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Culpeper Middle

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Culpeper Middle ranks 306 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Culpeper Middle is a public middle school in Culpeper, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,059 students. The school is part of the Culpeper County Public Schools district, which is ranked 85 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Culpeper Middle faces several significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 19.3% to 24.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics and reading, with only 30.84% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 52.97%. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Virginia middle schools.

Interestingly, Culpeper Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby Floyd T. Binns Middle, which is also part of the Culpeper County Public Schools district. Floyd T. Binns Middle consistently outperforms Culpeper Middle on test scores and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Despite increased spending per student at Culpeper Middle, from $7,158 in 2018-2019 to $7,699 in 2020-2021, the school's academic outcomes have not yet improved, and its student-teacher ratio has increased from 13.3 in 2021-2022 to 14.7 in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the school's challenges.

1,040

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,241

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14300 Achievement Dr
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 825-4140

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend Culpeper Middle usually attend:

High:

Culpeper County High

Feeder schools for Culpeper Middle:

Elementary:	Emerald Hill Elementary
	Sycamore Park Elementary
	Yowell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

32.0%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 69% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

Virginia avg69%

306^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools

85^th of 129Culpeper 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
2025	34.5	306 of 419	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	296 of 417	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	274 of 422	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	261 of 415	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	237 of 419	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	252 of 424	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	197 of 413	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	197 of 415	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	158 of 409	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.6	238 of 412	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.8	204 of 416	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.9	213 of 416	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	231 of 413	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	224 of 413	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	215 of 408	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	153 of 390	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.2	291 of 391	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	329 of 387	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.1	250 of 383	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	168 of 340	50.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	225 of 297	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	178 of 299	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	166 of 298	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	188 of 281	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	182 of 278	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	53 of 100	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	311 of 403	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	296 of 407	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	265 of 411	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	216 of 279	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	239 of 272	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	186 of 275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	319 of 403	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	299 of 402	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	279 of 404	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	285 of 407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	266 of 409	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	235 of 244	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	207 of 237	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	295 of 400	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	252 of 396	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	261 of 402	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2024)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I97%+3 vs state

Civics and Economics66%-8 vs state

English Reading64%-9 vs state

Science60%-5 vs state

Mathematics49%-7 vs state

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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)	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 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th 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
Culpeper Middle	Public	6-8	14300 Achievement Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-4140	1,040	73	14.2	65.1%	483 (46.4%)	111 (10.7%)	333 (32.0%)	16 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.0%)	34.5	306^th of 419 public middle schools	27.0%		34.6	296^th of 417 public middle schools	29.0%	10	100.0	100.0	95.7	62.4	30.8	47.0	60.3	61.5	59.9	70.2	65.9	$9,241	$280	$8,961
Floyd T. Binns Middle	Public	6-8	205 Grandview Ave.	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 829-6894	825	63	13.0	65.1%	365 (44.2%)	111 (13.5%)	263 (31.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	49.6	224^th of 419 public middle schools	46.5%		43.2	260^th of 417 public middle schools	37.6%	36	100.0	100.0	96.2	70.6	49.5	69.0	68.3	65.3	63.9	68.7	76.6	$10,294	$338	$9,956
Cedar Lee Middle	Public	6-8	11138 Marsh Road	Bealeton	22712	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7430	861	66	12.9	47.7%	401 (46.6%)	75 (8.7%)	314 (36.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.7%)	27.5	336^th of 419 public middle schools	19.8%		24.1	341^st of 417 public middle schools	18.2%	5	86.7	100.0	95.5	59.8	39.3	41.0	54.6	65.5	61.6	56.8		$10,157	$156	$10,001
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	6368 Flat Run Road	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4480	685	49	13.9	70.8%	422 (61.6%)	68 (9.9%)	116 (16.9%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (10.1%)	56.4	196^th of 419 public middle schools	53.2%		49.2	230^th of 417 public middle schools	44.8%	34			100.0	60.4	62.0	61.4	73.3	66.4	76.0	75.5	74.0	$8,103	$359	$7,743
William H. Wetsel Middle	Public	6-8	186 Mountaineer Lane	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 948-3783	356	32	11.3	66.6%	263 (73.9%)	22 (6.2%)	28 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	36.4	296^th of 419 public middle schools	29.4%		35.4	292^nd of 417 public middle schools	30.0%	4			100.0	52.8	51.2	52.0	65.6	53.7	61.5	67.2	67.8	$10,359	$18	$10,341
W.C. Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	244 Waterloo St	Warrenton	20186	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7470	623	52	11.9	24.4%	380 (61.0%)	69 (11.1%)	98 (15.7%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.8%)	67	132^nd of 419 public middle schools	68.5%		55.1	204^th of 417 public middle schools	51.1%	72	97.1	97.1	93.1	75.6	54.2	65.8	72.5	79.7	79.5	79.6		$10,801	$152	$10,649
Prospect Heights Middle	Public	6-8	202 Dailey Drive	Orange	22960	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4400	466	37	12.5	70.2%	276 (59.2%)	67 (14.4%)	51 (10.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (14.4%)	51.8	215^th of 419 public middle schools	48.7%		51.5	220^th of 417 public middle schools	47.2%	5			100.0	76.4	57.9	56.4	64.3	74.1	71.9	64.9	68.8	$10,506	$743	$9,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Culpeper Middle

What district is Culpeper Middle in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Culpeper Middle?

Students at Culpeper Middle are 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Culpeper Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,040 students attended Culpeper Middle.

What high school do graduates of Culpeper Middle attend?

Students who attend Culpeper Middle usually go on to attend Culpeper County High

Is Culpeper Middle a good school?

Culpeper Middle ranks 306^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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