Best Middle Schools in Locust Grove, VA

Summary:

Locust Grove, Virginia is home to a single middle school, Locust Grove Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Orange County Public Schools district, which is ranked 81 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Locust Grove Middle School has a student population of 693, with a diverse racial makeup that includes 61.62% White, 12.7% African American, 16.02% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of Asian, Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students. The school faces socioeconomic challenges, with 69.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school's performance has been mixed, with strengths in 8th-grade Algebra I and Civics and Economics, but below-average scores in 6th-grade and 7th-grade Mathematics.

While Locust Grove Middle School is the only middle school in the area, its performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 230 out of 417 Virginia middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year, 278 out of 422 in 2022-2023, and 279 out of 415 in 2021-2022. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $5,587, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 16.6.

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2024)	Ranking (2023)	SOL Algebra I (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)	SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	6368 Flat Run Road	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4480	693	42	16.6	69.1%	427 (61.6%)	88 (12.7%)	111 (16.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.4%)	49.2	230^th of 417 public middle schools	44.8%		39.1	278^th of 422 public middle schools	34.1%	48	100.0	59.8	46.5	61.6	66.0	66.5	65.0	71.6	77.2	$5,587	$109	$5,478

Cities Near Locust Grove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spotsylvania	5.64 mi	20	206^th
Fredericksburg	10.17 mi	31	272^nd
Unionville	11.56 mi	2	332^nd
Bealeton	12.15 mi	4	324^th
Culpeper	14.05 mi	11	269^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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Algebra I (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL Civics and Economics (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	6368 Flat Run Road	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4480	693	42	16.6	69.1%	427 (61.6%)	88 (12.7%)	111 (16.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.4%)	49.2	230^th of 417 public middle schools	44.8%		39.1	278^th of 422 public middle schools	34.1%	48	100.0	59.8	46.5	61.6	66.0	66.5	65.0	71.6	77.2	$5,587	$109	$5,478