Summary:
Zip code 22551 contains a single middle school, Thornburg Middle, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 755 students in Spotsylvania County Public Schools. Because there is only one middle school in this area, the most meaningful comparisons are against the district and the state of Virginia. The school holds a 1-star rating and currently ranks 321st out of 416 Virginia middle schools (23rd percentile), a meaningful improvement from 352nd place (16th percentile) in 2024-2025 and 353rd place two years ago.
Thornburg Middle shows a striking split in math performance. Advanced math results are exceptional: 100% of 8th graders taking Algebra I were proficient, along with 97.3% of 7th graders in Algebra I and 87.88% of 8th graders in Geometry. On-grade-level math, however, is the school's biggest weakness, with only 34.23% of 6th graders, 38.81% of 7th graders, and 29.65% of 8th graders proficient — creating gaps of 12 to 29 percentage points behind state averages. Reading results are more encouraging, as 6th-grade reading (71.3%) and 8th-grade reading (71.73%) are nearly at state levels, though 7th-grade reading (61.34%) trails the state by nearly 12 points.
Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism at Thornburg Middle is 24.1%, well above the district's 19.6% and the state's 14.8%, meaning roughly one in four students is chronically absent. Nearly 65% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a majority economically disadvantaged population. Year-over-year results were mixed but encouraging in several areas, with gains in 6th-grade reading (+8.19 points), 8th-grade reading (+8.33 points), civics (+5.80), and 7th-grade math (+5.82), while 8th-grade math, 6th-grade math, and Geometry declined. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 and per-student spending of $9,086, the school's top priorities should be closing the large gap between advanced and general math proficiency and reducing chronic absenteeism.
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