Middle and the state averages across most subject areas.

670

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,162

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

182 Orchard Hill Dr
Cloverdale, VA 24077

(540) 966-8655

District: Botetourt County Public Schools

Students who attend Read Mountain Middle usually attend:

High:

Lord Botetourt High

Feeder schools for Read Mountain Middle:

Elementary:	Cloverdale Elementary
	Colonial Elementary
	Greenfield Elementary
	Troutville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Virginia middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg84%

Virginia avg69%

72^nd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Botetourt County Public Schools

5^th of 129Botetourt County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	72 of 419	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	61 of 417	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	63 of 422	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	43 of 419	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	103 of 424	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	66 of 413	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	61 of 415	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	48 of 409	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	46 of 412	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.2	31 of 416	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	81.0	31 of 416	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	72.1	55 of 413	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	63.7	108 of 413	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.3	127 of 408	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	68 of 390	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.3	85 of 391	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	75 of 387	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	60 of 383	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	73 of 340	78.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	85 of 281	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	71 of 278	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	99 of 403	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	79 of 407	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	54 of 411	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	7 of 279	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	72 of 272	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	55 of 275	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	122 of 403	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	65 of 402	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	57 of 404	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	36 of 407	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	75 of 409	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	92 of 244	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	102 of 237	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	117 of 231	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	95 of 400	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	83 of 396	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	111 of 402	72.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2024)70th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+5 vs state

English Reading83%+10 vs state

Civics and Economics81%+7 vs state

Mathematics78%+22 vs state

Science77%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Read Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	182 Orchard Hill Dr	Cloverdale	24077	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 966-8655	670	49	13.7	35.1%	540 (80.6%)	19 (2.8%)	56 (8.4%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	76.7	72^nd of 419 public middle schools	82.8%		79.6	61^st of 417 public middle schools	85.4%	11	100.0	100.0	97.6	75.8	84.9	71.6	77.4		84.4	82.7	81.0			80.8	$10,162	$603	$9,560
Breckinridge Middle	Public	6-8	3901 Williamson Rd NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2251	733	54	13.6	100.1%	113 (15.4%)	273 (37.2%)	284 (38.7%)	37 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	9.3	398^th of 419 public middle schools	5.0%		8.3	397^th of 417 public middle schools	4.8%	1	100.0	100.0	74.3	44.7	39.8	26.3	35.0	77.6	43.9	42.6	47.2			46.5	$11,355	$1,922	$9,433
William Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	2910 Washington Ave	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 890-1035	802	58	13.7	67.1%	615 (76.7%)	63 (7.9%)	57 (7.1%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	63.9	149^th of 419 public middle schools	64.4%		60.8	172^nd of 417 public middle schools	58.8%	23	100.0	100.0	98.1	72.3	73.9	56.5	70.3		78.0	73.9	80.6			69.6	$8,892	$551	$8,340
Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Public	6-8	1220 5th Street NW	Roanoke	24016	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2681	540	48	11.2	97.2%	76 (14.1%)	322 (59.6%)	105 (19.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	4.8	409^th of 419 public middle schools	2.4%		2.6	411^th of 417 public middle schools	1.4%	2	93.3	100.0	93.8	33.0	20.3	14.3	19.4	82.8	36.9	43.5	43.4			33.1	$15,906	$2,270	$13,637
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	6810 Northside High School Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8145	648	48	13.5	71.9%	316 (48.8%)	114 (17.6%)	113 (17.4%)	41 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.1%)	69.1	120^th of 419 public middle schools	71.4%		71.6	101^st of 417 public middle schools	75.8%	19	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.0	69.6	93.6	61.0		80.6	78.6	82.7			78.8	$10,571	$427	$10,145
John P. Fishwick Middle	Public	6-8	1004 Montrose Ave SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-6040	456	36	12.5	97.6%	176 (38.6%)	136 (29.8%)	93 (20.4%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	17.2	382^nd of 419 public middle schools	8.8%		17.1	378^th of 417 public middle schools	9.4%	4	84.2	95.8		50.7	29.8	41.1	38.8	100.0	51.0	62.7	55.2			56.6	$11,234	$1,672	$9,561
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1813 Carter Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2358	601	50	11.9	99.3%	245 (40.8%)	214 (35.6%)	77 (12.8%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	19.5	372^nd of 419 public middle schools	11.2%		24.6	340^th of 417 public middle schools	18.5%	32	97.0	100.0	62.8	55.3	34.8	19.3	23.7	92.5	57.8	58.6	54.6			60.2	$11,572	$1,182	$10,389
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Overland Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2351	598	42	14.1	99.7%	268 (44.8%)	204 (34.1%)	55 (9.2%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)	26.9	339^th of 419 public middle schools	19.1%		20.8	357^th of 417 public middle schools	14.4%	18	100.0	98.1	80.0	55.9	31.5	14.1	24.4	94.4	61.7	67.7	67.2			56.8	$12,040	$1,297	$10,743
Andrew Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	616 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2513	839	49	17.1	44.8%	544 (64.8%)	138 (16.4%)	92 (11.0%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	60.4	172^nd of 419 public middle schools	58.9%		65.1	144^th of 417 public middle schools	65.5%	28	98.4	100.0	97.0	80.4	70.1	67.1	69.5		75.7	75.4	76.8	64.8	68.6		$9,645	$536	$9,109
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4902 Hidden Valley School Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7570	581	43	13.6	30.3%	404 (69.5%)	48 (8.3%)	50 (8.6%)	44 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	83	32^nd of 419 public middle schools	92.4%		82.7	34^th of 417 public middle schools	91.8%	2	100.0	100.0	98.4	86.5	82.7	84.7	82.4		86.6	80.2	87.9			86.3	$10,232	$479	$9,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Read Mountain Middle

What is the racial makeup of Read Mountain Middle?

Students at Read Mountain Middle are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Read Mountain Middle a good school?

Read Mountain Middle ranks 72^nd of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Read Mountain Middle attend?

Students who attend Read Mountain Middle usually go on to attend Lord Botetourt High

How many students attend Read Mountain Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Read Mountain Middle.

What district is Read Mountain Middle in?

Botetourt County Public Schools

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