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Thomas H. Henderson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Henderson Middle is a public middle school located in Richmond, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 450 students. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Henderson Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Henderson Middle struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, and underperformance of its subgroups, particularly African American and low-socioeconomic students. The school spends significantly more per student ($11,762 in 2020-2021) than the district and state averages, but this has not translated to improved student outcomes. In contrast, nearby schools in the Henrico County Public Schools district, such as Chickahominy Middle and Bell Creek Middle, consistently perform at much higher levels on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The data analysis reveals that Henderson Middle is a struggling school that is consistently underperforming compared to its peers, both within the district and across the state. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and equity concerns will be critical for improving educational outcomes for its students. The significant challenges faced by Henderson Middle suggest that the school may be grappling with issues related to student and family support, resource allocation, and instructional quality, which will need to be addressed to drive meaningful progress.

430

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,433

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4319 Old Brook Rd
Richmond, VA 23227-3896

(804) 780-8288

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Thomas H. Henderson Middle usually attend:

High:	Franklin Military Academy
	John Marshall High
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Feeder schools for Thomas H. Henderson Middle:

Elementary:	Barack Obama Elementary
	Frances W. McClenney Elementary
	Linwood Holton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.5%

White:

11.2%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (52% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 29 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg47%

Virginia avg71%

394^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond City 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	10.2	394 of 419	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	407 of 417	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	419 of 422	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	410 of 415	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	329 of 419	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	421 of 424	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	400 of 413	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.3	413 of 415	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.6	406 of 409	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.3	409 of 412	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	415 of 416	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	416 of 416	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	409 of 413	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	406 of 413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	384 of 408	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	287 of 390	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.9	196 of 391	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	142 of 387	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	195 of 383	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.8	116 of 340	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	266 of 297	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	294 of 298	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	261 of 281	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	273 of 278	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	400 of 407	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	410 of 411	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	360 of 403	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	396 of 402	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	379 of 404	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	396 of 407	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	403 of 409	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	17 of 400	95.8%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+90 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Earth Science81%-9 vs state

Algebra I62%-29 vs state

Civics and Economics56%-18 vs state

English Reading53%-20 vs state

Mathematics33%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Thomas H. Henderson Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)			SOL Algebra II (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 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 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
Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Public	6-8	4319 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8288	430	48	8.9	98.6%	48 (11.2%)	346 (80.5%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	10.2	394^th of 419 public middle schools	6.0%		4.4	407^th of 417 public middle schools	2.4%	13	100.0			62.4		43.4	13.6			81.3	57.0	46.8	56.5	55.7	$11,433	$887	$10,546
L. Douglas Wilder Middle	Public	6-8	6900 Wilkinson Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 515-1100	758	43	17.6	89.6%	108 (14.2%)	472 (62.3%)	50 (6.6%)	88 (11.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.5%)	19.4	373^rd of 419 public middle schools	11.0%		23.3	343^rd of 417 public middle schools	17.7%	30	93.1		92.9	56.0		26.9	36.4	26.5	19.4	89.5	61.4	64.7	62.3		$11,783	$687	$11,096
George H. Moody Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Woodman Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5015	1,086	65	16.7	36.3%	227 (20.9%)	201 (18.5%)	137 (12.6%)	479 (44.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	62.5	163^rd of 419 public middle schools	61.1%		58.6	186^th of 417 public middle schools	55.4%	23	96.2	100.0	100.0	94.0	100.0	50.4	36.4	34.9	37.0	97.4	83.5	83.3	82.9		$8,810	$565	$8,246
Albert Hill Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Patterson Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6107	505	48	10.4	99.8%	155 (30.7%)	297 (58.8%)	26 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	26.4	344^th of 419 public middle schools	17.9%		30.8	314^th of 417 public middle schools	24.7%	30	95.0		98.7	76.1		48.3	20.4		8.0	63.1	65.7	63.6	68.7	71.2	$10,550	$638	$9,911
Dogwood Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Floyd Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6231	371	36	10.3	98.9%	61 (16.4%)	278 (74.9%)	15 (4.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	6.4	403^rd of 419 public middle schools	3.8%		21.5	353^rd of 417 public middle schools	15.3%	50	87.5		87.5	42.9		41.6			8.3	53.3	49.6	53.9	57.9	47.6	$11,562	$923	$10,639
Brookland Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Lydell Dr	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5000	1,034	74	14.0	90.3%	159 (15.4%)	420 (40.6%)	335 (32.4%)	82 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.4%)	5.4	405^th of 419 public middle schools	3.3%		5.6	404^th of 417 public middle schools	3.1%	1	85.7		86.4	70.9		31.3	16.5	24.8	33.0	85.1	45.9	46.1	49.4		$9,362	$593	$8,769
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Mosby St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8011	500	49	10.2	98.2%	8 (1.6%)	459 (91.8%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1.6	415^th of 419 public middle schools	1.0%		1.1	415^th of 417 public middle schools	0.5%					48.1		25.0			7.0	39.3	40.0	47.4	46.8	43.0	$14,688	$1,114	$13,574
Chickahominy Middle	Public	6-8	9450 Atlee Station Road	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2160	1,199	83	14.4	20.6%	877 (73.1%)	83 (6.9%)	74 (6.2%)	78 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.1%)	87.7	13^th of 419 public middle schools	96.9%		87.3	11^th of 417 public middle schools	97.4%	2	100.0		100.0	99.4		88.6	89.9	81.7	85.3		89.0	91.3	87.0	90.6	$9,713	$136	$9,577
Fairfield Middle	Public	6-8	5121 Nine Mile Rd	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4020	936	66	14.2	91.0%	23 (2.5%)	815 (87.1%)	64 (6.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	5.4	406^th of 419 public middle schools	3.1%		6.8	402^nd of 417 public middle schools	3.6%	4	56.4		88.2	78.2		26.6	25.5	23.9	13.8	55.4	53.9	51.9	52.2		$10,693	$655	$10,038
Bell Creek Middle	Public	6-8	8021 Lee Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2260	903	77	11.6	40.3%	638 (70.7%)	112 (12.4%)	64 (7.1%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.8%)	65.7	137^th of 419 public middle schools	67.3%		65.8	139^th of 417 public middle schools	66.7%	2	100.0		100.0	100.0		77.8	66.8	81.1	70.8		67.1	74.7	76.1	80.0	$11,003	$335	$10,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas H. Henderson Middle

Is Thomas H. Henderson Middle a good school?

Thomas H. Henderson Middle ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Virginia middle schools.

What district is Thomas H. Henderson Middle in?

Richmond City Public Schools

How many students attend Thomas H. Henderson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Thomas H. Henderson Middle.

What high school do graduates of Thomas H. Henderson Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas H. Henderson Middle usually go on to attend Franklin Military Academy

What is the racial makeup of Thomas H. Henderson Middle?

Students at Thomas H. Henderson Middle are 80% African American, 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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