Best Public Schools in Church Road, VA

Summary:

The city of Church Road, Virginia is home to a single standout elementary school, Midway Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district. Despite the district's overall ranking of 92 out of 130 in Virginia and a 1-star rating, Midway Elementary has consistently performed at a high level, ranking in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools over the past three years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming district and state averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments in core subjects like Mathematics, English Reading, Science, and Virginia Studies. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 94.23%, 87.27%, and 91.53% respectively in Mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade students performed well in Science, with a 59.32% proficiency rate, compared to the district's 53.23% and the state's 67.26%.

Despite the high percentage of students (88.73%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage, Midway Elementary has been able to deliver exceptional academic outcomes. This suggests the school is effectively supporting and engaging its students, even in the face of potential challenges associated with a high-poverty student population. With its consistent recognition and improvement over time, Midway Elementary could serve as a model for other schools in the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district, potentially helping to raise the overall academic performance and student outcomes across the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5511 Midway Rd	Church Road	23833	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 265-4205	346	27	12.8	88.7%	274 (79.2%)	38 (11.0%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	74.9	280^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.9%		78.7	226^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.7%	54	94.2	87.3	91.5	59.3	84.6	81.5	76.3	84.2	$8,830	$346	$8,485

Cities Near Church Road

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sutherland	7.48 mi	1	309^th
Dinwiddie	8.78 mi	4	295^th
South Chesterfield	10.66 mi	1	225^th
Petersburg	11.16 mi	12	358^th
Chesterfield	11.36 mi	13	289^th

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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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