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Post Oak Middle

Q: Is Post Oak Middle a good school?

Post Oak Middle ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Post Oak Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Post Oak Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Post Oak Middle?

Students at Post Oak Middle are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Post Oak Middle attend?

Students who attend Post Oak Middle usually go on to attend Spotsylvania High

Public Grades 6-8

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Post Oak Middle serves 679 students in grades 6–8 in Spotsylvania, VA, and is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools, a district ranked 95th of 131 in Virginia. Post Oak Middle currently ranks 346th of 416 Virginia middle schools, placing it in the bottom fifth statewide. About 64% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and per-student spending of roughly $9,188 along with a 14.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio are both similar to other schools in the area.

Academic proficiency trails state averages in nearly every on-grade-level subject. Only 32.2% of 6th graders pass math versus 63.2% statewide, and 8th grade reading proficiency stands at 56.7% versus 73.5% statewide; science and civics also lag. The clear exception is advanced math, where Algebra I and Geometry students score near 100% proficiency. The contrast with nearby Ni River Middle is striking: Ni River ranks 63rd statewide, posts 83.1% proficiency in 8th grade reading and 70.9% in 6th grade math, and serves a much lower-need population (23% free/reduced lunch versus 63.6%).

Chronic absenteeism is Post Oak's defining challenge. At 27.4%, it far exceeds both the district rate (19.6%) and the state average (14.8%), and it has held between 24% and 29% for five years. Freedom Middle, in the same district, has a similar poverty rate (65.1%) but chronic absenteeism of just 12.7% and a much stronger state rank (200th), suggesting attendance is a key lever for improvement. With near-perfect advanced math results and a notable gain in 7th grade reading (51.5% to 65.9%), Post Oak has real potential to reverse its recent decline if attendance and grade-level academic support improve.

679

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,442

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6959 Courthouse Rd
Spotsylvania, VA 22553

(540) 582-7517

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Post Oak Middle usually attend:

High:

Spotsylvania High

Feeder schools for Post Oak Middle:

Elementary:	Berkeley Elementary
	Livingston Elementary
	Spotsylvania Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 13% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg63%

Virginia avg69%

346^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	26.0	346 of 416	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	327 of 419	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	273 of 417	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	286 of 422	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	264 of 419	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	347 of 424	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	341 of 413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	354 of 415	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	351 of 409	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	304 of 412	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	237 of 416	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	283 of 416	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.2	249 of 413	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	267 of 413	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	235 of 408	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.4	319 of 390	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	334 of 391	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	374 of 387	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	299 of 383	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.1	288 of 340	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	147 of 297	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	127 of 299	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	178 of 298	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	204 of 292	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	186 of 281	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	210 of 278	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	355 of 409	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	341 of 403	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	243 of 407	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	285 of 411	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	270 of 283	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	259 of 279	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	198 of 272	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	150 of 275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	364 of 401	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	323 of 403	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	260 of 402	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	324 of 410	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	295 of 404	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	277 of 407	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	276 of 409	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	237 of 244	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	214 of 231	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	379 of 400	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	360 of 400	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	333 of 396	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	347 of 402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)51st percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+4 vs state

Civics and Economics66%-4 vs state

English Reading60%-14 vs state

Science51%-14 vs state

Mathematics40%-15 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

I love my school to the stars. Such an amazing environment with the sweetest faculty and incredible students. Each and every teacher makes you want to come back to school. All of our office members also keep our school under control. All in all, it's a great school and I love going there each and every day. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 14, 2015

If the parents would get more involved and make their kids work towards a common goal this would be a better school. Parents blame the admin for their little darlings not doing their work Close Quote

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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 (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	Free/reduced lunch (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 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
Post Oak Middle	Public	6-8	6959 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7517	679	48	14.1	63.6%	472 (69.5%)	43 (6.3%)	87 (12.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.7%)	26	346^th of 416 public middle schools	16.8%		29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%	19		100.0	100.0	98.2	32.2	50.0	38.7	50.6	56.7	65.9	56.7		65.8		$9,442	$789	$8,653
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		$7,691	$360	$7,332
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%	$9,121	$435	$8,686
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		$9,988	$274	$9,713
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		$8,901	$556	$8,345
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		$9,204	$627	$8,578
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		$10,246	$619	$9,628
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		$12,122	$1,235	$10,887
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	6368 Flat Run Road	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4480	685	49	13.9	70.8%	422 (61.6%)	68 (9.9%)	116 (16.9%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (10.1%)	48.6	238^th of 416 public middle schools	42.8%		56.4	196^th of 419 public middle schools	53.2%	42		≥ 50%		98.4	61.2	45.7	48.8	69.4	65.4	71.0	74.1	≥ 50%		77.7	$8,555	$200	$8,355
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		$10,540	$424	$10,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Oak Middle

What is the racial makeup of Post Oak Middle?

Students at Post Oak Middle are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Post Oak Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Post Oak Middle.

Is Post Oak Middle a good school?

Post Oak Middle ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Virginia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Post Oak Middle attend?

Students who attend Post Oak Middle usually go on to attend Spotsylvania High

What district is Post Oak Middle in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

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