📍 6925 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, Nelson County, 22949
Nelson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lovingston, Nelson County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nelson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson Middle enrolls 340 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 15% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 340 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 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.
Nelson Middle 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-50, state senate district 25, state house district 59.
Nelson Middle is one of 4 schools in Nelson County Public Schools, based in Lovingston, Virginia. The district serves 1,492 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Nelson Middle is close to the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant