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Skyline Middle

Public Grades 6-8

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Skyline Middle is a public middle school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 719 students. The school is part of the Harrisonburg City Public Schools district, which is ranked 123 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Skyline Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools, receiving a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better, while White, multi-racial, and low socioeconomic status students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, perform worse. Skyline Middle's proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests are consistently lower than the Harrisonburg City Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages across all subject areas and grade levels, particularly in mathematics and reading.

When comparing Skyline Middle to nearby middle schools, such as Thomas Harrison Middle, also in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools district, as well as middle schools in the Page County, Augusta County, and Rockingham County school districts, the nearby schools generally outperform Skyline Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These nearby schools also tend to have lower percentages of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, indicating a less economically disadvantaged student population.

738

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,842

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Linda Lane
Harrisonburg, VA 22802

(540) 434-6862

District: Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Students who attend Skyline Middle usually attend:

High:

Harrisonburg High

Feeder schools for Skyline Middle:

Elementary:	Smithland Elementary
	Spotswood Elementary
	Stone Spring Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

28.6%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (50% vs 68% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Reading scores 24 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg54%

Virginia avg68%

375^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools

123^rd of 129Harrisonburg 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	19.0	375 of 419	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	346 of 417	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	384 of 422	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	396 of 415	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	412 of 419	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	395 of 424	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	383 of 413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	392 of 409	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	336 of 412	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.3	278 of 416	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	281 of 416	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	359 of 413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	303 of 413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.4	240 of 408	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	205 of 297	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	140 of 299	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.1	261 of 298	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	158 of 281	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.4	265 of 278	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	106 of 135	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	109 of 122	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	81 of 100	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	342 of 407	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	381 of 411	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	255 of 279	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	247 of 272	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	271 of 275	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	338 of 403	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	344 of 402	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	340 of 404	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	340 of 407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	369 of 409	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	163 of 244	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	128 of 237	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	193 of 231	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	308 of 400	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	274 of 396	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	341 of 402	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

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

Male (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+4 vs state

Civics and Economics64%-10 vs state

Science53%-13 vs state

English Reading49%-24 vs state

Mathematics42%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 6, 2015

Horrible. Bad Staff, teachers are not fully committed to there work. I had to move Harrisonburg just because I couldn't let my kid go there, he just didn't have the education to go there. If you are planning to move to Harrisonburg and your kid id going to go there well ummm THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN. No No No, i do not recommend this school to anyone at all unless you are planning to raise a highly NOT intelligent child, like no offense but.. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Skyline Middle	Public	6-8	470 Linda Lane	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 434-6862	738	58	12.7	85.6%	211 (28.6%)	83 (11.2%)	401 (54.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	19	375^th of 419 public middle schools	10.5%		22.4	346^th of 417 public middle schools	17.0%	29	95.6	47.9	50.0	20.4	52.8	47.2	52.7	46.0	63.6	$11,842	$1,176	$10,666
Thomas Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1311 W. Market Street	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 434-1949	771	58	13.4	86.8%	257 (33.3%)	69 (8.9%)	395 (51.2%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	26.9	340^th of 419 public middle schools	18.9%		27.5	327^th of 417 public middle schools	21.6%	13	98.9	52.1	52.2	34.5	58.8	55.2	53.4	59.5	64.8	$12,006	$1,238	$10,768
Wilbur S. Pence Middle	Public	6-8	375 Bowman Road	Dayton	22821	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 879-2535	671	52	12.8	43.1%	479 (71.4%)	21 (3.1%)	130 (19.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	45.1	248^th of 419 public middle schools	40.8%		44.8	251^st of 417 public middle schools	39.8%	3	100.0	58.2	74.8	55.5	64.9	62.2	63.4	59.5	76.6	$9,710	$125	$9,585
Montevideo Middle	Public	6-8	7648 McGaheysville Rd	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-3401	593	51	11.5	37.3%	367 (61.9%)	26 (4.4%)	149 (25.1%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	65	145^th of 419 public middle schools	65.4%		62.6	158^th of 417 public middle schools	62.1%	13	100.0	73.4	83.3	65.6	72.4	70.4	72.0	72.7	82.8	$9,846	$175	$9,671
J. Frank Hillyard Middle	Public	6-8	226 Hawks Hill Drive	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 896-8961	726	52	14.0	66.1%	513 (70.7%)	9 (1.2%)	156 (21.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.4%)	43.6	258^th of 419 public middle schools	38.4%		47.5	234^th of 417 public middle schools	43.9%	24	96.4	60.6	64.7	50.2	67.9	62.6	63.9	63.5	72.7	$9,468	$411	$9,057
Elkton Middle	Public	6-8	21063 Blue and Gold Dr	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-1228	561	49	11.4	66.3%	428 (76.3%)	9 (1.6%)	80 (14.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	37	294^th of 419 public middle schools	29.8%		33.5	302^nd of 417 public middle schools	27.6%	8	100.0	60.0	52.1	33.3	59.8	63.9	68.2	67.4	65.5	$9,192	$403	$8,788
Page County Middle	Public	6-8	198 Panther Drive	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 652-3400	318	30	10.7	81.8%	292 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	55.9	198^th of 419 public middle schools	52.7%		46.9	237^th of 417 public middle schools	43.2%	39	100.0	67.7	63.4	78.7	61.2	72.7	67.0	73.8	72.8	$9,873	$98	$9,775
S. Gordon Stewart Middle	Public	6-8	118 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5046	516	39	13.1	68.6%	416 (80.6%)	9 (1.7%)	69 (13.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	41.2	269^th of 419 public middle schools	35.8%		44.3	252^nd of 417 public middle schools	39.6%	17	100.0	50.9	68.8	44.2	59.3	56.7	75.3	66.0	65.2	$9,115	$183	$8,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyline Middle

Is Skyline Middle a good school?

Skyline Middle ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Skyline Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Skyline Middle.

What high school do graduates of Skyline Middle attend?

Students who attend Skyline Middle usually go on to attend Harrisonburg High

What is the racial makeup of Skyline Middle?

Students at Skyline Middle are 54% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Skyline Middle in?

Harrisonburg City Public Schools

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