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King's Fork Middle

Q: Is King's Fork Middle a good school?

King's Fork Middle ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend King's Fork Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended King's Fork Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of King's Fork Middle?

Students at King's Fork Middle are 68% African American, 17% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of King's Fork Middle attend?

Students who attend King's Fork Middle usually go on to attend King's Fork High

Public Grades 6-8

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

King's Fork Middle is a public school in Suffolk, Virginia, serving 986 students in grades 6–8 as part of Suffolk City Public Schools. The school has carried a 1-star rating and ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia middle schools for the past six years, coming in at the 21st percentile for the 2025–2026 school year.

Academically, King's Fork struggles most in grade-level math and science. Only 30.5% of 8th graders scored proficient in math, compared with 58.2% at John Yeates Middle and 74.7% at Jolliff Middle. Science proficiency tells a similar story: 42.7% of 8th graders are proficient versus 77.3% at John Yeates and 81.6% at Smithfield Middle. Reading proficiency also trails the district average. There is, however, a striking exception: students in advanced math courses perform nearly perfectly, with 97.5–100% proficiency in Algebra I and Geometry. This suggests the school is very effective at supporting accelerated learners but is not yet delivering the same results for students in standard-level classes.

Several factors may be driving these outcomes. Chronic absenteeism sits at 20.5%, more than double the rate at Colonel Fred Cherry Middle and John Yeates. The school also spends less per student ($7,904) than nearly every comparable school in the region, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.6 is among the highest. The comparison with John Yeates is especially telling: that school serves a nearly identical share of economically disadvantaged students (69.6% vs. 68.8%), yet ranks in the 85th percentile statewide. With lower absenteeism, more staff per student, and higher funding, John Yeates shows that the gaps at King's Fork are not inevitable.

986

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,904

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Kings Fork Rd.
Suffolk, VA 23434

(757) 923-5246

District: Suffolk City Public Schools

Students who attend King's Fork Middle usually attend:

High:

King's Fork High

Feeder schools for King's Fork Middle:

Elementary:	Elephant's Fork Elementary
	Hillpoint Elementary
	Oakland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

White:

17.2%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (58% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg67%

Virginia avg69%

330^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Suffolk City Public Schools

72^nd of 131Suffolk 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	29.6	330 of 416	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	320 of 419	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	339 of 417	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	326 of 422	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	311 of 415	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	324 of 419	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	295 of 424	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	276 of 413	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.3	290 of 409	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	331 of 412	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	362 of 416	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	329 of 416	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	339 of 413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	313 of 413	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	303 of 408	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	305 of 390	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	318 of 391	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	323 of 387	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	354 of 383	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	37.6	260 of 340	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	196 of 297	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	189 of 297	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	199 of 299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	201 of 298	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	233 of 292	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	224 of 281	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	215 of 278	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	334 of 409	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	333 of 403	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	341 of 407	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	313 of 411	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	163 of 283	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	149 of 279	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	129 of 272	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	92 of 275	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	335 of 401	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	316 of 403	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	319 of 402	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	311 of 410	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	298 of 404	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	317 of 407	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	317 of 409	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	215 of 249	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.7	152 of 244	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	161 of 231	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	225 of 400	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	245 of 400	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	314 of 396	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	231 of 402	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)44th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I98%+3 vs state

English Reading66%-7 vs state

Civics and Economics60%-10 vs state

Mathematics46%-9 vs state

Science43%-22 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 (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 6th 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 World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 6th 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
King's Fork Middle	Public	6-8	350 Kings Fork Rd.	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5246	986	72	13.6	68.8%	170 (17.2%)	670 (68.0%)	78 (7.9%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.3%)	29.6	330^th of 416 public middle schools	20.7%		31	320^th of 419 public middle schools	23.6%	10	100.0		100.0	97.5	62.2	44.0	30.5	42.7	≥ 50%	64.5	72.7	61.5			59.8		$7,904	$196	$7,708
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2325 E Washington St	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 934-6212	498	55	9.0	68.7%	75 (15.1%)	348 (69.9%)	47 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.0%)	37.6	297^th of 416 public middle schools	28.6%		32.1	315^th of 419 public middle schools	24.8%	18	466.0		100.0	93.3	55.9	53.2	68.9	56.4		67.1	59.7	76.4			49.4		$9,350	$291	$9,059
Forest Glen Middle	Public	6-8	200 Forest Glen Dr	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 925-5780	433	35	12.3	67.2%	207 (47.8%)	176 (40.6%)	22 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	44.1	268^th of 416 public middle schools	35.6%		41.5	268^th of 419 public middle schools	36.0%		100.0		100.0	93.6	66.3	37.5	51.8	57.1		73.8	70.9	70.7			63.9		$9,298	$197	$9,101
John Yeates Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Bennetts Pasture Rd	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-4105	509	51	9.9	69.5%	215 (42.2%)	183 (36.0%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (10.8%)	76.7	61^st of 416 public middle schools	85.3%		71	113^th of 419 public middle schools	73.0%	52	100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	100.0	80.3	50.0	58.2	77.3		78.3	90.6	85.6			88.1		$10,855	$592	$10,263
Georgie D. Tyler Middle	Public	6-8	23320 N. Court St.	Windsor	23487	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 242-3229	368	32	11.4	68.8%	266 (72.3%)	54 (14.7%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	71.2	102^nd of 416 public middle schools	75.5%		75.8	82^nd of 419 public middle schools	80.4%	20				100.0	81.1	85.3	60.0	68.3		82.4	77.5	76.0				75.0	$11,579	$402	$11,177
Jolliff Middle	Public	6-8	1021 Jolliff Rd.	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-5246	753	65	11.5	73.8%	322 (42.8%)	256 (34.0%)	88 (11.7%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.5%)	70	104^th of 416 public middle schools	75.0%		71.9	106^th of 419 public middle schools	74.7%	2	100.0		100.0	100.0	71.3	54.3	74.7	73.5	≥ 50%	77.8	79.0	79.7		79.4			$12,110	$781	$11,329
Smithfield Middle	Public	7-8	14175 Turner Drive	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 365-4100	565	45	12.5	30.1%	292 (51.7%)	157 (27.8%)	48 (8.5%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.6%)	82.1	31^st of 416 public middle schools	92.5%		76.7	70^th of 419 public middle schools	83.3%	39	496.0		515.0	100.0		72.6	75.7	81.6	≥ 50%		79.1	86.0	< 50%			86.8	$9,531	$406	$9,126
Western Branch Middle	Public	6-8	4201 Hawksley Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7920	855	68	12.5	73.3%	321 (37.5%)	319 (37.3%)	84 (9.8%)	36 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (10.5%)	69.1	109^th of 416 public middle schools	73.8%		63.9	150^th of 419 public middle schools	64.2%	41	100.0		100.0	100.0	68.5	65.4	66.0	77.9		79.4	82.5	77.6		67.5			$10,343	$419	$9,925
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Burbage Drive	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 925-6752	736	63	11.7	68.8%	165 (22.4%)	408 (55.4%)	69 (9.4%)	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.5%)	56.7	190^th of 416 public middle schools	54.3%		55.3	201^st of 419 public middle schools	52.0%	11	100.0		100.0	99.0	70.0	56.0	57.0	69.4		66.4	74.8	76.4			72.7		$7,997	$202	$7,796
William E. Waters Middle	Public	7-8	600 Roosevelt Blvd	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-2813	549	46	11.9	98.9%	113 (20.6%)	358 (65.2%)	39 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.2%)	13	385^th of 416 public middle schools	7.5%		20.6	367^th of 419 public middle schools	12.4%	18	80.8		100.0	91.1		29.5	28.1	41.4			54.2	53.7				56.6	$12,280	$2,357	$9,923

Frequently Asked Questions about King's Fork Middle

Is King's Fork Middle a good school?

King's Fork Middle ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend King's Fork Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended King's Fork Middle.

What district is King's Fork Middle in?

Suffolk City Public Schools

What high school do graduates of King's Fork Middle attend?

Students who attend King's Fork Middle usually go on to attend King's Fork High

What is the racial makeup of King's Fork Middle?

Students at King's Fork Middle are 68% African American, 17% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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