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Middle Road Elementary

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Middle Road Elementary ranks 478 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Middle Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Prince George, Virginia, serving 741 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Prince George County Public Schools district, which is ranked 46 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Academically, Middle Road Elementary's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Reading, and Science were 69.67%, 69.67%, and 68.47%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 76.61%, 72.84%, and 67.96%, and the state averages of 72.89%, 66.93%, and 68.94%. The school's performance is mixed compared to nearby schools, outperforming some, like Walnut Hill Elementary and Lakemont Elementary, but lagging behind others, such as L.L. Beazley Elementary and Tussing Elementary, in certain subject areas.

Middle Road Elementary faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 22.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average of around 15%. This issue is not unique to Middle Road, as the nearby schools also have similar high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting a broader regional challenge. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools. Addressing these socioeconomic factors and the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be crucial for improving the school's overall academic performance and providing a high-quality education for all students.

769

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,962

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5400 Middle Road
Prince George, VA 23875

(804) 733-2750

District: Prince George County Public Schools

Students who attend Middle Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J.E.J. Moore Middle
High:	Prince George High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.6%

White:

32.2%

Hispanic:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

478^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Prince George County Public Schools

46^th of 129Prince George 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	59.7	478 of 1110	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	657 of 1114	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	685 of 1114	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	459 of 1109	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	387 of 1103	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	275 of 1105	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	218 of 1097	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.4	172 of 1099	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	214 of 1096	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	194 of 1100	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.8	281 of 1110	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	244 of 1120	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	59.9	446 of 1117	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	636 of 1117	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.1	509 of 1113	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.5	840 of 1082	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	771 of 1081	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.8	640 of 1083	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.5	967 of 1071	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	28.9	881 of 1062	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	182 of 579	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	365 of 588	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	325 of 579	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	442 of 1096	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	703 of 1098	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	631 of 1100	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	176 of 606	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	202 of 580	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	240 of 564	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	325 of 1046	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	490 of 1036	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	500 of 1093	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	622 of 1101	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	729 of 1093	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	123 of 192	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	150 of 195	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	164 of 182	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	213 of 271	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	215 of 247	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	243 of 245	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	452 of 973	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	537 of 979	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	584 of 984	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)36th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies82%+14 vs state

English Reading76%+5 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

Science68%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middle Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Middle Road	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 733-2750	769	47	16.3	61.5%	248 (32.2%)	274 (35.6%)	162 (21.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	68 (8.8%)	59.7	478^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.9%		46.2	657^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.0%	179	69.7	78.2	71.4	68.5	69.7	82.8	74.6	82.5	$7,962	$399	$7,562
L.L. Beazley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Courthouse Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 733-2745	507	36	14.0	65.9%	143 (28.2%)	207 (40.8%)	87 (17.2%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.3%)	66.6	397^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.2%		67.2	391^st of 1114 public elementary schools	64.9%	6	82.7	86.2	79.2	70.1	80.0	78.5	66.2	81.8	$10,641	$965	$9,676
Harry E. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Arlington Rd	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6408	535	47	11.3	101.5%	74 (13.8%)	305 (57.0%)	96 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.1%)	19.7	931^st of 1110 public elementary schools	16.1%		16	971^st of 1114 public elementary schools	12.8%	40	71.0	58.1	42.2	33.8	50.7	63.1	54.1	58.3	$12,840	$1,807	$11,033
Patrick Copeland Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Westhill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6410	579	43	13.6	100.0%	123 (21.2%)	300 (51.8%)	87 (15.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	7.1	1051^st of 1110 public elementary schools	5.3%		8.9	1040^th of 1114 public elementary schools	6.6%	11	47.8	39.1	44.6	44.3	38.0	50.5	56.7	43.0	$10,566	$1,233	$9,333
Dupont Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S. 18th Avenue	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6406	589	41	14.5	100.2%	114 (19.4%)	299 (50.8%)	115 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.8%)	8.2	1044^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%		22.9	920^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.4%	124	45.2	45.4	51.2	51.6	46.2	48.0	52.8	37.2	$11,752	$2,345	$9,407
Lakemont Elementary	Public	K-5	51 Gibbons St	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7007	393	33	11.9	93.6%	17 (4.3%)	285 (72.5%)	81 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1.1	1107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	0.3%		0.5	1113^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.1%	6	47.5	16.7	27.9	32.8	27.1	12.5	29.5	10.4	$8,675	$1,541	$7,134
Tussing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3440	652	46	14.1	99.4%	360 (55.2%)	115 (17.6%)	94 (14.4%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	59.2	488^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.0%		59.8	491^st of 1114 public elementary schools	55.9%	3	78.7	83.2	70.2	60.4	75.3	80.2	68.3	81.9	$11,458	$471	$10,987
Walnut Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S Boulevard	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7005	574	40	14.3	93.7%	24 (4.2%)	486 (84.7%)	52 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.1	1064^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%		5	1081^st of 1114 public elementary schools	3.0%	17	46.4	47.8	38.8	31.3	48.5	52.2	46.3	39.1	$9,664	$743	$8,921
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11106 Old Stage Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 458-8922	720	49	14.6	62.6%	337 (46.8%)	202 (28.1%)	106 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.3%)	56.6	523^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	52.9%		46.9	648^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.8%	125	76.0	68.1	71.8	69.2	68.7	76.1	80.0	75.5	$8,888	$477	$8,412
Enon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 E. Hundred Rd.	Chester	23836	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 530-5720	691	50	13.8	75.3%	308 (44.6%)	223 (32.3%)	92 (13.3%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	49.3	605^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.5%		50.3	614^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.9%	9	68.8	70.8	75.9	72.4	67.6	73.5	71.6	58.9	$7,365	$629	$6,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Middle Road Elementary?

Students at Middle Road Elementary are 36% African American, 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Middle Road Elementary a good school?

Middle Road Elementary ranks 478^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middle Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Middle Road Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Middle Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Middle Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J.E.J. Moore Middle
High : Prince George High

What district is Middle Road Elementary in?

Prince George County Public Schools

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