📍 454 General Puller Highway, Saluda, Middlesex County, 23149
Middlesex High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Saluda, Middlesex County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Middlesex County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Middlesex High enrolls 346 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 16% Black or African American and 5.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 346 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 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.
Middlesex High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 98.
Middlesex High is one of 3 schools in Middlesex County Public Schools, based in Saluda, Virginia. The district serves 1,249 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Middlesex High is smaller than the district average of about 416 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant