📍 11650 US Highway 29 North, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, 24531
Chatham Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chatham, Pittsylvania County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chatham Middle enrolls 426 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 23% Black or African American and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 426 students (81%) 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.
Chatham 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 20, state house district 16.
Chatham Middle is one of 21 schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools, based in Chatham, Virginia. The district serves 7,830 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Chatham 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