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Lois Hornsby Middle

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Lois Hornsby Middle ranks 150 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Lois Hornsby Middle School, located in Williamsburg, VA, is a mid-sized public school serving 805 students in grades 6–8 as part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. The school currently ranks 150th out of 416 Virginia middle schools, a noticeable drop from recent years when it consistently held a 4-star rating. About 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a lower poverty rate than some district peers like Berkeley Middle and James Blair Middle, both at roughly 65%.

The school's biggest academic strengths are reading, science, and advanced math. Reading proficiency exceeds district and state averages at every grade level, and 7th grade reading leads the district's middle schools, ahead of Toano Middle, Berkeley Middle, and James Blair Middle. In 8th grade science, 72.5% of students are proficient, compared with 64.7% statewide. The advanced math pathway is elite: 100% proficiency in 8th grade Geometry and 7th grade Algebra I. Attendance is also a standout, with a 9.6% chronic absenteeism rate—far better than the state's 14.8% and most nearby schools.

However, grade-level math is a significant concern. While 6th grade math (66.5%) slightly exceeds the state average, 7th grade (41.1%) and 8th grade (41.4%) fall well below it. That contrasts sharply with nearby New Kent Middle, which posted 66.3% in 7th grade math and 74.4% in 8th grade math. The school also has wide achievement gaps: students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds rank at the 28th percentile statewide, and several groups saw steep year-over-year declines. For parents, Lois Hornsby offers strong literacy, science, and accelerated math, but it's worth asking how the school plans to support grade-level math growth and close gaps across all student groups.

805

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,568

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Jolly Pond Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 565-9400

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend Lois Hornsby Middle usually attend:

High:

Warhill High

Feeder schools for Lois Hornsby Middle:

Elementary:	J. Blaine Blayton Elementary
	Matoaka Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

African American:

19.6%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (75% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

✓Above the Virginia median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

Virginia avg69%

150^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

41^st of 131Williamsburg-James City 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	62.8	150 of 416	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.1	105 of 419	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	117 of 417	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	70 of 422	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	60 of 415	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	122 of 419	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	227 of 424	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.5	78 of 413	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	64 of 415	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	61 of 409	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	51 of 412	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.9	63 of 416	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	26 of 416	93.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	204 of 297	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	156 of 297	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	179 of 299	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	121 of 298	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	53 of 137	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	89 of 136	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.1	19 of 132	85.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	137 of 292	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	123 of 281	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	83 of 278	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	149 of 409	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	98 of 403	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	129 of 407	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.5	53 of 411	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	99 of 283	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	76 of 279	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	64 of 272	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	39 of 275	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	289 of 401	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.4	174 of 403	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	201 of 402	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	156 of 410	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	113 of 404	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	105 of 407	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	82 of 409	80.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.8	39 of 130	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	54 of 123	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	25 of 114	78.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	185 of 249	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.0	128 of 244	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	112 of 237	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	99 of 231	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	96 of 400	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	30 of 400	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	74.8	62 of 396	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	28 of 402	93.0%	★★★★★

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)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2026)41st percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I95%~ state avg

English Reading82%+8 vs state

Civics and Economics77%+3 vs state

Science73%+8 vs state

Mathematics51%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, February 24, 2018

Staff is rude to students and parents. Teachers and staff seem to be on a power trip. This school is run on favoritism and popularity, and if your not on that side then it's more like a prison Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2017

This school is so...its just so amazing ..for new familys moving to Williamsburg VA, you should let your child come to this excellent middle school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (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 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 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
Lois Hornsby Middle	Public	6-8	850 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-9400	805	55	14.6	34.3%	433 (53.8%)	158 (19.6%)	123 (15.3%)	29 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.7%)	62.8	150^th of 416 public middle schools	63.9%		72.1	105^th of 419 public middle schools	74.9%	45		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	89.8			66.5	41.1	41.4		72.5		81.4	81.9	81.5		77.4	$8,568	$315	$8,253
Toano Middle	Public	6-8	7817 Richmond Road	Toano	23168	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4251	704	46	15.1	32.0%	409 (58.1%)	114 (16.2%)	85 (12.1%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (11.1%)	62.3	154^th of 416 public middle schools	63.0%		58.2	187^th of 419 public middle schools	55.4%	33		91.8		96.7	96.2			66.2	40.6	50.0		75.2		83.3	80.7	78.9		76.5	$8,913	$423	$8,490
James Blair Middle	Public	6-8	101 Longhill Road	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 603-6400	505	38	13.2	65.1%	238 (47.1%)	85 (16.8%)	124 (24.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.5%)	52.2	223^rd of 416 public middle schools	46.4%		50.4	220^th of 419 public middle schools	47.5%	3	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	92.6	≥ 50%		60.2	39.2	37.8		62.9		79.4	77.7	70.7		77.4	$10,251	$380	$9,871
Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	1118 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 229-8051	666	46	14.6	65.0%	332 (49.8%)	128 (19.2%)	117 (17.6%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.2%)	61	157^th of 416 public middle schools	62.3%		68.6	124^th of 419 public middle schools	70.4%	33		100.0		98.2	95.7			66.7	55.1	38.3		72.6		75.1	79.2	76.1		83.2	$9,250	$348	$8,903
Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	554	42	13.2	31.9%	264 (47.7%)	107 (19.3%)	93 (16.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.5%)	68.2	115^th of 416 public middle schools	72.4%		74.5	90^th of 419 public middle schools	78.5%	25		97.9		100.0	100.0			66.1	47.1	61.6		70.3		83.4	84.0	82.4		75.8	$9,841	$365	$9,476
Peasley Middle	Public	6-8	2885 Hickory Fork Road	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-1499	565	47	12.1	65.3%	438 (77.5%)	35 (6.2%)	46 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	67.1	129^th of 416 public middle schools	69.0%		66.7	134^th of 419 public middle schools	68.0%	5		100.0		100.0	100.0			78.3	62.9	71.5		71.3		82.2	81.8	71.4		71.9	$7,368	$308	$7,060
New Kent Middle	Public	6-8	7501 Egypt Road	New Kent	23124	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 966-9655	829	49	16.9	28.2%	622 (75.0%)	79 (9.5%)	45 (5.4%)	6 (0.7%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.8%)	69.4	106^th of 416 public middle schools	74.5%		76.7	71^st of 419 public middle schools	83.1%	35				≥ 50%	98.8			70.2	66.3	74.4		69.6		72.0	83.1	77.7		84.7	$7,791	$226	$7,565
Page Middle	Public	6-8	5198 TC Walker Rd	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-2540	573	46	12.4	65.1%	435 (75.9%)	30 (5.2%)	53 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	67.7	122^nd of 416 public middle schools	70.7%		65.4	143^rd of 419 public middle schools	65.9%	21		100.0		100.0	100.0			77.2	55.0	69.3		78.6		71.4	73.9	82.6		80.1	$7,334	$334	$7,000
Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	717	41	17.4	37.1%	433 (60.4%)	91 (12.7%)	75 (10.5%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (12.7%)	65.2	136^th of 416 public middle schools	67.3%		65.7	138^th of 419 public middle schools	67.1%	2		96.6		97.1	82.5			77.7	41.6	53.1		74.2		80.7	80.9	80.3		80.8	$9,175	$638	$8,537
Luther P. Jackson Middle	Public	5-8	4255 New Design Rd	Dendron	23839	Surry County	Surry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 267-2810	201	24	8.3	92.5%	84 (41.8%)	89 (44.3%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	49.8	232^nd of 416 public middle schools	44.2%		62.9	160^th of 419 public middle schools	61.8%	72				≥ 50%	473.0		81.0	63.6	44.7	76.7	60.4	84.0	72.9	67.4	66.7	76.0	56.9		$15,011	$2,338	$12,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Lois Hornsby Middle

What district is Lois Hornsby Middle in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Lois Hornsby Middle attend?

Students who attend Lois Hornsby Middle usually go on to attend Warhill High

What is the racial makeup of Lois Hornsby Middle?

Students at Lois Hornsby Middle are 54% White, 20% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Lois Hornsby Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Lois Hornsby Middle.

Is Lois Hornsby Middle a good school?

Lois Hornsby Middle ranks 150^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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