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Spotsylvania Middle

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Spotsylvania Middle ranks 261 st of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Spotsylvania Middle is a public middle school serving 1,004 students in grades 6-8 in Spotsylvania, Virginia. The school is part of the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spotsylvania Middle is a high-performing school, particularly in advanced math courses. In 2024-2025, the school had 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I for 7th and 8th graders, and 100% proficiency in Geometry for 8th graders, significantly outperforming the Spotsylvania County and Virginia state averages. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.3% in 2022-2023 to 25.6% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 29.38% in 2021-2022 to 41.33% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to other middle schools in the Spotsylvania County district, Spotsylvania Middle generally outperforms its peers on test scores, particularly in advanced math courses. However, it lags behind schools like Ni River Middle and Freedom Middle in overall state rankings and some subject areas. The school's per-student spending has increased from $6,529 in 2018-2019 to $6,990 in 2020-2021, but this spending level is still below the nearby Stafford County and Fredericksburg City school districts.

1,009

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,735

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8801 Courthouse Rd
Spotsylvania, VA 22553

(540) 582-6341

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Spotsylvania Middle:

Elementary:	Courtland Elementary
	Parkside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

African American:

26.9%

Hispanic:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg62%

Virginia avg69%

261^st of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools

92^nd of 129Spotsylvania 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
2025	43.1	261 of 419	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	232 of 417	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	270 of 422	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	295 of 415	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	199 of 419	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	263 of 424	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	263 of 413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.0	158 of 415	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	140 of 409	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	107 of 412	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	55.5	155 of 416	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	180 of 416	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.6	207 of 413	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.3	220 of 413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	231 of 408	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.1	154 of 390	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	101 of 391	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	55.5	159 of 387	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.0	189 of 383	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.2	233 of 340	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	144 of 297	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	136 of 299	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	177 of 298	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	97 of 136	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	93 of 128	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	142 of 281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	197 of 278	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	128 of 135	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	235 of 403	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	217 of 407	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	272 of 411	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	193 of 279	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	163 of 272	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	155 of 275	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	276 of 403	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	241 of 402	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	275 of 404	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	234 of 407	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	250 of 409	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	127 of 130	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	198 of 244	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	185 of 237	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	212 of 231	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	250 of 400	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	226 of 396	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	282 of 402	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2024)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2025)2nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I100%+6 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Civics and Economics69%~ state avg

Science66%~ state avg

Mathematics46%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%		48.7	232^nd of 417 public middle schools	44.4%	29	100.0	100.0	100.0	48.1	49.7	39.6	66.3	70.2	68.4	73.0		69.5	$7,735	$181	$7,555
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%)	29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%		40.6	273^rd of 417 public middle schools	34.5%	54	100.0	100.0	100.0	41.5	45.4	47.0	66.5	60.7	51.5	69.4		52.4	$9,188	$564	$8,623
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%)	24.3	353^rd of 419 public middle schools	15.8%		21.5	352^nd of 417 public middle schools	15.6%	1	95.0	97.0	97.3	37.9	33.0	36.1	52.3	63.1	65.4	63.4		62.2	$9,086	$275	$8,810
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	7320 Smith Station Rd	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%)	35.2	303^rd of 419 public middle schools	27.7%		30.1	319^th of 417 public middle schools	23.5%	16	97.1	100.0	100.0	49.0	39.2	47.7	57.6	69.5	69.3	66.3		62.6	$9,159	$445	$8,715
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%)	65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%		59.4	182^nd of 417 public middle schools	56.4%	42	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.1	60.1	65.6	72.2	79.6	74.1	79.0		81.3	$8,945	$650	$8,295
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%)	28.6	331^st of 419 public middle schools	21.0%		32.1	310^th of 417 public middle schools	25.7%	21	100.0	96.9	100.0	50.0	38.3	49.1	53.0	59.9	65.1	61.5		65.7	$9,958	$257	$9,701
Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	One Learning Lane	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%)	18.8	377^th of 419 public middle schools	10.0%		13	383^rd of 417 public middle schools	8.2%	6	100.0	100.0	100.0	36.5	33.8	40.1	53.0	58.5	57.4	66.5	56.0	45.6	$12,740	$2,827	$9,913
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%)	35.1	305^th of 419 public middle schools	27.2%		31.6	313^th of 417 public middle schools	24.9%	8	100.0	98.0	100.0	71.7		42.6	54.0	68.9	63.4	61.8		59.1	$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%)	53.5	209^th of 419 public middle schools	50.1%		54.6	207^th of 417 public middle schools	50.4%	2	97.6	100.0	99.0	73.2		39.8	64.3	75.6	74.3	71.7		70.7	$9,407	$416	$8,990
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%)	56.5	194^th of 419 public middle schools	53.7%		50.3	227^th of 417 public middle schools	45.6%	33	100.0	98.8	96.6	63.9		61.3	71.9	71.5	75.5	77.3		67.1	$9,700	$437	$9,264

Frequently Asked Questions about Spotsylvania Middle

What is the racial makeup of Spotsylvania Middle?

Students at Spotsylvania Middle are 39% White, 27% African American, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Spotsylvania Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,009 students attended Spotsylvania Middle.

Is Spotsylvania Middle a good school?

Spotsylvania Middle ranks 261^st of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Spotsylvania Middle in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

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