Summary:
Montross, Virginia (zip code 22520) is home to just one public middle school: Montross Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 with an enrollment of 334 students as part of Westmoreland County Public Schools. Because it is the only middle school in the zip code, there are no direct school-to-school comparisons available, but the school can be evaluated against district and state averages as well as its own performance over time.
Montross Middle is a standout performer in mathematics. In the 2025–2026 school year, Algebra I proficiency reached 100%, 6th grade math hit 91.09%, and 8th grade math reached 89.74% — far exceeding state averages of 93.26%, 63.19%, and 46.86%, respectively. Even 7th grade math, the school's lowest math score at 68.66%, remained nearly 18 points above the state average. Reading scores were also solid, with 8th grade reading at 84.55% versus the state's 73.51%. The school has maintained a 3-star state ranking for three straight years, placing in the 54th to 65th percentile among Virginia middle schools. A favorable 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of $13,747 suggest well-supported classrooms.
However, social studies is a relative weak spot. World History I proficiency was 71.82% and Civics and Economics was 62.16%, both below state averages of 81.90% and 70.10%. The school showed strong year-over-year gains in several subjects, including 6th grade math (80.91% to 91.09%) and 8th grade reading (74.51% to 84.55%), though 7th grade math dropped from 78.05% to 68.66%. Chronic absenteeism is 16.0%, slightly above the state's 14.8%, and the free/reduced lunch eligibility rate of 100.9% indicates a student body that is almost entirely economically disadvantaged — making the school's strong academic results especially noteworthy.
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