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Battlefield Middle

Q: Is Battlefield Middle a good school?

Battlefield Middle ranks 298 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Battlefield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Battlefield Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Battlefield Middle?

Students at Battlefield Middle are 36% Hispanic, 33% White, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Battlefield Middle attend?

Students who attend Battlefield Middle usually go on to attend Massaponax High

Public Grades 6-8

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Battlefield Middle serves 780 students in grades 6–8 as part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools, located at 11120 Leavells Road in the Fredericksburg, VA area. The school operates in a high-poverty context, with roughly 71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, it currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 28th percentile of Virginia middle schools—a modest improvement from its pandemic-era low point but still below where it performed a decade ago.

For all its challenges, Battlefield posts some impressive results. The advanced math program is a standout: 100% of 7th and 8th graders passed Algebra I, and nearly 96% passed Geometry, matching or exceeding results at higher-ranked schools like Ni River Middle. The school also serves English Language Learner students (56th percentile) and students with disabilities (52nd percentile) better than most Virginia schools, a sign that targeted supports are working. A favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.0 provides another structural advantage.

The most pressing challenges are attendance and on-grade-level academics. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22.0%—well above the state's 14.8%—though it has been cut in half since the 2020–2021 peak of 44.1%. Reading proficiency hovers around 68% across grades, trailing the state by about 5 points with little year-over-year growth. On-grade-level math remains difficult, with 6th and 7th grade proficiency around 43–44%, though 8th grade math (46.5%) matches the state average and outpaces nearby schools like Chancellor Middle and Thornburg Middle. The comparison with Freedom Middle, just 2.1 miles away with similar poverty levels but a 52nd percentile rank and 12.7% absenteeism, suggests that improving attendance and school culture could be powerful levers for Battlefield's continued improvement.

780

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,159

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11120 Leavells Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

(540) 786-4400

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Battlefield Middle usually attend:

High:

Massaponax High

Feeder schools for Battlefield Middle:

Elementary:

Spotswood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.8%

White:

32.9%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 69% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Virginia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

Virginia avg69%

298^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle Schools in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools

95^th of 131Spotsylvania 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
2026	37.6	298 of 416	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	303 of 419	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	319 of 417	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	324 of 422	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	298 of 419	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	359 of 424	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	325 of 413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.7	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	244 of 409	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	265 of 412	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	247 of 416	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	267 of 416	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	256 of 413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	263 of 413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	314 of 408	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	260 of 390	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	277 of 391	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.1	282 of 387	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.5	218 of 383	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.8	175 of 340	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	214 of 297	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	192 of 297	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	213 of 299	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	232 of 298	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	133 of 137	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	121 of 128	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	139 of 292	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	210 of 281	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	236 of 278	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	59 of 134	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	63 of 135	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	75 of 122	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	92 of 100	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	302 of 409	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	321 of 403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	322 of 407	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	311 of 411	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	152 of 283	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	166 of 279	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	171 of 272	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	195 of 275	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	300 of 401	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.4	251 of 403	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	277 of 402	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	281 of 410	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	271 of 404	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	297 of 407	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	316 of 409	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	219 of 244	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	223 of 237	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	197 of 231	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	215 of 400	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	271 of 400	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	307 of 396	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	289 of 402	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2026)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+5 vs state

Geometry96%~ state avg

Civics and Economics68%~ state avg

English Reading68%-5 vs state

Science59%-5 vs state

Mathematics45%-10 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 English Reading (2026)			SOL Geography (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 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 English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Geography 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
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	11120 Leavells Road	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-4400	780	56	14.0	71.0%	257 (32.9%)	149 (19.1%)	279 (35.8%)	37 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.2%)	37.6	298^th of 416 public middle schools	28.4%		35.2	303^rd of 419 public middle schools	27.7%	5		95.7	100.0	100.0	43.5	43.9	46.5	59.5	68.2	68.4	68.5		68.4		$9,159	$445	$8,715
Chancellor Middle	Public	6-8	6320 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-8099	799	61	13.0	72.1%	256 (32.0%)	129 (16.1%)	318 (39.8%)	30 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)	27.6	335^th of 416 public middle schools	19.5%		28.6	331^st of 419 public middle schools	21.0%	4	≥ 50%	93.8	96.6	95.0	56.7	31.7	35.8	57.3	63.4	56.0	70.3		61.7		$9,958	$257	$9,701
Freedom Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-1030	763	61	12.5	65.1%	332 (43.5%)	145 (19.0%)	184 (24.1%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.4%)	55.3	200^th of 416 public middle schools	51.9%		56.5	195^th of 419 public middle schools	53.5%	5		96.3	100.0	100.0	62.3	59.1	56.9	69.6	73.5	75.0	70.2		73.1		$9,605	$421	$9,184
Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	2201 Idlewild Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1145	796	54	14.6	91.5%	164 (20.6%)	221 (27.8%)	210 (26.4%)	120 (15.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.7%)	20.5	364^th of 416 public middle schools	12.5%		18.8	377^th of 419 public middle schools	10.0%	13		100.0	100.0	96.2	29.6	42.2	41.2	54.7	57.6	55.8	63.6	57.3	54.8		$12,740	$2,827	$9,913
Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	692	51	13.6	23.0%	411 (59.4%)	88 (12.7%)	107 (15.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	67 (9.7%)	76.3	63^rd of 416 public middle schools	84.9%		65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%	77		100.0	100.0	100.0	70.9	72.0	62.0	73.2	81.1	83.8	83.1		89.8		$8,945	$650	$8,295
Spotsylvania Middle	Public	6-8	8801 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-6341	1,009	62	16.2	65.2%	395 (39.1%)	271 (26.9%)	189 (18.7%)	61 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (8.6%)	32	320^th of 416 public middle schools	23.1%		43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%	59		100.0	98.4	95.5	50.0	48.0	27.7	57.9	68.6	67.2	64.3		59.7		$7,735	$181	$7,555
Edward E. Drew Junior Middle	Public	6-8	501 Cambridge St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-1415	625	51	12.2	74.4%	180 (28.8%)	168 (26.9%)	147 (23.5%)	58 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (10.7%)	38	295^th of 416 public middle schools	29.1%		35.1	305^th of 419 public middle schools	27.2%	10		91.3	100.0	93.8	72.7		35.5	54.6	70.4	68.9	66.5		60.0		$13,167	$762	$12,405
T. Benton Gayle Middle	Public	6-8	100 Panther Drive	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-0383	939	62	15.1	41.1%	392 (41.7%)	213 (22.7%)	157 (16.7%)	74 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (10.6%)	46.9	249^th of 416 public middle schools	40.1%		53.5	209^th of 419 public middle schools	50.1%	40		98.3	99.0	87.3	68.8	< 50%	31.2	63.5	73.7	74.6	69.8		68.5		$9,407	$416	$8,990
Thornburg Middle	Public	6-8	6929 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7600	755	56	13.4	64.8%	269 (35.6%)	199 (26.4%)	181 (24.0%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.5%)	31.9	321^st of 416 public middle schools	22.8%		24.3	353^rd of 419 public middle schools	15.8%	32		87.9	97.3	100.0	34.2	38.8	29.7	57.5	71.3	61.3	71.7		68.0	< 50%	$9,086	$275	$8,810
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle	Public	6-8	503 Deacon Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 899-0860	887	58	15.2	36.0%	534 (60.2%)	118 (13.3%)	137 (15.4%)	29 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.3%)	48.2	240^th of 416 public middle schools	42.3%		56.5	194^th of 419 public middle schools	53.7%	46		97.4	100.0	87.6	75.0		52.1	62.6	70.7	74.2	73.0		62.6	≥ 50%	$9,700	$437	$9,264

Frequently Asked Questions about Battlefield Middle

Is Battlefield Middle a good school?

Battlefield Middle ranks 298^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Battlefield Middle?

Students at Battlefield Middle are 36% Hispanic, 33% White, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Battlefield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Battlefield Middle.

What high school do graduates of Battlefield Middle attend?

Students who attend Battlefield Middle usually go on to attend Massaponax High

What district is Battlefield Middle in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

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