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Buford Middle

Public Grades 7-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Buford Middle is a public middle school located in Charlottesville, Virginia, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 559. It is part of the Charlottesville City Public Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Buford Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 263 and 376 out of around 415-425 schools.

Buford Middle's student performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics for 7th and 8th grades were 52.77% and 30%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.97% and 50.48%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 26.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Buford Middle has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.93% to 79.79% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Buford Middle's performance is generally lower than the Albemarle County Public Schools, such as Joseph T. Henley Middle, Lakeside Middle, and Jackson P. Burley Middle, which consistently outperform Buford Middle on SOL tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Buford Middle's performance is better than some other nearby schools, such as William Monroe Middle in Greene County and Fluvanna Middle in Fluvanna County, which also struggle with low student achievement and high chronic absenteeism.

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 Buford Middle usually attend:

High:

Charlottesville High

Feeder schools for Buford Middle:

Elementary:	Burnley-Moran Elementary
	Greenbrier Elementary
	Jackson-Via Elementary
	Johnson Elementary
	More...
	Summit Elementary
	Trailblazer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.1%

African American:

26.5%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Virginia avg70%

328^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 129Charlottesville 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)76th percentile+54 vs school

Disabled (2024)34th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+5 vs state

English Reading63%-11 vs state

Civics and Economics59%-15 vs state

Science49%-16 vs state

Mathematics44%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Buford Middle

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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 English Reading (2025)				SOL Civics and Economics (2025)		SOL VA Studies (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 English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th 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
Buford 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%)	29.3	328^th of 419 public middle schools	21.7%		42.9	263^rd of 417 public middle schools	36.9%	65	100.0	100.0	98.7			52.8	30.0		49.2			65.4	59.5		59.2
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%)	41.2	271^st of 419 public middle schools	35.3%		42.6	266^th of 417 public middle schools	36.2%	5	92.3	100.0	76.5		58.2	48.3	43.6		59.1		66.9	73.9	69.9		70.9		$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)				60.8	63.2			53.6		60.5	65.7					69.1	$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%)	21	366^th of 419 public middle schools	12.6%		19.6	367^th of 417 public middle schools	12.0%	1	97.4	100.0	87.5		56.0	44.6	31.4		48.1		57.6	54.2	56.0		57.8		$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%)	74.7	89^th of 419 public middle schools	78.8%		76	79^th of 417 public middle schools	81.1%	10	93.9	98.7	89.5		88.9	80.7	60.8		77.1		86.1	85.5	80.1		79.6		$12,879	$366	$12,513
Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Albemarle County	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%)	44.5	251^st of 419 public middle schools	40.1%		45.6	247^th of 417 public middle schools	40.8%	4	100.0	97.0	79.2		56.6	42.3	61.9		69.6		61.6	65.5	78.6		71.3		$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	38^th of 419 public middle schools	90.9%		82.4	38^th of 417 public middle schools	90.9%		100.0	100.0	94.8		82.0	79.3	53.6		86.8		86.1	89.5	88.4		87.6		$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%)	53.3	211^th of 419 public middle schools	49.6%		49.9	228^th of 417 public middle schools	45.3%	17		100.0		71.6	68.3	67.1		71.3		68.9	71.1	69.8					$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%)	30.6	321^st of 419 public middle schools	23.4%		32.5	309^th of 417 public middle schools	25.9%	12	100.0	91.7	94.6		69.0	40.1	33.3		59.2		62.6	59.7	63.6	62.4			$9,092	$173	$8,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Buford Middle

What district is Buford Middle in?

Charlottesville City Public Schools

Is Buford Middle a good school?

Buford Middle ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buford Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Buford Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Buford Middle?

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

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