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Journey Middle

Q: Is Journey Middle a good school?

Journey Middle ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Journey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Journey Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Journey Middle?

Students at Journey Middle are 33% White, 30% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Journey Middle attend?

Students who attend Journey Middle usually go on to attend Albemarle High

Public Grades 6-8

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Journey Middle is a public school in Charlottesville, Virginia, serving 646 students in grades 6–8 as part of Albemarle County Public Schools, a district ranked in the top third of Virginia school divisions. However, Journey Middle itself has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools over the past decade, currently sitting at 352nd out of 416 schools. This is a striking contrast within the same county, where nearby schools like Joseph T. Henley Middle and Lakeside Middle rank in the top 10–12% statewide.

Reading is the most urgent academic concern. Journey's SOL reading proficiency is roughly 20 percentage points below both the district and state averages in every grade level. In 6th grade reading, only 51.6% of Journey students passed, compared with 90% at Henley and 87.6% at Lakeside. Grade-level math and science scores are also below state averages, though the school has a clear bright spot: advanced math students perform exceptionally well, with 100% proficiency in 8th-grade Geometry and 7th-grade Algebra I.

Journey serves a high-poverty student body — 76.5% free/reduced lunch — yet its chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8% is better than the state average and far below comparable schools like Charlottesville Middle (23.9%) and William Monroe Middle (21%). The school also spends more per student ($13,954) than several higher-performing peers. The most concerning data is the wide achievement gap between student groups: White students perform in the 82nd percentile statewide, while Hispanic, African American, and low-income students rank in the bottom decile. That gap — not attendance or funding — is the core challenge Journey must address.

646

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,954

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Lambs Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901-8979

(434) 975-9320

District: Albemarle County Public Schools

Students who attend Journey Middle usually attend:

High:

Albemarle High

Feeder schools for Journey Middle:

Elementary:	Broadus Wood Elementary
	Mary Carr Greer Elementary
	Woodbrook Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.1%

Hispanic:

30.2%

African American:

23.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Reading scores 19 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg75%

Virginia avg69%

352^nd of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools

43^rd of 131Albemarle 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
2026	24.1	352 of 416	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	366 of 419	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	367 of 417	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	327 of 422	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	179 of 419	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	324 of 424	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	323 of 413	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	345 of 409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.3	285 of 412	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	246 of 416	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	170 of 416	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	129 of 413	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.7	182 of 413	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	194 of 408	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	119 of 390	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.0	166 of 391	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	117 of 387	69.8%	★★★★☆
2006	57.2	141 of 383	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.3	96 of 340	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	280 of 297	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	281 of 297	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	283 of 299	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	278 of 298	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	125 of 137	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	110 of 136	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	193 of 292	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	180 of 281	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	156 of 278	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	73 of 134	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	82 of 135	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	40 of 122	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	61 of 100	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	354 of 409	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	350 of 403	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	365 of 407	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	351 of 411	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	262 of 283	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	264 of 279	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	268 of 272	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	230 of 275	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	366 of 401	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	374 of 403	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	378 of 402	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	333 of 410	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	347 of 404	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	336 of 407	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	284 of 409	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	205 of 244	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	224 of 237	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	218 of 231	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	72 of 400	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	93 of 400	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	163 of 396	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	120 of 402	70.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)82nd percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2026)34th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I91%-4 vs state

Civics and Economics61%-13 vs state

Science55%-9 vs state

English Reading54%-19 vs state

Mathematics51%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 3, 2017

I have had two children go through there. One is currently in 8th grade. It is a well run school that is constantly trying to do the best they can with dwindling funding and operational monies. Kathryn Bailor is an excellent, no-nonsense principal who is very dedicated in her efforts Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL Geography (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	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 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 6th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Journey Middle	Public	6-8	210 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-9320	646	52	12.5	76.5%	214 (33.1%)	152 (23.5%)	195 (30.2%)	40 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	24.1	352^nd of 416 public middle schools	15.4%		21	366^th of 419 public middle schools	12.6%	14		100.0		100.0	84.1	≥ 50%		54.4	54.7	35.1		55.3		51.6	58.1	51.8				61.2		$13,954	$350	$13,604
Walker Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	1564 Dairy Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2412	570	63	8.9	79.1%	230 (40.4%)	143 (25.1%)	74 (13.0%)	40 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (14.6%)								(n/a)							59.8	66.0			53.8		59.7	65.5							72.5	$14,137	$983	$13,154
Jackson P. Burley Middle	Public	6-8	901 Rose Hill Drive	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 295-5101	534	43	12.3	63.1%	211 (39.5%)	106 (19.9%)	132 (24.7%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	39.8	287^th of 416 public middle schools	31.0%		41.2	271^st of 419 public middle schools	35.3%	16	≥ 50%	95.8		100.0	89.5			61.9	45.6	35.7		61.5		69.5	71.1	69.4				62.4		$14,355	$576	$13,779
Charlottesville Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2411	563	69	8.1	74.2%	203 (36.1%)	149 (26.5%)	84 (14.9%)	45 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (14.6%)	37.3	300^th of 416 public middle schools	27.9%		29.3	328^th of 419 public middle schools	21.7%	28	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	98.8				53.1	43.1		58.6			63.5	62.1				64.7
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%)	79.8	48^th of 416 public middle schools	88.5%		74.7	89^th of 419 public middle schools	78.8%	41		100.0		98.1	98.7	≥ 50%		94.5	75.9	60.0		81.4		87.6	88.1	83.6				80.0		$12,879	$366	$12,513
Joseph T. Henley Middle	Public	6-8	5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4393	847	57	14.8	13.5%	679 (80.2%)	21 (2.5%)	64 (7.6%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	81.5	37^th of 416 public middle schools	91.1%		81.5	38^th of 419 public middle schools	90.9%	1		99.0	≥ 50%	97.4	93.6			90.7	67.6	48.5		87.7		90.0	87.2	90.6				89.2		$11,560	$395	$11,165
Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-5615	339	33	10.2	56.9%	238 (70.2%)	31 (9.1%)	44 (13.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	43.7	270^th of 416 public middle schools	35.1%		44.5	251^st of 419 public middle schools	40.1%	19		100.0		100.0	95.2			66.2	33.8	34.6		64.9		66.2	64.7	75.2				73.2		$18,712	$738	$17,974
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%)	36.4	306^th of 416 public middle schools	26.4%		30.6	321^st of 419 public middle schools	23.4%	15		100.0		100.0	87.9			70.7	46.6	36.9		56.0		72.8	72.2	61.4	≥ 50%	< 50%	49.7			$9,092	$173	$8,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Journey Middle

What district is Journey Middle in?

Albemarle County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Journey Middle?

Students at Journey Middle are 33% White, 30% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Journey Middle attend?

Students who attend Journey Middle usually go on to attend Albemarle High

How many students attend Journey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Journey Middle.

Is Journey Middle a good school?

Journey Middle ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Virginia middle schools.

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