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James Wood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

James Wood Middle in Winchester, VA, serves 873 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Frederick County Public Schools, a district ranked 104th out of 131 in Virginia. The school consistently ranks in the bottom fifth of Virginia middle schools, placing 339th out of 416 in 2025–2026 (19th percentile). It is the largest of the four Frederick County middle schools and stands out from its district peers for a much higher poverty rate: about 70.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nearly double the roughly 36–38% at nearby Frederick County Middle, Robert E. Aylor Middle, and Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle.

General math proficiency is a significant weakness, with scores declining by grade level: 51.7% proficiency in 6th grade, 41.2% in 7th, and just 33.0% in 8th grade, compared to a 46.9% state average for 8th grade. Advanced math, however, is a clear bright spot—100% proficiency in Geometry and 7th grade Algebra I, and 94.6% in 8th grade Algebra I. Reading results are mixed: 7th graders posted a strong 71.8% proficiency rate, above the district average and close to the state average, but 8th grade reading (57.6%) trails the state by 16 points. Chronic absenteeism (18.0%) is above district (16.0%) and state (14.8%) averages, though it has improved from a peak of 23.7% in 2021–2022.

The school's poverty profile is more similar to high-poverty schools in neighboring districts, yet Signal Knob Middle in Shenandoah County—with an even higher poverty rate of 83.8%—outperforms James Wood in nearly every subject, showing that high poverty does not inevitably produce low proficiency. Promising signs include a positive cohort effect in reading (a group of students who were strong readers in 6th grade improved further in 7th) and comparatively strong effectiveness for African American and multi-racial students. However, English learners, Hispanic students, disabled students, and low-income students rank near the bottom statewide in subgroup effectiveness. The school's two-tier academic profile—excellent advanced math but struggling on-grade-level math—suggests the majority of students need substantial support, while the school builds on the strengths already visible in advanced coursework and 7th grade reading.

873

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,477

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1313 Amherst Street
Winchester, VA 22601

(540) 667-7500

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Students who attend James Wood Middle usually attend:

High:

James Wood High

Feeder schools for James Wood Middle:

Elementary:	Redbud Run Elementary
	Stonewall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

39.6%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

Virginia avg69%

339^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

104^th of 131Frederick 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	26.9	339 of 416	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	323 of 419	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	329 of 417	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	351 of 422	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	367 of 419	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	287 of 424	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	350 of 413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.0	293 of 409	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	288 of 412	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.9	286 of 416	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	198 of 416	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.5	302 of 413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.4	229 of 413	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	264 of 408	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	229 of 390	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	224 of 391	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	239 of 387	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	184 of 383	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	112 of 340	67.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	111 of 297	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	98 of 297	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	174 of 298	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	116 of 137	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.8	67 of 136	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	257 of 292	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	234 of 278	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	128 of 134	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	133 of 135	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	115 of 122	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	346 of 409	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	307 of 407	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	338 of 411	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	256 of 283	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	235 of 279	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	238 of 272	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	244 of 275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	339 of 401	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	347 of 402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	325 of 410	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	305 of 404	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	338 of 407	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	328 of 409	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.2	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	305 of 400	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	316 of 400	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	331 of 396	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	359 of 402	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)63rd percentile+44 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile+35 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I96%~ state avg

English Reading63%-10 vs state

Civics and Economics61%-14 vs state

Science54%-10 vs state

Mathematics43%-12 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1313 Amherst Street	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7500	873	69	12.6	70.1%	385 (44.1%)	53 (6.1%)	346 (39.6%)	34 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	26.9	339^th of 416 public middle schools	18.5%		30.5	323^rd of 419 public middle schools	22.9%	16		100.0	100.0	94.6		51.7	41.2	33.0		54.2		60.5	71.8	57.6	60.9	$12,477	$208	$12,269
Daniel Morgan Middle	Public	7-8	48 S Purcell Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7171	642	29	22.0	84.4%	220 (34.3%)	53 (8.3%)	301 (46.9%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	34.7	312^th of 416 public middle schools	25.0%		36.8	295^th of 419 public middle schools	29.6%	17				99.3			47.9	43.7		53.5			56.8	64.3	70.9	$11,435		$11,453
Daniel Morgan Intermediate	Public	5-6	48 S. Purcell St.	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7171	575	27	21.0	85.7%	187 (32.5%)	58 (10.1%)	260 (45.2%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.3%)								(n/a)					64.9	66.6			51.5		57.3	57.3				$13,037	$203	$12,834
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	134 Rosa Lane	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 662-0500	853	69	12.3	36.2%	532 (62.4%)	31 (3.6%)	217 (25.4%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (4.8%)	44.2	267^th of 416 public middle schools	35.8%		48.1	233^rd of 419 public middle schools	44.4%	34		100.0	100.0	98.4		62.0	50.9	50.0		61.7		65.9	67.8	69.5	73.2	$12,316	$102	$12,214
Frederick County Middle	Public	6-8	4661 North Frederick Pike	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-4233	732	54	13.5	37.6%	588 (80.3%)	13 (1.8%)	93 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	29	331^st of 416 public middle schools	20.4%		22.8	358^th of 419 public middle schools	14.6%	27		≥ 50%	100.0	93.2		45.7	53.9	42.1		57.3		59.0	63.6	55.7	69.8	$12,525	$121	$12,403
Robert E. Aylor Middle	Public	6-8	471 White Oak Road	White Post	22663	Clarke County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-3736	861	61	14.1	37.2%	538 (62.5%)	45 (5.2%)	200 (23.2%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	36.2	307^th of 416 public middle schools	26.2%		40.2	278^th of 419 public middle schools	33.7%	29		92.3	486.0	98.1		52.4	40.4	51.7		59.3		67.9	67.7	65.4	68.4	$10,850	$111	$10,739
Johnson-Williams Middle	Public	6-8	200 Swan Ave	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6160	415	29	14.5	33.5%	303 (73.0%)	7 (1.7%)	69 (16.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)	65.5	135^th of 416 public middle schools	67.5%		54.4	205^th of 419 public middle schools	51.1%	70	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		100.0		73.9	48.6	79.6		64.5		76.1	72.7	86.3	80.7	$9,130	$361	$8,769
Signal Knob Middle	Public	6-8	687 Sandy Hook Road	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-3422	413	32	12.8	83.8%	317 (76.8%)	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.8%)	63.8	146^th of 416 public middle schools	64.9%		72.3	102^nd of 419 public middle schools	75.7%	44				100.0		81.9	74.6	62.5		56.6		78.5	76.1	72.9	74.5	$9,988	$241	$9,747
Warren County Middle	Public	6-8	522 Heritage Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-2194	569	45	12.5	73.6%	432 (75.9%)	21 (3.7%)	78 (13.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	53.9	210^th of 416 public middle schools	49.5%		52.9	213^th of 419 public middle schools	49.2%	3				98.9		71.6	75.8	40.5		59.5		74.2	75.9	64.6	67.9	$11,291	$166	$11,126
Skyline Middle	Public	6-8	240 Luray Avenue	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 636-0909	536	48	11.1	74.1%	395 (73.7%)	27 (5.0%)	62 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	36.9	303^rd of 416 public middle schools	27.2%		23	355^th of 419 public middle schools	15.3%	52				97.9		60.0	43.3	35.2		64.7		67.4	60.9	67.4	71.3	$12,355	$833	$11,521

Frequently Asked Questions about James Wood Middle

What district is James Wood Middle in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of James Wood Middle?

Students at James Wood Middle are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend James Wood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 873 students attended James Wood Middle.

What high school do graduates of James Wood Middle attend?

Students who attend James Wood Middle usually go on to attend James Wood High

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James Wood Middle ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Virginia middle schools.

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