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Prospect Heights Middle

Q: Is Prospect Heights Middle a good school?

Prospect Heights Middle ranks 215 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Prospect Heights Middle is a public middle school located in Orange, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 447 students. The school is part of the Orange County Public Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prospect Heights Middle has consistently performed well in Algebra I, with 100% of 8th-grade students proficient or better on the SOL exam over the past three years. The school's 6th-grade mathematics proficiency rates have also been higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's performance in 7th and 8th-grade mathematics has been below the district and state averages. Additionally, Prospect Heights Middle has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 26.7% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Locust Grove Middle, a school in the same district, has shown stronger performance across most subject areas and grade levels. Lakeside Middle, a school in the Albemarle County Public Schools district, has consistently outperformed Prospect Heights Middle in both academic proficiency and school rankings. Addressing the school's challenges with high chronic absenteeism and relatively lower performance in 7th and 8th-grade mathematics, science, and writing could help Prospect Heights Middle improve its overall academic performance and student outcomes.

466

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,506

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 Dailey Drive
Orange, VA 22960

(540) 661-4400

District: Orange County Public Schools

Students who attend Prospect Heights Middle usually attend:

High:

Orange County High

Feeder schools for Prospect Heights Middle:

Elementary:	Gordon-Barbour Elementary
	Orange Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

African American:

14.4%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Virginia avg68%

215^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

60^th of 129Orange 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	51.8	215 of 419	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	220 of 417	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	333 of 422	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	267 of 415	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	278 of 419	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	300 of 424	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	206 of 413	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.4	308 of 415	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.0	255 of 409	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	228 of 412	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.1	261 of 416	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.1	321 of 416	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	282 of 413	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.0	340 of 413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.1	297 of 408	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	322 of 390	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	302 of 391	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.9	309 of 387	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	317 of 383	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	62.4	139 of 340	59.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	101 of 297	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	117 of 299	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	256 of 298	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	194 of 278	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	91.2	7 of 122	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	232 of 403	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	222 of 407	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	323 of 411	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	207 of 279	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.1	120 of 272	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	176 of 403	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	185 of 402	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	200 of 404	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	206 of 407	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	312 of 409	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	186 of 244	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	159 of 237	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	191 of 231	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	282 of 400	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	283 of 396	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	363 of 402	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2023)30th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+8 vs state

English Reading70%-3 vs state

Civics and Economics69%-5 vs state

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics64%+8 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 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 English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 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
Prospect Heights Middle	Public	6-8	202 Dailey Drive	Orange	22960	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4400	466	37	12.5	70.2%	276 (59.2%)	67 (14.4%)	51 (10.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (14.4%)	51.8	215^th of 419 public middle schools	48.7%		51.5	220^th of 417 public middle schools	47.2%	5			100.0	76.4	57.9	56.4	64.3	74.1	71.9	64.9		68.8	$10,506	$743	$9,763
William H. Wetsel Middle	Public	6-8	186 Mountaineer Lane	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 948-3783	356	32	11.3	66.6%	263 (73.9%)	22 (6.2%)	28 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	36.4	296^th of 419 public middle schools	29.4%		35.4	292^nd of 417 public middle schools	30.0%	4			100.0	52.8	51.2	52.0	65.6	53.7	61.5	67.2		67.8	$10,359	$18	$10,341
William Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	148 Monroe Dr	Stanardsville	22973	Greene County	Greene County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 939-9003	596	47	12.5	69.5%	376 (63.1%)	41 (6.9%)	98 (16.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (12.1%)	30.6	321^st of 419 public middle schools	23.4%		32.5	309^th of 417 public middle schools	25.9%	12	100.0	91.7	94.6	69.0	40.1	33.3	59.2	62.6	59.7	63.6	62.4		$9,092	$173	$8,919
Floyd T. Binns Middle	Public	6-8	205 Grandview Ave.	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 829-6894	825	63	13.0	65.1%	365 (44.2%)	111 (13.5%)	263 (31.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	49.6	224^th of 419 public middle schools	46.5%		43.2	260^th of 417 public middle schools	37.6%	36	100.0	100.0	96.2	70.6	49.5	69.0	68.3	65.3	63.9	68.7		76.6	$10,294	$338	$9,956
Louisa County Middle	Public	6-8	1009 Davis Hwy	Mineral	23117	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 894-5115	1,231	94	13.0	66.5%	867 (70.4%)	151 (12.3%)	93 (7.6%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (8.4%)	73.9	95^th of 419 public middle schools	77.3%		71.2	105^th of 417 public middle schools	74.8%	10	100.0	100.0	98.3	78.6	74.3	68.4	79.3	80.9	79.6	78.0		78.8	$10,310	$10,310	$00
Culpeper Middle	Public	6-8	14300 Achievement Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-4140	1,040	73	14.2	65.1%	483 (46.4%)	111 (10.7%)	333 (32.0%)	16 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.0%)	34.5	306^th of 419 public middle schools	27.0%		34.6	296^th of 417 public middle schools	29.0%	10	100.0	100.0	95.7	62.4	30.8	47.0	60.3	61.5	59.9	70.2		65.9	$9,241	$280	$8,961
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	6368 Flat Run Road	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4480	685	49	13.9	70.8%	422 (61.6%)	68 (9.9%)	116 (16.9%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (10.1%)	56.4	196^th of 419 public middle schools	53.2%		49.2	230^th of 417 public middle schools	44.8%	34			100.0	60.4	62.0	61.4	73.3	66.4	76.0	75.5		74.0	$8,103	$359	$7,743
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-0599	574	39	14.7	27.0%	309 (53.8%)	62 (10.8%)	68 (11.8%)	88 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	74.7	89^th of 419 public middle schools	78.8%		76	79^th of 417 public middle schools	81.1%	10	93.9	98.7	89.5	88.9	80.7	60.8	77.1	86.1	85.5	80.1		79.6	$12,879	$366	$12,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Prospect Heights Middle

What is the racial makeup of Prospect Heights Middle?

Students at Prospect Heights Middle are 59% White, 14% African American, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What district is Prospect Heights Middle in?

Orange County Public Schools

Is Prospect Heights Middle a good school?

Prospect Heights Middle ranks 215^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Prospect Heights Middle attend?

Students who attend Prospect Heights Middle usually go on to attend Orange County High

How many students attend Prospect Heights Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Prospect Heights Middle.

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