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Dogwood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Dogwood Middle is a public middle school in Richmond, Virginia, serving 390 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Dogwood Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools over the past 10 years.

Dogwood Middle faces significant challenges, including low student performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 8.33% in 8th grade Science to 87.5% in 8th grade Geometry, compared to state averages of 65.71% and 96.74%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 25.3%, which are significantly higher than state and district averages. Additionally, Dogwood Middle has an extremely high percentage of students (over 98%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low socioeconomic status of the student population.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Dogwood Middle, ranging from $8,940 to $9,246 over the past few years, and a small student-teacher ratio, the school's performance lags behind both the state and local district averages, as well as nearby middle schools such as Albert Hill Middle, which had a 95% 8th grade Geometry proficiency rate in 2024-2025 compared to Dogwood Middle's 87.5%. Dogwood Middle has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past 10 years, remaining in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools.

371

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,562

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Floyd Ave
Richmond, VA 23220-4623

(804) 780-6231

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Dogwood Middle usually attend:

High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Open High
	Richmond Community High
	Thomas Jefferson High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.9%

White:

16.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (48% vs 73% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 57 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Virginia avg73%

403^rd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

115^th of 129Richmond City 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	6.4	403 of 419	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	353 of 417	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	398 of 422	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	336 of 415	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	404 of 419	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	416 of 424	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	403 of 413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	407 of 415	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	384 of 409	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	392 of 412	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	408 of 416	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	411 of 416	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	408 of 413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	402 of 413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	316 of 408	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	304 of 390	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	303 of 391	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.5	285 of 387	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.6	233 of 383	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	167 of 340	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	294 of 297	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	262 of 299	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	292 of 298	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	390 of 403	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	363 of 407	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	387 of 411	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	378 of 403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	346 of 402	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	391 of 404	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	324 of 407	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	379 of 409	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	128 of 400	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	113 of 396	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	101 of 402	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)68th percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry88%-9 vs state

English Reading54%-19 vs state

Earth Science53%-37 vs state

Algebra I49%-45 vs state

Civics and Economics48%-26 vs state

Mathematics42%-20 vs state

Science8%-57 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)			SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 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 Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dogwood Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Floyd Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6231	371	36	10.3	98.9%	61 (16.4%)	278 (74.9%)	15 (4.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	6.4	403^rd of 419 public middle schools	3.8%		21.5	353^rd of 417 public middle schools	15.3%	50	87.5		87.5	42.9		41.6			8.3	53.3	49.6	53.9	57.9	47.6	$11,562	$923	$10,639
Albert Hill Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Patterson Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6107	505	48	10.4	99.8%	155 (30.7%)	297 (58.8%)	26 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	26.4	344^th of 419 public middle schools	17.9%		30.8	314^th of 417 public middle schools	24.7%	30	95.0		98.7	76.1		48.3	20.4		8.0	63.1	65.7	63.6	68.7	71.2	$10,550	$638	$9,911
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Mosby St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8011	500	49	10.2	98.2%	8 (1.6%)	459 (91.8%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1.6	415^th of 419 public middle schools	1.0%		1.1	415^th of 417 public middle schools	0.5%					48.1		25.0			7.0	39.3	40.0	47.4	46.8	43.0	$14,688	$1,114	$13,574
Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Public	6-8	4319 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8288	430	48	8.9	98.6%	48 (11.2%)	346 (80.5%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	10.2	394^th of 419 public middle schools	6.0%		4.4	407^th of 417 public middle schools	2.4%	13	100.0			62.4		43.4	13.6			81.3	57.0	46.8	56.5	55.7	$11,433	$887	$10,546
Lucille M. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3013	605	57	10.6	100.2%	39 (6.4%)	411 (67.9%)	135 (22.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	5.3	407^th of 419 public middle schools	2.9%		8.3	398^th of 417 public middle schools	4.6%	9	45.1		88.9	28.7		36.2	0.0	3.2	14.6	74.1	45.6	43.0	55.2	55.6	$12,679	$958	$11,720
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5016	621	62	10.0	99.4%	11 (1.8%)	292 (47.0%)	309 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4.7	410^th of 419 public middle schools	2.1%		8.4	396^th of 417 public middle schools	5.0%	14	71.7		89.1	60.3		33.0			15.0	85.4	38.3	48.7	49.3	40.0	$11,894	$772	$11,122
River City Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Hull Street Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 272-7554	1,150	93	12.3	99.0%	31 (2.7%)	377 (32.8%)	717 (62.3%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	0.4	417^th of 419 public middle schools	0.5%		2	412^th of 417 public middle schools	1.2%	5	57.4		71.8	37.1		20.6			7.1	52.2	37.6	36.5	33.6	32.0	$10,358	$657	$9,701
George H. Moody Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Woodman Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5015	1,086	65	16.7	36.3%	227 (20.9%)	201 (18.5%)	137 (12.6%)	479 (44.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	62.5	163^rd of 419 public middle schools	61.1%		58.6	186^th of 417 public middle schools	55.4%	23	96.2	100.0	100.0	94.0	100.0	50.4	36.4	34.9	37.0	97.4	83.5	83.3	82.9		$8,810	$565	$8,246
L. Douglas Wilder Middle	Public	6-8	6900 Wilkinson Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 515-1100	758	43	17.6	89.6%	108 (14.2%)	472 (62.3%)	50 (6.6%)	88 (11.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.5%)	19.4	373^rd of 419 public middle schools	11.0%		23.3	343^rd of 417 public middle schools	17.7%	30	93.1		92.9	56.0		26.9	36.4	26.5	19.4	89.5	61.4	64.7	62.3		$11,783	$687	$11,096
Fairfield Middle	Public	6-8	5121 Nine Mile Rd	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4020	936	66	14.2	91.0%	23 (2.5%)	815 (87.1%)	64 (6.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	5.4	406^th of 419 public middle schools	3.1%		6.8	402^nd of 417 public middle schools	3.6%	4	56.4		88.2	78.2		26.6	25.5	23.9	13.8	55.4	53.9	51.9	52.2		$10,693	$655	$10,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Middle

How many students attend Dogwood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Dogwood Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dogwood Middle attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Middle usually go on to attend Franklin Military Academy

What district is Dogwood Middle in?

Richmond City Public Schools

Is Dogwood Middle a good school?

Dogwood Middle ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Middle?

Students at Dogwood Middle are 75% African American, 16% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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