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Locust Grove Middle

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Locust Grove Middle ranks 196 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Locust Grove Middle is a public middle school in Locust Grove, Virginia, serving 679 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Orange County Public Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Locust Grove Middle has consistently performed above the state average in several SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, particularly in Algebra I, Science, and English Reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in Algebra I for 8th grade, compared to the state average of 91.88%. Locust Grove Middle's 8th grade students also outperformed the state and district averages in Science (73.28% proficient) and English Reading (75.54% proficient). However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 26.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Locust Grove Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.85% to 69.12% over the past few years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Locust Grove Middle generally performs better than T. Benton Gayle Middle (Stafford County) and Walker-Grant Middle (Fredericksburg City) in terms of overall state rankings and student performance on SOL assessments. However, Locust Grove Middle lags behind some of the higher-performing Spotsylvania County middle schools, such as Freedom Middle and Ni River Middle, in both state rankings and academic achievement.

685

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,103

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6368 Flat Run Road
Locust Grove, VA 22508

(540) 661-4480

District: Orange County Public Schools

Students who attend Locust Grove Middle usually attend:

High:

Orange County High

Feeder schools for Locust Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Lightfoot Elementary
	Locust Grove Elementary
	Locust Grove Primary
	Unionville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

Virginia avg68%

196^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Orange County Public Schools

60^th of 129Orange 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	56.4	196 of 419	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	230 of 417	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	278 of 422	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	279 of 415	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	235 of 419	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	205 of 424	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	254 of 413	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.9	188 of 415	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.3	166 of 409	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.2	190 of 412	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	170 of 416	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	188 of 416	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.0	194 of 413	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	209 of 413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.2	331 of 408	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	270 of 390	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.0	340 of 391	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.4	303 of 387	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.8	226 of 383	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.9	149 of 340	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	68 of 297	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	66 of 299	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	163 of 298	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	208 of 281	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	206 of 278	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	215 of 403	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	245 of 407	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	293 of 411	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	87 of 279	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	140 of 272	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	173 of 275	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	182 of 403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	272 of 402	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	166 of 404	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	213 of 407	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	246 of 409	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	125 of 130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	230 of 237	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	192 of 231	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	276 of 400	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	295 of 396	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	348 of 402	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2024)26th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-35 vs school

Military Connected (2025)4th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+8 vs state

Civics and Economics74%~ state avg

Science73%+8 vs state

English Reading73%~ state avg

Mathematics61%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 18, 2022

Locust Grove Middle School seems to breed racism. Our family has had two racist experiences at this school since we moved to the area 3 months ago. The assistant principal and principal issue lenient punishments instead of issuing harsh punishments for racist behavior and that it completely unacceptable!! I've never experienced racism in school, but for my child to experience it TWICE in three months speaks volumes about the environment at this school. THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY!! COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! Close Quote

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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 Geography (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 Geography 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
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
Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	692	51	13.6	23.0%	411 (59.4%)	88 (12.7%)	107 (15.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	67 (9.7%)	65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%		59.4	182^nd of 417 public middle schools	56.4%	42	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.1	60.1	65.6	72.2	79.6	74.1	79.0		81.3		$8,945	$650	$8,295
Chancellor Middle	Public	6-8	6320 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-8099	799	61	13.0	72.1%	256 (32.0%)	129 (16.1%)	318 (39.8%)	30 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)	28.6	331^st of 419 public middle schools	21.0%		32.1	310^th of 417 public middle schools	25.7%	21	100.0	96.9	100.0	50.0	38.3	49.1	53.0	59.9	65.1	61.5		65.7		$9,958	$257	$9,701
Post Oak Middle	Public	6-8	6959 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7517	679	48	14.1	63.6%	472 (69.5%)	43 (6.3%)	87 (12.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.7%)	29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%		40.6	273^rd of 417 public middle schools	34.5%	54	100.0	100.0	100.0	41.5	45.4	47.0	66.5	60.7	51.5	69.4		52.4		$9,188	$564	$8,623
Spotsylvania Middle	Public	6-8	8801 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-6341	1,009	62	16.2	65.2%	395 (39.1%)	271 (26.9%)	189 (18.7%)	61 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (8.6%)	43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%		48.7	232^nd of 417 public middle schools	44.4%	29	100.0	100.0	100.0	48.1	49.7	39.6	66.3	70.2	68.4	73.0		69.5		$7,735	$181	$7,555
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	7320 Smith Station Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-4400	780	56	14.0	71.0%	257 (32.9%)	149 (19.1%)	279 (35.8%)	37 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.2%)	35.2	303^rd of 419 public middle schools	27.7%		30.1	319^th of 417 public middle schools	23.5%	16	97.1	100.0	100.0	49.0	39.2	47.7	57.6	69.5	69.3	66.3		62.6		$9,159	$445	$8,715
T. Benton Gayle Middle	Public	6-8	100 Panther Drive	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-0383	939	62	15.1	41.1%	392 (41.7%)	213 (22.7%)	157 (16.7%)	74 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (10.6%)	53.5	209^th of 419 public middle schools	50.1%		54.6	207^th of 417 public middle schools	50.4%	2	97.6	100.0	99.0	73.2		39.8	64.3	75.6	74.3	71.7		70.7		$9,407	$416	$8,990
Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	One Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1145	796	54	14.6	91.5%	164 (20.6%)	221 (27.8%)	210 (26.4%)	120 (15.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.7%)	18.8	377^th of 419 public middle schools	10.0%		13	383^rd of 417 public middle schools	8.2%	6	100.0	100.0	100.0	36.5	33.8	40.1	53.0	58.5	57.4	66.5	56.0	45.6		$12,740	$2,827	$9,913
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Locust Grove Middle

What district is Locust Grove Middle in?

Orange County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Locust Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Locust Grove Middle usually go on to attend Orange County High

How many students attend Locust Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Locust Grove Middle.

Is Locust Grove Middle a good school?

Locust Grove Middle ranks 196^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Locust Grove Middle?

Students at Locust Grove Middle are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 1% Asian.

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