Summary:
ZIP code 22835 is home to one middle school: Luray Middle, part of Page County Public Schools in Virginia, serving grades 6 through 8 with 315 students. The school earned a 4-star state ranking in 2024–2025, placing it in the 72nd percentile statewide, though it slipped to a 3-star rating and the 57th percentile in 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio of 10.9 and per-student spending of $11,589 are favorable structural indicators, while 98.41% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — a high-poverty context that makes the school's achievements notable.
Mathematics is the school's standout subject. In 2025–2026, 7th grade math proficiency reached 74.26% versus 51.11% statewide, and 8th grade math reached 70.59% versus 46.86% statewide. An impressive 100% of 8th graders passed Algebra I, and civics proficiency of 77.78% also topped the state's 74.74%. The year before, the school met or exceeded the state average in every tested subject. Its three-year ranking history remains above the statewide median: 57th percentile in 2025–2026, 72nd percentile in 2024–2025, and 66th percentile in 2023–2024.
The most recent year, however, shows broad declines. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, 8th grade math dropped 17.65 percentage points, 8th grade science fell from 68.35% to 58.88%, and 6th grade reading fell from 76.15% to 68.22%. These changes pushed reading and science below state averages. Chronic absenteeism stands at 17.4%, which is better than the district's 18.4% but worse than the state's 14.8%. With no other middle schools in the zip code, the most meaningful comparisons are its own year-over-year trends, district-wide averages, and Virginia statewide results. The school remains strong in math, but reversing declines in reading, science, and 8th grade math is essential to regaining its 4-star status.
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