Best Public Schools in Zip Code 23149

Summary:

The 23149 zip code is home to a single high school, Middlesex High, which serves the Middlesex County Public Schools district. Middlesex High has consistently performed well, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally higher than the district and state averages. The school has a 4-star rating for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years and a 3-star rating for 2022-2023.

Middlesex High's four-year graduation rate of 92.8% is above the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% is higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement. The school serves a student population with a high percentage (97.75%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student body.

Financially, Middlesex High spends $14,348 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest the school is well-resourced and able to provide a relatively small class size to support student learning. Overall, Middlesex High appears to be a strong-performing school that is effectively supporting its economically disadvantaged student population, though the higher chronic absenteeism rate may be an area for further attention and intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)	SOL World History I (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 Writing 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middlesex High	Public	9-12	454 General Puller Highway	Saluda	23149	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 758-2132	370	32	11.6	97.6%	266 (71.9%)	56 (15.1%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	74.3	64^th of 328 public high schools	80.5%		76.2	47^th of 329 public high schools	85.7%	17	79.2	98.9	73.9	91.7	89.0	$13,630	$927	$12,703

Cities Near Zip Code 23149

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saluda	2.06 mi	1	45^th
Locust Hill	5.68 mi	2	204^th
Gloucester	8.04 mi	8	74^th
West Point	10.44 mi	2	117^th
Kilmarnock	15.35 mi	2	322^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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