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James Wood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

James Wood Middle is a public middle school in Winchester, Virginia, serving 834 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, James Wood Middle has consistently performed below the state and district averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 35.53% to 58.33% in Mathematics and 57.62% to 69.02% in English Reading, compared to state averages of 52.97% to 61.99% and 72.46% to 73.43%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.3%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with 49.14% to 69.06% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Frederick County Public Schools district, such as Frederick County Middle and Robert E. Aylor Middle, James Wood Middle generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and rankings within the state. However, these nearby schools also serve a lower percentage of students from low-income families, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance. The school's variability in performance over the years, with rankings ranging from 287 to 367 out of Virginia middle schools, may indicate inconsistencies in educational practices or challenges in addressing the needs of its diverse student population.

873

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,423

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1313 Amherst Street
Winchester, VA 22601

(540) 667-7500

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Students who attend James Wood Middle usually attend:

High:

James Wood High

Feeder schools for James Wood Middle:

Elementary:	Redbud Run Elementary
	Stonewall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

39.6%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (59% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Virginia avg69%

323^rd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

105^th of 129Frederick 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	30.5	323 of 419	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	329 of 417	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	351 of 422	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	367 of 419	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	287 of 424	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	350 of 413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.0	293 of 409	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	288 of 412	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.9	286 of 416	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	198 of 416	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.5	302 of 413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.4	229 of 413	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	264 of 408	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	229 of 390	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	224 of 391	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	239 of 387	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	184 of 383	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	112 of 340	67.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	98 of 297	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	174 of 298	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	67 of 136	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	234 of 278	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	133 of 135	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	115 of 122	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	307 of 407	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	338 of 411	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	235 of 279	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	238 of 272	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	244 of 275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	347 of 402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	305 of 404	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	338 of 407	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	328 of 409	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	316 of 400	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	331 of 396	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	359 of 402	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)67th percentile+44 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)18th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+6 vs state

Civics and Economics65%-9 vs state

English Reading63%-10 vs state

Science60%-6 vs state

Mathematics46%-10 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 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 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th 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
James Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1313 Amherst Street	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7500	873	69	12.6	70.1%	385 (44.1%)	53 (6.1%)	346 (39.6%)	34 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	30.5	323^rd of 419 public middle schools	22.9%		27	329^th of 417 public middle schools	21.1%	6		100.0	100.0		58.3	35.5	37.3		59.9			69.0	57.6	61.8	64.5	$11,423	$258	$11,165
Daniel Morgan Middle	Public	7-8	48 S Purcell Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7171	642	29	22.0	84.4%	220 (34.3%)	53 (8.3%)	301 (46.9%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	36.8	295^th of 419 public middle schools	29.6%		38.8	279^th of 417 public middle schools	33.1%	16			100.0			49.8	60.4		41.4	100.0			63.0	64.2	66.9	$13,883	$559	$13,323
Daniel Morgan Intermediate	Public	5-6	48 S. Purcell St.	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7171	575	27	21.0	85.7%	187 (32.5%)	58 (10.1%)	260 (45.2%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.3%)								(n/a)				59.2	61.8			53.7			56.7	57.1				$12,107	$578	$11,528
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	134 Rosa Lane	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 662-0500	853	69	12.3	36.2%	532 (62.4%)	31 (3.6%)	217 (25.4%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (4.8%)	48.1	233^rd of 419 public middle schools	44.4%		47.5	235^th of 417 public middle schools	43.6%	2	100.0	100.0	100.0		63.4	41.4	50.5		66.1			66.7	65.0	74.7	83.2	$11,665	$144	$11,521
Frederick County Middle	Public	6-8	4661 North Frederick Pike	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-4233	732	54	13.5	37.6%	588 (80.3%)	13 (1.8%)	93 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	22.8	358^th of 419 public middle schools	14.6%		22.1	348^th of 417 public middle schools	16.5%	10			100.0		46.5	39.4	43.9		58.6			62.7	49.4	61.2	57.5	$11,462	$175	$11,287
Robert E. Aylor Middle	Public	6-8	471 White Oak Road	White Post	22663	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-3736	861	61	14.1	37.2%	538 (62.5%)	45 (5.2%)	200 (23.2%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	40.2	278^th of 419 public middle schools	33.7%		34.8	295^th of 417 public middle schools	29.3%	17	100.0	100.0	100.0		56.5	51.6	47.4		64.7			69.2	66.3	66.4	68.7	$10,374	$176	$10,198
Johnson-Williams Middle	Public	6-8	200 Swan Ave	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6160	415	29	14.5	33.5%	303 (73.0%)	7 (1.7%)	69 (16.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)	54.4	205^th of 419 public middle schools	51.1%		38	283^rd of 417 public middle schools	32.1%	78			100.0		53.6	51.0	59.8		69.7			71.8	76.7	75.2	74.3	$8,765	$494	$8,271
Signal Knob Middle	Public	6-8	687 Sandy Hook Road	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-3422	413	32	12.8	83.8%	317 (76.8%)	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.8%)	72.3	102^nd of 419 public middle schools	75.7%		72.7	95^th of 417 public middle schools	77.2%	7			100.0		80.4	76.9	65.7		60.3			81.2	81.8	77.6	81.4	$10,147	$603	$9,545
Warren County Middle	Public	6-8	522 Heritage Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-2194	569	45	12.5	73.6%	432 (75.9%)	21 (3.7%)	78 (13.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	52.9	213^th of 419 public middle schools	49.2%		49.6	229^th of 417 public middle schools	45.1%	16			100.0		68.0	74.4	68.5		60.1			72.2	66.5	75.1	60.6	$11,494	$418	$11,076
Skyline Middle	Public	6-8	240 Luray Avenue	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 636-0909	536	48	11.1	74.1%	395 (73.7%)	27 (5.0%)	62 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	23	355^th of 419 public middle schools	15.3%		20.7	358^th of 417 public middle schools	14.1%	3			100.0		43.4	51.1	23.2		51.5			63.9	66.3	58.4	47.1	$10,772	$878	$9,894

Frequently Asked Questions about James Wood Middle

What high school do graduates of James Wood Middle attend?

Students who attend James Wood Middle usually go on to attend James Wood High

How many students attend James Wood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 873 students attended James Wood Middle.

What is the racial makeup of James Wood Middle?

Students at James Wood Middle are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is James Wood Middle a good school?

James Wood Middle ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Virginia middle schools.

What district is James Wood Middle in?

Frederick County Public Schools

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