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Daniel Morgan Middle

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Daniel Morgan Middle ranks 295 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Daniel Morgan Middle is a public middle school in Winchester, Virginia, serving 589 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Winchester City Public Schools district, which is ranked 108 out of 129 districts in the state.

Daniel Morgan Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia middle schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state tests generally below the state and district averages. However, the school has performed exceptionally well in Algebra I and Earth Science, with 100% proficiency rates in recent years. The school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 21.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district and surrounding districts, such as Signal Knob Middle, Skyline Middle, and Frederick County Middle, Daniel Morgan Middle's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools tending to have higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's spending per student is also on the lower end compared to its counterparts, which may contribute to the challenges it faces.

642

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,883

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 S Purcell Ave
Winchester, VA 22601

(540) 667-7171

District: Winchester City Public Schools

Students who attend Daniel Morgan Middle usually attend:

High:

John Handley High

Feeder schools for Daniel Morgan Middle:

Elementary:	Frederick Douglass Elementary
	Garland R. Quarles Elementary
	John Kerr Elementary
	Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

White:

34.3%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 69% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2021) to 30th (2025)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

Virginia avg69%

295^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th of 129Winchester 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	36.8	295 of 419	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	279 of 417	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	272 of 422	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	221 of 415	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	176 of 419	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	273 of 424	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	266 of 413	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.8	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	302 of 409	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	359 of 412	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	259 of 416	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	209 of 416	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.5	255 of 413	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.5	330 of 413	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	360 of 408	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	372 of 390	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	375 of 391	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	326 of 387	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	314 of 383	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.9	219 of 340	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	248 of 297	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	170 of 299	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	187 of 298	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	160 of 281	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	174 of 278	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	87 of 135	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	55 of 100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	292 of 403	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	293 of 407	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	257 of 411	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	195 of 279	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	169 of 272	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	167 of 275	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	198 of 403	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	213 of 402	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	278 of 404	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	246 of 407	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	258 of 409	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	177 of 244	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	226 of 237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	227 of 231	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	206 of 400	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	209 of 396	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	207 of 402	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2024)43rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+8 vs state

Earth Science100%+10 vs state

Civics and Economics67%-7 vs state

English Reading64%-9 vs state

Mathematics55%+3 vs state

Science41%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, May 13, 2018

This is the worst school ever. Don't enroll your child here. The teachers are rude and don't teach anything in their classes. Fights happen a lot at this school and there are a lot of people that judge other people. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

My girls used to love school. Now? They are at the point where they dread school so much they vomit and plead to stay home. It isn't only the students there, but the faculty as well. Most don't want to help the children comprehend what they are learning and if they ask for additional help they are only given what was stated before. No trying to make it work for someone who has learning disabilities. Not to mention that two of my children have Asperger Syndrome and the faculty seem to think that girls cannot have this, it is mostly males. Well so far, me and my two youngest are proof that AS is more common in females than this school likes to think. It took me two years to even get a 504 plan in place for one child, because the faculty seemed to think that the Developmental Pediatrician diagnosis was only a "Recommendation". Yeah, now I know why my kids hate this school, and I don't blame them one bit. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Daniel Morgan Middle

What high school do graduates of Daniel Morgan Middle attend?

Students who attend Daniel Morgan Middle usually go on to attend John Handley High

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Morgan Middle?

Students at Daniel Morgan Middle are 47% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Daniel Morgan Middle in?

Winchester City Public Schools

Is Daniel Morgan Middle a good school?

Daniel Morgan Middle ranks 295^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Daniel Morgan Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Daniel Morgan Middle.

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