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Jackson P. Burley Middle

Q: Is Jackson P. Burley Middle a good school?

Jackson P. Burley Middle ranks 287 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Jackson P. Burley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Jackson P. Burley Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jackson P. Burley Middle?

Students at Jackson P. Burley Middle are 40% White, 25% Hispanic, 20% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Jackson P. Burley Middle attend?

Students who attend Jackson P. Burley Middle usually go on to attend Monticello High

Public Grades 6-8

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Jackson P. Burley Middle serves 534 students in grades 6–8 in Charlottesville, Virginia, as part of Albemarle County Public Schools, a district that ranks in the upper half of Virginia but contains wide differences between its highest- and lowest-performing middle schools. For 2025-2026, Jackson P. Burley Middle ranks 287th of 416 Virginia middle schools (31st percentile) with a 2-star rating, placing it behind Joseph T. Henley Middle (91st percentile) and Lakeside Middle (88th percentile), but ahead of Journey Middle (15th percentile).

Academically, Burley trails both the district and state in nearly every on-grade-level SOL subject. Proficiency rates for 6th grade math stand at 61.9% versus 75.6% district-wide; 8th grade math is even lower at 35.7%. Reading scores are below average but less severely so, while civics shows the largest gap at more than 12 points below the state average. The clearest bright spot is advanced math: 100% of 7th graders taking Algebra I have been proficient for four straight years, and 8th grade Geometry proficiency has ranged from 95.8% to 100%.

Burley has also seen notable changes in its student population and attendance. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch jumped from roughly 45% to 63.1% in 2024-2025, making it a higher-poverty school than Henley (13.5%) or Lakeside (27%) but lower than Journey (76.5%). Chronic absenteeism nearly doubled to 18.5% in 2023-2024 and remains high — well above the district rate of 11.8%. The school spends $14,355 per student, more than several nearby schools but far less than Leslie H. Walton Middle at $18,712. Burley is not uniformly struggling, but its overall rating hides significant internal gaps that parents should explore when considering the school.

534

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,355

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Rose Hill Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903-5255

(434) 295-5101

District: Albemarle County Public Schools

Students who attend Jackson P. Burley Middle usually attend:

High:

Monticello High

Feeder schools for Jackson P. Burley Middle:

Elementary:	Agnor Elementary
	Stone Robinson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

24.7%

African American:

19.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

!Civics and Economics scores 12 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg75%

Virginia avg69%

287^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	39.8	287 of 416	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	271 of 419	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	266 of 417	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	217 of 422	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	241 of 415	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	239 of 419	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	265 of 424	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	226 of 413	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	206 of 415	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.0	261 of 409	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.4	196 of 412	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.0	182 of 416	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	101 of 416	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	52.1	183 of 413	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.2	124 of 413	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	55.1	170 of 408	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	130 of 390	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.6	115 of 391	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	42.1	256 of 387	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.1	124 of 383	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.6	125 of 340	63.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	234 of 297	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	258 of 297	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	232 of 299	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	214 of 298	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	94 of 136	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	129 of 292	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	167 of 281	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	183 of 278	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	88 of 134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.4	46 of 135	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	28 of 122	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	32.3	67 of 100	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	288 of 409	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.5	246 of 403	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	232 of 407	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	224 of 411	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	267 of 283	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	247 of 279	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	206 of 272	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	227 of 275	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	357 of 401	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	368 of 403	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	366 of 402	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	278 of 410	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	284 of 404	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	266 of 407	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	215 of 409	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	147 of 249	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	153 of 237	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	155 of 231	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	115 of 400	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	98 of 400	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	126 of 396	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	57 of 402	85.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2026)56th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

African American (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry96%~ state avg

Algebra I95%~ state avg

English Reading70%-3 vs state

Civics and Economics62%-12 vs state

Science62%-3 vs state

Mathematics52%-3 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, June 25, 2011

My name is Alaya Starks and i went to Jackson P. Burley my 7th and 8th grade year and I loved it here. They have great opportunities for the students to get into like YWLP, fun field trips to Marshes and etc,and the teachers are wonderful. My favorite teacher was Mr. Craig Jennings he is AWESOME!!!! I loved being apart of the Bearettes. I wish I could go back but I have made it to my junior year now, I just have to say that I learned a lot there and enjoyed being apart of everything. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fluvanna Middle	Public	5-7	3717 Central Plains Road	Palmyra	22963	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 510-1000	745	57	13.0	60.9%	477 (64.0%)	98 (13.2%)	84 (11.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (10.6%)	58	182^nd of 416 public middle schools	56.3%		53.3	211^th of 419 public middle schools	49.6%	29			≥ 50%	100.0			76.1	71.8	69.8		75.3		61.5	73.1	70.8							$9,926	$465	$9,461

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson P. Burley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Jackson P. Burley Middle?

Students at Jackson P. Burley Middle are 40% White, 25% Hispanic, 20% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Jackson P. Burley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Jackson P. Burley Middle.

What high school do graduates of Jackson P. Burley Middle attend?

Students who attend Jackson P. Burley Middle usually go on to attend Monticello High

What district is Jackson P. Burley Middle in?

Albemarle County Public Schools

Is Jackson P. Burley Middle a good school?

Jackson P. Burley Middle ranks 287^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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