📍 210 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, 22901
Journey Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charlottesville, Albemarle County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albemarle County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Journey Middle enrolls 631 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 631 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Journey Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Journey Middle is one of 25 schools in Albemarle County Public Schools, based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The district serves 14,149 students district-wide and employs 1,083 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 631 students, Journey Middle is close to the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe