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Charlottesville Middle

Q: Is Charlottesville Middle a good school?

Charlottesville Middle ranks 300 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Charlottesville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Charlottesville Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Charlottesville Middle?

Students at Charlottesville Middle are 36% White, 26% African American, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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

Students who attend Charlottesville Middle usually go on to attend Charlottesville High

Public Grades 7-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Charlottesville Middle is a public middle school in Charlottesville, VA, serving 563 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Charlottesville City Public Schools district, which is ranked 82nd out of 131 Virginia districts. The school serves a predominantly low-income student body, with about 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it currently holds a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 300th out of 416 Virginia middle schools in the 28th percentile.

One of the most distinctive findings is the stark contrast between advanced and on-grade math performance. In 2025-26, Geometry and Algebra I proficiency reached 100%, and 8th-grade Algebra I was at 98.78% — results that exceed state averages. But on-grade math tells a different story: only 53% of 7th graders and 43% of 8th graders scored proficient in grade-level math. The school also shows large gaps in outcomes across student groups. White students rank in the 85th percentile statewide, while low-income students rank in the 7th percentile and multi-racial students in the 5th percentile. This isn't a matter of student potential — it's a clear signal that the school is not yet delivering equitable outcomes across all groups, and that's the central challenge for improvement.

Chronic absenteeism is another major obstacle. With 23.9% of students chronically absent in 2024-25 — well above the state rate of 14.8% — addressing attendance could have a significant impact on learning. The school has already made progress, cutting the rate from 35.9% in 2022-23, and its ranking climbed from the 9th to the 28th percentile in the same period. Compared with nearby schools, Charlottesville Middle outperforms Journey Middle, which has similar poverty levels, but trails Jackson P. Burley Middle, located just over a mile away. The area's top-ranked schools, Joseph T. Henley Middle and Lakeside Middle, also happen to be the most affluent. Encouragingly, Charlottesville Middle has an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 8.1 — the lowest among nearby middle schools — reflecting a strong investment in staffing even as overall outcomes remain uneven.

563

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Cherry Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22903-3852

(434) 245-2411

District: Charlottesville City Public Schools

Students who attend Charlottesville Middle usually attend:

High:

Charlottesville High

Feeder schools for Charlottesville Middle:

Elementary:	Greenbrier Elementary
	Jackson-Via Elementary
	Summit Elementary
	Sunrise Elementary
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	Tall Oaks Elementary
	Trailblazer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.1%

African American:

26.5%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 70% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 15% Virginia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Virginia avg70%

300^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 131Charlottesville 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
2026	37.3	300 of 416	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	328 of 419	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	263 of 417	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	317 of 422	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	376 of 415	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	366 of 419	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	375 of 424	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	357 of 413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	284 of 409	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	301 of 412	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	254 of 416	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	222 of 416	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.4	321 of 413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	398 of 413	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	379 of 408	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	347 of 390	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.2	344 of 391	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	362 of 387	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	377 of 383	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	333 of 340	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	274 of 297	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	280 of 297	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	255 of 299	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	274 of 298	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	135 of 136	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	127 of 132	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	190 of 292	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	185 of 281	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	165 of 278	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	108 of 134	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	116 of 135	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	312 of 409	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	261 of 407	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	332 of 411	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	198 of 283	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	219 of 279	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	226 of 272	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	232 of 275	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	372 of 401	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	379 of 403	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	337 of 402	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	273 of 410	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	297 of 404	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	247 of 407	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	290 of 409	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	242 of 244	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	231 of 237	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	231 of 231	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	60 of 400	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	97 of 400	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	27 of 396	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	56 of 402	86.1%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+57 vs school

Disabled (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+4 vs state

Civics and Economics65%-10 vs state

English Reading63%-10 vs state

Science59%-6 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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 Charlottesville Middle

Is Charlottesville Middle a good school?

Charlottesville Middle ranks 300^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charlottesville Middle?

Students at Charlottesville Middle are 36% White, 26% African American, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

How many students attend Charlottesville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Charlottesville Middle.

What high school do graduates of Charlottesville Middle attend?

Students who attend Charlottesville Middle usually go on to attend Charlottesville High

What district is Charlottesville Middle in?

Charlottesville City Public Schools

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