📍 4135 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Powhatan County, 23139
Powhatan Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Powhatan, Powhatan County. The school has 969 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Powhatan County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powhatan Middle enrolls 969 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 818 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 969 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Powhatan Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 10, state house district 65.
Powhatan Middle is one of 6 schools in Powhatan County Public Schools, based in Powhatan, Virginia. The district serves 4,077 students district-wide and employs 308 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 969 students, Powhatan Middle is larger than the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant