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Kate Collins Middle

Public Grades 6-8

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Kate Collins Middle is a public middle school in Waynesboro, Virginia, serving 624 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Waynesboro City Public Schools district, which is ranked 112 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Kate Collins Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of middle schools in Virginia, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Reading that are 30-40 percentage points lower than the state averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85-90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, there is little evidence of significant improvement over time.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Augusta County and Staunton City school districts, such as Beverley Manor Middle, S. Gordon Stewart Middle, and Shelburne Middle, Kate Collins Middle lags significantly in academic performance and statewide rankings. Addressing the underlying factors, such as student and family support, resource allocation, and effective instructional practices, could be crucial for improving the school's overall performance.

602

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,847

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Ivy St
Waynesboro, VA 22980

(540) 946-4635

District: Waynesboro City Public Schools

Students who attend Kate Collins Middle usually attend:

High:

Waynesboro High

Feeder schools for Kate Collins Middle:

Elementary:	Berkeley Glenn Elementary
	Wenonah Elementary
	Westwood Hills Elementary
	William Perry Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

24.4%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 68% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

Virginia avg68%

357^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 129Waynesboro 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
2025	22.9	357 of 419	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	370 of 417	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	374 of 422	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	371 of 415	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	341 of 419	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	385 of 424	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	366 of 413	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	365 of 415	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	375 of 409	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	350 of 412	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	331 of 416	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	300 of 416	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	376 of 413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	380 of 413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	369 of 408	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	358 of 390	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	358 of 391	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	367 of 387	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	365 of 383	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	250 of 340	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	275 of 297	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	287 of 299	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	289 of 298	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	233 of 281	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	253 of 278	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	111 of 135	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	111 of 122	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	323 of 403	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	360 of 407	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	359 of 411	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	230 of 279	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	245 of 272	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	259 of 275	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	365 of 402	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	359 of 404	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	357 of 407	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	363 of 409	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	232 of 244	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	232 of 237	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	230 of 231	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	336 of 400	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	353 of 396	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	365 of 402	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2024)17th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+8 vs state

Civics and Economics67%-7 vs state

English Reading58%-14 vs state

Science48%-17 vs state

Mathematics41%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

zero communication. Staff is awful, women who works in the office is terrible. No type of newsletter or way to stay in the loop. No idea what’s going on, no help from the staff. Biggest regret I’ve ever had was buying a home in this school district. Avoid at ALL costs. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, January 25, 2013

Too Much Bullying! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Its better than shellberne Close Quote

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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 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 Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kate Collins Middle	Public	6-8	1625 Ivy St	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4635	602	50	12.0	94.4%	267 (44.4%)	110 (18.3%)	147 (24.4%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.0%)	22.9	357^th of 419 public middle schools	14.8%		18.7	370^th of 417 public middle schools	11.3%	13			100.0	44.3	30.3	49.0	48.4	61.9	56.7	57.1	67.2	$10,847	$502	$10,345
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	232 Hornet Road	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5185	641	47	13.5	66.8%	481 (75.0%)	45 (7.0%)	48 (7.5%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.2%)	53.6	208^th of 419 public middle schools	50.4%		46.1	241^st of 417 public middle schools	42.2%	33			100.0	55.0	68.8	62.8	71.4	67.4	66.2	69.5	80.6	$8,739	$331	$8,408
Stuarts Draft Middle	Public	6-8	1088 Augusta Farm Rd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-7611	513	39	13.1	64.7%	397 (77.4%)	19 (3.7%)	41 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.6%)	43.5	259^th of 419 public middle schools	38.2%		51.9	218^th of 417 public middle schools	47.7%	41			97.8	46.4	63.2	51.3	66.3	66.3	63.8	73.0	70.4	$8,852	$10	$8,842
Joseph T. Henley Middle	Public	6-8	5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4393	847	57	14.8	13.5%	679 (80.2%)	21 (2.5%)	64 (7.6%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	81.5	38^th of 419 public middle schools	90.9%		82.4	38^th of 417 public middle schools	90.9%		100.0	100.0	94.8	82.0	79.3	53.6	86.8	86.1	89.5	88.4	87.6	$11,560	$395	$11,165
S. Gordon Stewart Middle	Public	6-8	118 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5046	516	39	13.1	68.6%	416 (80.6%)	9 (1.7%)	69 (13.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	41.2	269^th of 419 public middle schools	35.8%		44.3	252^nd of 417 public middle schools	39.6%	17			100.0	50.9	68.8	44.2	59.3	56.7	75.3	66.0	65.2	$9,115	$183	$8,931
Shelburne Middle	Public	6-8	300 Grubert Ave	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 332-3930	583	49	11.8	84.0%	366 (62.8%)	71 (12.2%)	56 (9.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.9%)	49.5	227^th of 419 public middle schools	45.8%		48	233^rd of 417 public middle schools	44.1%	6	100.0	100.0	100.0	58.8	51.2	49.7	67.5	75.3	73.3	69.0		$10,775	$1,164	$9,611
Riverheads Middle	Public	6-8	240 Don Hanger Circle	Staunton	24401	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 414-0630	366	29	12.5	60.1%	325 (88.8%)	8 (2.2%)	15 (4.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)								(n/a)			100.0	66.1	63.0	74.4	81.5	74.6	80.5	78.7	80.0
Buffalo Gap Middle	Public	6-8	1770 Buffalo Gap Highway	Swoope	24479	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 414-0510	285	27	10.4	58.2%	264 (92.6%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)			100.0	55.1	72.8	61.5	67.8	62.2	61.5	80.7	67.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Kate Collins Middle

What is the racial makeup of Kate Collins Middle?

Students at Kate Collins Middle are 44% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Kate Collins Middle in?

Waynesboro City Public Schools

How many students attend Kate Collins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Kate Collins Middle.

Is Kate Collins Middle a good school?

Kate Collins Middle ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Virginia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Kate Collins Middle attend?

Students who attend Kate Collins Middle usually go on to attend Waynesboro High

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