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Manchester Middle

Public Grades 6-8

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Manchester Middle is a public middle school located in North Chesterfield, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,111 students. It is part of the Chesterfield County Public Schools district, which is ranked 71 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manchester Middle faces several challenges, including consistently lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.45% of 6th graders were proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 49.78% for the district and 61.99% for the state. However, the school excels in Algebra I and Geometry, with 100% proficiency in 8th grade Geometry and 88.56% proficiency in 8th grade Algebra I, outperforming the district and state. Additionally, Manchester Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.6% to 27.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Swift Creek Middle and Robious Middle, Manchester Middle consistently underperforms in test scores and overall school rankings. However, Manchester Middle outperforms some of the nearby schools in Richmond City Public Schools, such as Dogwood Middle, Lucille M. Brown Middle, and River City Middle, which have even lower test scores and school rankings.

1,109

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,190

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7401 Hull Street Rd.
North Chesterfield, VA 23235-5807

(804) 674-1385

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Manchester Middle:

Elementary:	J.A. Chalkley Elementary
	J.G. Hening Elementary
	Jacobs Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.1%

Hispanic:

33.2%

White:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg65%

Virginia avg69%

343^rd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools

71^st of 129Chesterfield 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	26.7	343 of 419	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	337 of 417	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	308 of 422	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	288 of 415	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	313 of 419	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	237 of 424	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	272 of 413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	205 of 415	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.6	229 of 409	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	218 of 412	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.7	153 of 416	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.6	179 of 416	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.0	119 of 413	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	61.3	123 of 413	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	58.5	143 of 408	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	103 of 390	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	55.5	160 of 391	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	132 of 387	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.1	260 of 383	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.8	173 of 340	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	203 of 297	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	215 of 299	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	186 of 298	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	234 of 281	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	169 of 278	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	118 of 122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	89 of 100	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	293 of 403	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	286 of 407	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	279 of 411	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	224 of 279	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	208 of 272	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	198 of 275	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	306 of 403	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	307 of 402	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	343 of 404	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	352 of 407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	314 of 409	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	157 of 244	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	152 of 237	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	119 of 231	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	223 of 400	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	215 of 396	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	228 of 402	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Asian (2023)36th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Earth Science97%+7 vs state

Algebra I90%-4 vs state

English Reading65%-8 vs state

Civics and Economics63%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-22 vs state

Science32%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Don't be fooled by a ranking based on SOL scores. The gifted magnet program there helps bring up the otherwise low scores. My daughter attended the gifted program at Manchester and she had a few good teachers and several miserable instructors. The gifted program is awful; heaven help the other students. Close Quote

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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 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 Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manchester Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Hull Street Rd.	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1385	1,109	73	15.1	75.2%	213 (19.2%)	434 (39.1%)	368 (33.2%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.0%)	26.7	343^rd of 419 public middle schools	18.1%		26.4	337^th of 417 public middle schools	19.2%	6	100.0	100.0	88.6	34.5	39.6	4.2	31.9	97.1	64.6	61.7	68.2	62.7	$8,190	$148	$8,042
River City Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Hull Street Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 272-7554	1,150	93	12.3	99.0%	31 (2.7%)	377 (32.8%)	717 (62.3%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	0.4	417^th of 419 public middle schools	0.5%		2	412^th of 417 public middle schools	1.2%	5	57.4	71.8	37.1	20.6			7.1	52.2	37.6	36.5	33.6	32.0	$10,358	$657	$9,701
Providence Middle	Public	6-8	900 Starlight Lane	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1355	1,033	76	13.6	75.0%	190 (18.4%)	342 (33.1%)	415 (40.2%)	32 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	11.8	388^th of 419 public middle schools	7.4%		11.3	389^th of 417 public middle schools	6.7%	1		100.0	60.4	36.5	43.3	13.6	29.9	92.2	51.9	57.0	53.9	60.4	$8,602	$259	$8,343
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5016	621	62	10.0	99.4%	11 (1.8%)	292 (47.0%)	309 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4.7	410^th of 419 public middle schools	2.1%		8.4	396^th of 417 public middle schools	5.0%	14	71.7	89.1	60.3	33.0			15.0	85.4	38.3	48.7	49.3	40.0	$11,894	$772	$11,122
Falling Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4780 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3640	1,443	115	12.5	75.7%	81 (5.6%)	518 (35.9%)	788 (54.6%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	1.4	416^th of 419 public middle schools	0.7%		4.4	406^th of 417 public middle schools	2.6%	10			35.8	17.8	20.3	4.2	17.9	42.5	40.0	39.7	39.1	45.4	$7,856	$769	$7,087
Lucille M. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3013	605	57	10.6	100.2%	39 (6.4%)	411 (67.9%)	135 (22.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	5.3	407^th of 419 public middle schools	2.9%		8.3	398^th of 417 public middle schools	4.6%	9	45.1	88.9	28.7	36.2	0.0	3.2	14.6	74.1	45.6	43.0	55.2	55.6	$12,679	$958	$11,720
Salem Church Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Salem Church Rd.;	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6225	876	62	14.1	75.3%	186 (21.2%)	288 (32.9%)	341 (38.9%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.8%)	6.6	402^nd of 419 public middle schools	4.1%		7.7	401^st of 417 public middle schools	3.8%	1			65.3	31.0	39.8	18.5	33.5	86.3	44.1	46.5	48.6	51.2	$8,366	$122	$8,244
Robious Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Robious Crossing Dr	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2510	1,081	74	14.6	26.3%	706 (65.3%)	111 (10.3%)	163 (15.1%)	37 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	71.8	109^th of 419 public middle schools	74.0%		69.9	115^th of 417 public middle schools	72.4%	6	100.0	100.0	95.2	72.3	69.2		61.8	100.0	76.2	84.6	85.6	88.8	$7,864	$252	$7,611
Bailey Bridge Middle	Public	6-8	12501 Bailey Bridge Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6200	1,496	103	14.5	33.8%	789 (52.7%)	311 (20.8%)	225 (15.0%)	58 (3.9%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	105 (7.0%)	45.6	245^th of 419 public middle schools	41.5%		37.4	286^th of 417 public middle schools	31.4%	41	92.3	96.3	79.9	59.7	63.7	3.6	52.3	91.1	72.4	75.0	77.3	71.2	$8,173	$210	$7,964
Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	3700 Old Hundred Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6315	1,180	79	14.9	28.3%	706 (59.8%)	181 (15.3%)	131 (11.1%)	76 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.9%)	69.3	118^th of 419 public middle schools	71.8%		60.9	171^st of 417 public middle schools	59.0%	53	97.9	100.0	87.9	73.4	76.6		58.8	94.0	81.0	86.2	86.0	85.5	$8,283	$395	$7,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Middle

How many students attend Manchester Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,109 students attended Manchester Middle.

What district is Manchester Middle in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Middle?

Students at Manchester Middle are 39% African American, 33% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Manchester Middle a good school?

Manchester Middle ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Virginia middle schools.

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