📍 5875 Kentuck Rd., Ringgold, Pittsylvania County, 24586
Dan River Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ringgold, Pittsylvania County. The school has 434 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 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dan River Middle enrolls 434 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 32% Black or African American and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 434 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 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.
Dan River 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 14.
Dan River 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 434 students, Dan River Middle is larger than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant