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Powhatan Middle

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Powhatan Middle ranks 127 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Powhatan Middle is a public middle school in Powhatan, VA, serving 980 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Powhatan County Public Schools district, which is ranked 33 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Powhatan Middle consistently performs above the state average on SOL/Standards of Learning assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 99.26% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 91.88%. The school also excels in 8th grade World History I (97.95% proficient) and 7th grade Civics and Economics (94.24% proficient), significantly outperforming the state. Additionally, Powhatan Middle has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 11.2% to 19.3% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as those in the Henrico County and Chesterfield County school districts, Powhatan Middle generally outperforms them on academic measures, particularly in mathematics and reading. This suggests that Powhatan Middle may be implementing more effective instructional strategies or providing additional support to its students. The school's strong performance, equity in outcomes, and efficient use of resources make it a standout institution within the Powhatan County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia.

950

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,387

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4135 Old Buckingham Road
Powhatan, VA 23139

(804) 362-2500

District: Powhatan County Public Schools

Students who attend Powhatan Middle usually attend:

High:

Powhatan High

Feeder schools for Powhatan Middle:

Elementary:	Flat Rock Elementary
	Pocahontas Elementary
	Powhatan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2018 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (77% vs 68% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the Virginia median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Virginia avg68%

127^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 129Powhatan 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	67.5	127 of 419	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	137 of 417	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	170 of 422	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	210 of 415	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	219 of 419	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	204 of 424	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	249 of 413	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.1	156 of 415	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	130 of 409	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.7	102 of 412	75.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	72 of 416	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	62.3	105 of 416	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	61.7	105 of 413	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	42 of 413	89.8%	★★★★★
2010	71.0	60 of 408	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	28 of 390	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	72.2	55 of 391	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	37 of 387	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	75.2	35 of 383	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	67.1	111 of 340	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	59 of 297	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	65 of 299	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	139 of 298	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	109 of 281	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	128 of 278	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	155 of 403	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	119 of 407	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	137 of 411	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	52 of 279	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	87 of 272	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	99 of 275	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	187 of 403	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	179 of 402	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	115 of 404	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	149 of 407	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	199 of 409	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	82 of 123	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	84 of 244	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	129 of 237	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	145 of 231	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	216 of 400	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	218 of 396	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	249 of 402	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2024)61st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2024)33rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+7 vs state

World History I98%+19 vs state

English Reading80%+7 vs state

Civics and Economics78%+5 vs state

Science70%+5 vs state

Mathematics66%+10 vs state

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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 Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL World History I (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (2025)		SOL VA Studies (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 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Powhatan Middle	Public	6-8	4135 Old Buckingham Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 362-2500	950	77	12.3	27.4%	805 (84.7%)	36 (3.8%)	53 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.1%)	67.5	127^th of 419 public middle schools	69.7%		66	137^th of 417 public middle schools	67.1%	10			99.3		78.5	56.5	55.6		70.5			77.6	85.7	77.2	98.0	94.2	64.8		$8,387	$157	$8,229
Goochland Middle	Public	6-8	3250B River Road West	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5320	616	51	12.0	30.4%	436 (70.8%)	87 (14.1%)	54 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	49.6	225^th of 419 public middle schools	46.3%		57.3	195^th of 417 public middle schools	53.2%	30	100.0	100.0	81.6		78.5	22.7	23.0			68.7		78.4	79.3	78.2		72.4			$10,187	$388	$9,799
Amelia County Middle	Public	6-8	8740 Otterburn Road	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 561-4422	306	26	11.7	84.0%	200 (65.4%)	42 (13.7%)	32 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	43.8	256^th of 419 public middle schools	38.9%		32.9	307^th of 417 public middle schools	26.4%	51	100.0	100.0	100.0		49.3	56.8	61.5		58.1			73.5	75.2	65.2			58.5		$9,815	$327	$9,488
Tomahawk Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Learning Place Loop	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-7120	1,650	111	14.8	13.9%	1,128 (68.4%)	199 (12.1%)	152 (9.2%)	82 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	83 (5.0%)	70	117^th of 419 public middle schools	72.1%		68.3	125^th of 417 public middle schools	70.0%	8	96.7	100.0	90.0		73.9	72.5	25.0		52.9	96.0		86.6	85.7	83.6			86.5		$7,852	$197	$7,655
Midlothian Middle	Public	6-8	13501 Midlothian Turnpike	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2460	1,330	86	15.4	13.9%	957 (72.0%)	118 (8.9%)	94 (7.1%)	81 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.9%)	77.2	65^th of 419 public middle schools	84.5%		73.7	91^st of 417 public middle schools	78.2%	26	100.0	100.0	95.4		80.7	66.5	26.7		54.2	97.7		90.1	87.1	90.1			87.2		$8,076	$68	$8,008
Cumberland Middle	Public	5-8	16 School Road	Cumberland	23040	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 492-4212	374	33	11.4	100.3%	190 (50.8%)	127 (34.0%)	23 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	21.7	364^th of 419 public middle schools	13.1%		26.6	335^th of 417 public middle schools	19.7%	29			85.5	63.3	53.7			48.3	59.3		65.2	51.6	59.1	63.2			56.8	43.8	$11,984	$00	$11,984
Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	3700 Old Hundred Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6315	1,180	79	14.9	28.3%	706 (59.8%)	181 (15.3%)	131 (11.1%)	76 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.9%)	69.3	118^th of 419 public middle schools	71.8%		60.9	171^st of 417 public middle schools	59.0%	53	97.9	100.0	87.9		73.4	76.6			58.8	94.0		81.0	86.2	86.0			85.5		$8,283	$395	$7,888
Robious Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Robious Crossing Dr	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2510	1,081	74	14.6	26.3%	706 (65.3%)	111 (10.3%)	163 (15.1%)	37 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	71.8	109^th of 419 public middle schools	74.0%		69.9	115^th of 417 public middle schools	72.4%	6	100.0	100.0	95.2		72.3	69.2			61.8	100.0		76.2	84.6	85.6			88.8		$7,864	$252	$7,611
Pocahontas Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23233	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 364-0830	914	52	17.4	30.5%	569 (62.3%)	120 (13.1%)	74 (8.1%)	101 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.1%)	76.4	77^th of 419 public middle schools	81.6%		78.6	66^th of 417 public middle schools	84.2%	11	100.0	100.0	96.4		72.8	62.6	66.0		65.7	98.2		89.3	87.7	86.7					$11,056	$660	$10,396
Short Pump Middle	Public	6-8	4701 Pouncey Tract Rd	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0800	1,056	61	17.3	16.4%	461 (43.7%)	116 (11.0%)	75 (7.1%)	330 (31.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.7%)	70.6	115^th of 419 public middle schools	72.6%		81	50^th of 417 public middle schools	88.0%	65	100.0	99.1	98.3		65.2	61.0	61.1		57.1	98.7		83.2	85.2	86.8					$9,045	$585	$8,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Powhatan Middle

What district is Powhatan Middle in?

Powhatan County Public Schools

Is Powhatan Middle a good school?

Powhatan Middle ranks 127^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Powhatan Middle?

Students at Powhatan Middle are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Powhatan Middle attend?

Students who attend Powhatan Middle usually go on to attend Powhatan High

How many students attend Powhatan Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Powhatan Middle.

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