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Lucille M. Brown Middle

Q: Is Lucille M. Brown Middle a good school?

Lucille M. Brown Middle ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Lucille M. Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Lucille M. Brown Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lucille M. Brown Middle?

Students at Lucille M. Brown Middle are 68% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Lucille M. Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend Lucille M. Brown Middle usually go on to attend Franklin Military Academy

Public Grades 6-8

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Lucille M. Brown Middle is a public middle school in Richmond, VA, serving 605 students in grades 6–8 as part of Richmond City Public Schools. The school ranks in the bottom 2% of Virginia middle schools (408th out of 416), with nearly all of its students (98–100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the low overall ranking, Brown still outperforms several nearby Richmond middle schools—including River City Middle, Martin Luther King Junior Middle, and Thomas C. Boushall Middle—though it trails Albert Hill Middle by a wide margin.

Brown has several genuine bright spots. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 24.0% in 2021–22 to 15.3% in 2024–25—below the district average of 20.5% and lower than peers like Albert Hill Middle (21.2%) and Dogwood Middle (20.8%). Reading achievement sits near district averages in every grade, with 6th graders (54.4% proficient) above the district mark. The school also shines in 8th grade Earth Science (75.5% proficient), far exceeding Martin Luther King Junior Middle (34.7%) and Thomas C. Boushall Middle (54.3%). Perhaps most striking is the advanced math contrast: Algebra I (76.9% proficient) and Geometry (52.2%) students perform well, while standard-track 7th grade math has posted 0% proficiency for three straight years.

The core challenge is grade-level math instruction. Standard math proficiency is among the lowest in the state—0% in 7th grade and 2.7% in 8th grade—suggesting students on the standard math path are not being effectively reached. This is especially notable given that Brown spends $12,679 per student, far more than Robious Middle ($7,864) and Manchester Middle ($8,190) in Chesterfield County Public Schools, yet posts far lower proficiency rates. Support for student subgroups has also been uneven: English Learner students fell from the 74th to 28th percentile in one year, and while disabled students improved from the 4th to 23rd percentile, other subgroups remain in the bottom 5–10% statewide. The 2022–23 school year offers a glimpse of potential—8th grade writing proficiency reached 51.5%, nearly matching the state average.

605

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,153

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

6300 Jahnke Rd
Richmond, VA 23225

(804) 319-3013

District: Richmond City Public Schools

Students who attend Lucille M. Brown Middle usually attend:

High:	Franklin Military Academy
	Huguenot High
	Open High
	Richmond Community High

Feeder schools for Lucille M. Brown Middle:

Elementary:	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary
	Miles Jones Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.9%

Hispanic:

22.3%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (44% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Algebra I scores 46 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

Virginia avg70%

408^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the Richmond City Public Schools

118^th of 131Richmond 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
2026	3.9	408 of 416	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	407 of 419	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	398 of 417	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	375 of 422	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	343 of 419	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	410 of 424	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	404 of 413	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	398 of 415	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	401 of 409	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	388 of 412	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	393 of 416	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	372 of 416	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	383 of 413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	352 of 413	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	293 of 408	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	300 of 390	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	316 of 391	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	318 of 387	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.9	238 of 383	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.6	290 of 340	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	276 of 297	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	274 of 297	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	268 of 299	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	225 of 298	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	226 of 292	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	268 of 278	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	96 of 134	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.8	52 of 135	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	32 of 122	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	11 of 100	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	402 of 409	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	386 of 407	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	357 of 411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	269 of 283	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	271 of 279	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	233 of 272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	221 of 275	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	382 of 401	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	373 of 403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	372 of 402	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	400 of 410	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	389 of 404	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	386 of 407	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	370 of 409	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	351 of 400	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.3	241 of 400	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	245 of 396	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	131 of 402	67.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2026)23rd percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Earth Science75%-15 vs state

Geometry52%-45 vs state

English Reading51%-22 vs state

Civics and Economics49%-25 vs state

Algebra I49%-46 vs state

Mathematics24%-31 vs state

Science19%-45 vs state

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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 Earth Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Earth Science 7th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	99.5%	39 (6.4%)	411 (67.9%)	135 (22.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	3.9	408^th of 416 public middle schools	1.9%		5.3	407^th of 419 public middle schools	2.9%	1		52.2	76.9	41.6	31.0	0.0	2.7	19.3		75.5	54.4	50.0	48.4			49.5	$12,153	$866	$11,287
Providence Middle	Public	6-8	900 Starlight Lane	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1355	1,033	76	13.6	75.0%	190 (18.4%)	342 (33.1%)	415 (40.2%)	32 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	14.8	380^th of 416 public middle schools	8.7%		11.8	388^th of 419 public middle schools	7.4%	8		93.3	93.8	79.2	47.9	40.8	25.0	33.7		95.0	51.6	50.3	57.7	377.0		63.8	$8,927	$269	$8,658
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%)	2	412^th of 416 public middle schools	1.0%		0.4	417^th of 419 public middle schools	0.5%	5		44.0	80.8	56.6	28.5	0.0	14.5	13.1		83.9	37.4	38.9	41.2			46.7	$11,531	$694	$10,837
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	99.4%	155 (30.7%)	297 (58.8%)	26 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	26.9	338^th of 416 public middle schools	18.8%		26.4	344^th of 419 public middle schools	17.9%	6		95.8	100.0	77.1	59.3		346.0	382.0	≥ 50%	60.9	68.9	59.3	67.9			63.1	$11,882	$644	$11,238
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%)	9.7	395^th of 416 public middle schools	5.0%		6.4	403^rd of 419 public middle schools	3.8%	8		94.4	100.0	34.0	40.3			7.3		73.2	48.1	56.0	58.2			53.2	$14,728	$886	$13,842
Manchester Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Hull Street Rd.	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1385	1,109	73	15.1	75.2%	213 (19.2%)	434 (39.1%)	368 (33.2%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.0%)	15.7	376^th of 416 public middle schools	9.6%		26.7	343^rd of 419 public middle schools	18.1%	33		96.4	100.0	68.0	44.9	38.4	15.4	26.3		91.0	58.8	59.9	60.8	< 50%		57.3	$8,924	$154	$8,770
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	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%)	1.6	415^th of 416 public middle schools	0.2%		4.7	410^th of 419 public middle schools	2.1%	5		69.7	80.8	67.2	37.3		< 50%	13.4		54.3	40.7	39.1	44.7		< 50%	42.6	$14,410	$2,461	$11,948
Falling Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4780 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3640	1,443	115	12.5	75.7%	81 (5.6%)	518 (35.9%)	788 (54.6%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	3.9	409^th of 416 public middle schools	1.7%		1.4	416^th of 419 public middle schools	0.7%	7		< 50%	461.0	92.5	32.2	15.7	14.2	20.8		74.1	39.9	42.8	42.7	351.0		51.2	$9,036	$682	$8,354
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%)	1.9	413^th of 416 public middle schools	0.7%		1.6	415^th of 419 public middle schools	1.0%	2		422.0	100.0	43.3	18.6		< 50%	10.2		34.7	42.8	50.7	43.9			37.2	$15,183	$1,225	$13,958
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	24.1%	706 (65.3%)	111 (10.3%)	163 (15.1%)	37 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	70.2	103^rd of 416 public middle schools	75.2%		71.8	109^th of 419 public middle schools	74.0%	6	≥ 50%	100.0	100.0	94.6	81.1	78.9	50.8	59.3		98.5	81.6	83.5	77.1	374.0		83.7	$8,517	$243	$8,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucille M. Brown Middle

What district is Lucille M. Brown Middle in?

Richmond City Public Schools

How many students attend Lucille M. Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Lucille M. Brown Middle.

What high school do graduates of Lucille M. Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend Lucille M. Brown Middle usually go on to attend Franklin Military Academy

Is Lucille M. Brown Middle a good school?

Lucille M. Brown Middle ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lucille M. Brown Middle?

Students at Lucille M. Brown Middle are 68% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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