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Woodrow Wilson Middle

Q: Is Woodrow Wilson Middle a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Middle ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Woodrow Wilson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Middle?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Middle are 41% White, 36% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Middle attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Middle usually go on to attend Patrick Henry High

Public Grades 6-8

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Woodrow Wilson Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Roanoke City Public Schools serving 601 students in southwest Roanoke, with 99.3% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch — one of the highest-poverty school contexts in the Roanoke Valley. The school currently ranks 379th out of 416 Virginia middle schools (9th percentile), placing it ahead of Breckinridge Middle and Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle but behind James Madison Middle and John P. Fishwick Middle among the city's five middle schools.

Academically, Woodrow Wilson shows a striking two-tier pattern. On-grade-level math is critically low: 23.7% proficient in 6th grade, 19.4% in 7th, and 20.0% in 8th, compared to state averages of 63.2%, 51.1%, and 46.9%. General 8th-grade science sits at just 17.5% versus 64.7% statewide. However, accelerated courses tell a very different story: Algebra I proficiency is 94.1%, Geometry is 86.0%, and Earth Science is 82.2%. Reading is a relative bright spot, with 6th-grade reading at 58.8% — above the district's 51.4% though still below the state's 73.0% — and 7th-grade Civics and Economics at 88.7%, beating the state average of 70.1%.

Compared to nearby schools outside the city, the divide is stark: Cave Spring Middle, Hidden Valley Middle, and Read Mountain Middle — all within a few miles — score 40–70 percentage points higher on many state tests and have chronic absenteeism rates around one-third of Woodrow Wilson's. The school spends $11,572 per student and has an 11.9 student-teacher ratio, meaning it has more funding and smaller classes than most nearby county schools. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 32.5% in 2021–22 to 21.1% in 2024–25, better than the district average of 25.0%. The bottom line: Woodrow Wilson has real bright spots, but its overall trajectory is downward, and the most productive next step may be figuring out how to extend its advanced-course success to the broader on-grade-level population.

601

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,572

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1813 Carter Rd SW
Roanoke, VA 24015

(540) 853-2358

District: Roanoke City Public Schools

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

Patrick Henry High

Feeder schools for Woodrow Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Grandin Court Elementary
	Virginia Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

African American:

35.6%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (51% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

Virginia avg70%

379^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Roanoke City Public Schools

117^th of 131Roanoke 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	14.9	379 of 416	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	372 of 419	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	340 of 417	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	360 of 422	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	304 of 419	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	276 of 424	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	230 of 413	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	246 of 415	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	227 of 409	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.9	194 of 412	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.1	232 of 416	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	262 of 416	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.9	328 of 413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	350 of 413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	348 of 408	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	354 of 390	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	380 of 391	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	35.0	311 of 387	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	293 of 383	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	304 of 340	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	291 of 297	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	283 of 297	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	270 of 298	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	136 of 137	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	262 of 292	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	242 of 281	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	254 of 278	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	131 of 134	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	134 of 135	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	374 of 409	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	362 of 403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	325 of 407	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	367 of 411	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	282 of 283	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	249 of 279	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	229 of 272	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	185 of 275	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	384 of 401	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	355 of 403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	321 of 402	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	373 of 410	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	341 of 404	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	345 of 407	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	313 of 409	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	205 of 249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	335 of 400	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.1	192 of 400	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	249 of 396	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	278 of 402	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry86%-11 vs state

Algebra I83%-12 vs state

Earth Science82%-8 vs state

Civics and Economics68%-5 vs state

English Reading57%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-34 vs state

Science17%-47 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 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 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 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 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
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1813 Carter Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2358	601	50	11.9	99.3%	245 (40.8%)	214 (35.6%)	77 (12.8%)	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	14.9	379^th of 416 public middle schools	8.9%		19.5	372^nd of 419 public middle schools	11.2%	7	86.0	75.5	94.1	23.7	19.4	20.0	17.5	82.2	58.8	57.1	56.1	88.7	60.5	$11,572	$1,182	$10,389
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Overland Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2351	598	42	14.1	99.7%	268 (44.8%)	204 (34.1%)	55 (9.2%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)	23.5	357^th of 416 public middle schools	14.2%		26.9	339^th of 419 public middle schools	19.1%	18	95.7	96.9	93.0	24.5	15.8	8.7	22.5	100.0	66.7	59.0	62.5	77.7	55.6	$12,040	$1,297	$10,743
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4902 Hidden Valley School Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7570	581	43	13.6	30.3%	404 (69.5%)	48 (8.3%)	50 (8.6%)	44 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	82.1	32^nd of 416 public middle schools	92.3%		83	32^nd of 419 public middle schools	92.4%		100.0	100.0	100.0	85.4	88.2	78.3	71.9		86.4	87.8	84.1		82.2	$10,232	$479	$9,753
Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Public	6-8	1220 5th Street NW	Roanoke	24016	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2681	540	48	11.2	97.2%	76 (14.1%)	322 (59.6%)	105 (19.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	4.8	407^th of 416 public middle schools	2.2%		4.8	409^th of 419 public middle schools	2.4%	2	68.2	96.3	100.0	12.5	6.4	12.5	29.8	82.6	42.5	31.8	39.5	66.7	44.4	$15,906	$2,270	$13,637
John P. Fishwick Middle	Public	6-8	1004 Montrose Ave SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-6040	456	36	12.5	97.6%	176 (38.6%)	136 (29.8%)	93 (20.4%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	24.9	350^th of 416 public middle schools	15.9%		17.2	382^nd of 419 public middle schools	8.8%	32	94.4	100.0	100.0	33.7	18.8	40.5	52.3	100.0	59.2	53.9	65.1	100.0	63.3	$11,234	$1,672	$9,561
Cave Spring Middle	Public	6-8	4880 Brambleton Ave	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7560	746	54	13.8	30.4%	561 (75.2%)	38 (5.1%)	56 (7.5%)	58 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	87.9	13^th of 416 public middle schools	96.9%		85.5	20^th of 419 public middle schools	95.2%	7	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.6	85.3	91.1	85.8		89.4	90.9	88.4		88.0	$9,313	$387	$8,926
Breckinridge Middle	Public	6-8	3901 Williamson Rd NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2251	733	54	13.6	100.1%	113 (15.4%)	273 (37.2%)	284 (38.7%)	37 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	11.2	392^nd of 416 public middle schools	5.8%		9.3	398^th of 419 public middle schools	5.0%	6	95.2	100.0	97.1	21.4	28.7	34.4	28.2	92.9	35.8	47.4	51.2	74.6	51.8	$11,355	$1,922	$9,433
Andrew Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	616 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2513	839	49	17.1	44.8%	544 (64.8%)	138 (16.4%)	92 (11.0%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	59.6	172^nd of 416 public middle schools	58.7%		60.4	172^nd of 419 public middle schools	58.9%		100.0	100.0	96.9	73.5	76.1	51.8	66.7		77.7	75.1	72.2	68.2		$9,645	$536	$9,109
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	6810 Northside High School Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8145	648	48	13.5	71.9%	316 (48.8%)	114 (17.6%)	113 (17.4%)	41 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.1%)	59	178^th of 416 public middle schools	57.2%		69.1	120^th of 419 public middle schools	71.4%	58	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.2	62.4	74.6	61.9		71.4	77.6	76.2		70.4	$10,571	$427	$10,145
William Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	2910 Washington Ave	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 890-1035	802	58	13.7	67.1%	615 (76.7%)	63 (7.9%)	57 (7.1%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	54.9	205^th of 416 public middle schools	50.7%		63.9	149^th of 419 public middle schools	64.4%	56	100.0	100.0	96.1	67.2	73.8	46.9	61.0		78.6	77.0	70.4		66.0	$8,892	$551	$8,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Wilson Middle

What district is Woodrow Wilson Middle in?

Roanoke City Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Middle attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Middle usually go on to attend Patrick Henry High

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Woodrow Wilson Middle.

Is Woodrow Wilson Middle a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Middle ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Middle?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Middle are 41% White, 36% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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