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Locust Grove Middle

Q: Is Locust Grove Middle a good school?

Locust Grove Middle ranks 238 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Locust Grove Middle?

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

Q: 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.

Q: What high school do graduates of Locust Grove Middle attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Locust Grove Middle is a 6–8 middle school in Locust Grove, Virginia, serving 685 students as part of Orange County Public Schools. For the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranked 238th out of 416 Virginia middle schools — placing it in the 43rd percentile with a 2-star rating, a slight dip from the prior year's 3-star ranking. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 70.8% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, an important context that makes many of its results noteworthy.

The school's biggest academic bright spot is 8th-grade performance. Proficiency rates in Algebra I (98.4%), science (69.4%), reading (74.1%), and civics (77.7%) all meet or exceed state averages, and 8th-grade reading and science have climbed dramatically over the past three years (reading from 58.3% to 74.1%, science from 57.0% to 69.4%). However, 6th- and 7th-grade math and reading trail the state. Compared with nearby schools, Locust Grove Middle finishes third-highest in the region, behind Ni River Middle and Freedom Middle, and ahead of schools like T. Benton Gayle Middle, Battlefield Middle, Chancellor Middle, and Walker-Grant Middle — several of which spend significantly more per student.

Chronic absenteeism has improved sharply, falling from a pandemic-era high of 33.8% in 2021–2022 to 16.4% in 2024–2025 — below the district average and lower than most nearby middle schools. Notably, the school serves economically disadvantaged and Hispanic students above the statewide median for effectiveness. However, advanced math access may be narrower than at neighboring schools; Locust Grove Middle only reports 8th-grade Algebra I, while many peers offer 7th-grade Algebra I and 8th-grade Geometry. Overall, Locust Grove Middle is delivering respectable outcomes despite relatively low per-pupil spending, with the main opportunities for growth in earlier-grade fundamentals and advanced math pathways.

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: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2026) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

Virginia avg69%

238^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

86^th of 131Orange 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	48.6	238 of 416	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.8	176 of 297	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.1	166 of 292	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	42.5	279 of 409	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.7	103 of 283	63.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.7	183 of 401	54.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.9	201 of 410	51.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	14.4	121 of 125	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.3	241 of 249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.1	307 of 400	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2026)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-40 vs school

Military Connected (2026)3rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+5 vs state

Civics and Economics78%+3 vs state

English Reading70%-3 vs state

Science69%+5 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Geography (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 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%)	48.6	238^th of 416 public middle schools	42.8%		56.4	196^th of 419 public middle schools	53.2%	42		≥ 50%		98.4	61.2	45.7	48.8	69.4	65.4	71.0	74.1	≥ 50%		77.7	$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%)	76.3	63^rd of 416 public middle schools	84.9%		65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%	77		100.0	100.0	100.0	70.9	72.0	62.0	73.2	81.1	83.8	83.1		89.8		$8,945	$650	$8,295
Freedom Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-1030	763	61	12.5	65.1%	332 (43.5%)	145 (19.0%)	184 (24.1%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.4%)	55.3	200^th of 416 public middle schools	51.9%		56.5	195^th of 419 public middle schools	53.5%	5		96.3	100.0	100.0	62.3	59.1	56.9	69.6	73.5	75.0	70.2		73.1		$9,605	$421	$9,184
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%)	27.6	335^th of 416 public middle schools	19.5%		28.6	331^st of 419 public middle schools	21.0%	4	≥ 50%	93.8	96.6	95.0	56.7	31.7	35.8	57.3	63.4	56.0	70.3		61.7		$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%)	26	346^th of 416 public middle schools	16.8%		29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%	19		100.0	100.0	98.2	32.2	50.0	38.7	50.6	56.7	65.9	56.7		65.8		$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%)	32	320^th of 416 public middle schools	23.1%		43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%	59		100.0	98.4	95.5	50.0	48.0	27.7	57.9	68.6	67.2	64.3		59.7		$7,735	$181	$7,555
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	11120 Leavells Road	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%)	37.6	298^th of 416 public middle schools	28.4%		35.2	303^rd of 419 public middle schools	27.7%	5		95.7	100.0	100.0	43.5	43.9	46.5	59.5	68.2	68.4	68.5		68.4		$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%)	46.9	249^th of 416 public middle schools	40.1%		53.5	209^th of 419 public middle schools	50.1%	40		98.3	99.0	87.3	68.8	< 50%	31.2	63.5	73.7	74.6	69.8		68.5		$9,407	$416	$8,990
Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	2201 Idlewild Blvd	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%)	20.5	364^th of 416 public middle schools	12.5%		18.8	377^th of 419 public middle schools	10.0%	13		100.0	100.0	96.2	29.6	42.2	41.2	54.7	57.6	55.8	63.6	57.3	54.8		$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%)	41.3	285^th of 416 public middle schools	31.5%		49.6	224^th of 419 public middle schools	46.5%	61		100.0	100.0	95.2	71.1	48.3	61.3	56.2	66.6	62.1	67.1		< 50%	66.1	$10,294	$338	$9,956

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 238^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 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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