📍 1000 Cherry Avenue, Charlottesville, Charlottesville city, 22903
Buford Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charlottesville, Charlottesville city. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlottesville City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buford Middle enrolls 581 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 30% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 13% |
| Asian | 33 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 581 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 428 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buford Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 57.
Buford Middle is one of 10 schools in Charlottesville City Public Schools, based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The district serves 4,439 students district-wide and employs 389 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Buford Middle is larger than the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small