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Mecklenburg County Middle

Public Grades 6-8
238th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 419 Virginia Middle Schools
Better than 43% of Virginia middle schools
Summary

Mecklenburg County Middle School is a public middle school located in Baskerville, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 816 students. The school is part of the Mecklenburg County Public Schools district, which is ranked 57 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mecklenburg County Middle School has consistently outperformed the state average in several subject areas, including Algebra I, Mathematics, and English Reading for grades 6-8. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of 8th-grade students at Mecklenburg County Middle were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 91.88%. However, the school's performance in Science and Civics and Economics for 8th grade has been slightly below the state average. Additionally, Mecklenburg County Middle has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.7% in 2023-2024 to 34.0% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students with disabilities generally performing better than other subgroups. In contrast, African American students and white students have lower rankings compared to their peers in the state. Additionally, Mecklenburg County Middle has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.1% to 94.61% over the past two school years, suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may present unique challenges and require targeted support.

819
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,861
Per pupil spending ?
94.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 24999 Hwy 58
       Baskerville, VA  23915

(434) 447-1292

District: Mecklenburg County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.9%
African American:
38.6%
Hispanic:
8.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2024 → 43rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2024
Worth a look
!Civics and Economics scores 11 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school65%
District avg65%
Virginia avg68%
238th of 419
Virginia public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2024
From bottom 37% (2024) to bottom 43% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
57th of 129Mecklenburg 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202546.2238 of 41943.2%★★☆☆☆
202443.2261 of 41737.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202547.7167 of 29743.8%★★☆☆☆
202442.8182 of 29939.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202448.1134 of 28152.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202542.2260 of 40335.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.8252 of 40738.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202553.4133 of 27952.3%★★★☆☆
202445.0154 of 27243.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202548.1220 of 40345.4%★★☆☆☆
202446.9215 of 40246.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202547.9218 of 40446.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.1248 of 40739.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202546.7143 of 24441.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.5144 of 23739.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202541.1265 of 40033.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.2228 of 39642.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2024)52nd percentile+15 vs school
Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school
African American (2025)44th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+8 vs state
English Reading72%~ state avg
Civics and Economics62%-11 vs state
Science59%-7 vs state
Mathematics57%~ state avg

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Mecklenburg County Middle ranks 238th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Mecklenburg County Middle are 46% White, 39% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended Mecklenburg County Middle.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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