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Shawsville Middle

Public Grades 6-8

363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Shawsville Middle is a small middle school in Shawsville, Virginia, serving roughly 193 students in grades 6-8 as part of Montgomery County Public Schools. The school serves a community with significant economic disadvantage, with nearly 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch—roughly double the rate at nearby Auburn Middle, Christiansburg Middle, and Blacksburg Middle. Despite being part of a district ranked in the 61st percentile statewide, Shawsville Middle ranks 363rd out of 416 Virginia middle schools, placing it in the 13th percentile.

One of the school's most significant challenges is chronic absenteeism, which stood at 23.4% in 2024-2025 compared to 13.6% for the district and 14.8% statewide. This is well above nearby schools like Blacksburg Middle at 12.5% and Auburn Middle at 9.8%. Academically, the school struggles most in 8th grade, where only 28.57% of students passed the math SOL, 47.69% passed reading, and just 13.33% passed science—far below state averages. However, the school outperforms some high-poverty Roanoke City schools like Woodrow Wilson Middle and James Madison Middle in several math categories.

There are genuine bright spots. Eighth grade students taking Algebra I posted 100% proficiency for three consecutive years, and 7th grade math exceeded both district and state averages at 57.14%. Earth Science students also posted 90% proficiency, nearly matching the state. The school maintains an impressive student-teacher ratio of 7.5, the lowest among nearby middle schools, meaning class sizes are small and staff availability is high. For parents, the picture is mixed: the school offers strong results for advanced and accelerated students, particularly in math, but the combination of high poverty, chronic absenteeism, and uneven performance in 8th grade core subjects suggests that attendance and student support services may be the most important areas for improvement.

193

Students ?

7.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,140

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4179 Old Town Rd
Shawsville, VA 24162

(540) 268-2262

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Shawsville Middle usually attend:

High:

Eastern Montgomery High

Feeder schools for Shawsville Middle:

Elementary:

Eastern Montgomery Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 18th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (50% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg73%

Virginia avg70%

363^rd of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

51^st of 131Montgomery 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	21.3	363 of 416	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	352 of 419	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	345 of 417	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	347 of 422	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	345 of 415	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	351 of 419	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	382 of 424	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	361 of 413	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	372 of 415	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	387 of 409	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	355 of 412	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	346 of 416	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	352 of 416	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	336 of 413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	321 of 413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.2	269 of 408	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	303 of 390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.9	322 of 391	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	373 of 387	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	361 of 383	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	49.0	218 of 340	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	331 of 409	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	277 of 403	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	375 of 407	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	344 of 411	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	69.1	75 of 272	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	305 of 401	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	289 of 403	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	331 of 402	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	378 of 410	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	376 of 404	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	310 of 407	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	322 of 409	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	397 of 400	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	393 of 400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	384 of 396	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	385 of 402	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)72nd percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+5 vs state

Earth Science90%~ state avg

English Reading55%-18 vs state

Civics and Economics52%-21 vs state

Mathematics44%-11 vs state

Science13%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Biology (2026)	SOL Science (2026)	SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Geography (2026)	SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shawsville Middle	Public	6-8	4179 Old Town Rd	Shawsville	24162	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-2262	193	26	7.5	85.0%	164 (85.0%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	21.3	363^rd of 416 public middle schools	12.7%		24.5	352^nd of 419 public middle schools	16.0%	11		457.0		515.0	100.0		48.6	57.1	28.6		13.3	90.0	44.2	71.7	47.7			≥ 50%	52.3	$4,140	$90	$4,050
Glenvar Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6322	433	36	11.9	38.1%	369 (85.2%)	19 (4.4%)	20 (4.6%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	76	65^th of 416 public middle schools	84.4%		74.8	88^th of 419 public middle schools	79.0%	23		100.0		100.0	97.8	≥ 50%	80.0	77.6	73.9		71.5		78.0	86.1	81.5		≥ 50%	≥ 50%	81.3	$11,572	$991	$10,582
Christiansburg Middle	Public	6-8	1205 Buffalo Drive NW	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 394-2180	778	64	12.1	38.9%	592 (76.1%)	41 (5.3%)	72 (9.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.1%)	43.2	276^th of 416 public middle schools	33.7%		40	280^th of 419 public middle schools	33.2%	4	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	98.4	≥ 50%	51.7	43.6	40.7		39.3	97.5	70.6	75.5	70.2				72.5	$9,300	$545	$8,754
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	3109 Price's Fork Rd.	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5800	958	73	13.0	27.0%	702 (73.3%)	41 (4.3%)	88 (9.2%)	72 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.5%)	75.6	70^th of 416 public middle schools	83.2%		72.6	100^th of 419 public middle schools	76.1%	30	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	≥ 50%	64.1	56.9	72.2		54.6	98.2	83.7	84.6	85.6				91.9	$8,473	$158	$8,315
Cave Spring Middle	Public	6-8	4880 Brambleton Ave	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7560	746	54	13.8	30.4%	561 (75.2%)	38 (5.1%)	56 (7.5%)	58 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	87.9	13^th of 416 public middle schools	96.9%		85.5	20^th of 419 public middle schools	95.2%	7		100.0		100.0	100.0		85.6	85.3	91.1		85.8	≥ 50%	89.4	90.9	88.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	88.0	$9,313	$387	$8,926
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	4163 Riner Rd	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5165	309	27	11.6	43.7%	282 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	52.6	221^st of 416 public middle schools	46.9%		53.3	210^th of 419 public middle schools	49.9%	11		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	100.0		31.5	49.2	60.0		45.8	100.0	65.1	80.2	78.2				77.0	$10,845	$565	$10,280
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4902 Hidden Valley School Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7570	581	43	13.6	30.3%	404 (69.5%)	48 (8.3%)	50 (8.6%)	44 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	82.1	32^nd of 416 public middle schools	92.3%		83	32^nd of 419 public middle schools	92.4%			100.0		100.0	100.0		85.4	88.2	78.3	≥ 50%	71.9	438.0	86.4	87.8	84.1		≥ 50%	≥ 50%	82.2	$10,232	$479	$9,753
Andrew Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	616 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2513	839	49	17.1	44.8%	544 (64.8%)	138 (16.4%)	92 (11.0%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	59.6	172^nd of 416 public middle schools	58.7%		60.4	172^nd of 419 public middle schools	58.9%			100.0		100.0	96.9		73.5	76.1	51.8		66.7	≥ 50%	77.7	75.1	72.2	365.0		68.2	409.0	$9,645	$536	$9,109
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1813 Carter Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2358	601	50	11.9	99.3%	245 (40.8%)	214 (35.6%)	77 (12.8%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	14.9	379^th of 416 public middle schools	8.9%		19.5	372^nd of 419 public middle schools	11.2%	7		86.0		75.5	94.1		23.7	19.4	20.0		17.5	82.2	58.8	57.1	56.1			88.7	60.5	$11,572	$1,182	$10,389
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Overland Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2351	598	42	14.1	99.7%	268 (44.8%)	204 (34.1%)	55 (9.2%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)	23.5	357^th of 416 public middle schools	14.2%		26.9	339^th of 419 public middle schools	19.1%	18		95.7		96.9	93.0		24.5	15.8	8.7		22.5	100.0	66.7	59.0	62.5			77.7	55.6	$12,040	$1,297	$10,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawsville Middle

What is the racial makeup of Shawsville Middle?

Students at Shawsville Middle are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Shawsville Middle attend?

Students who attend Shawsville Middle usually go on to attend Eastern Montgomery High

Is Shawsville Middle a good school?

Shawsville Middle ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Shawsville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Shawsville Middle.

What district is Shawsville Middle in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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