📍 7648 McGaheysville Rd, Penn Laird, Rockingham County, 22846
Montevideo Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Penn Laird, Rockingham County. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Montevideo Middle enrolls 613 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 27% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 613 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Montevideo Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 58.
Montevideo Middle is one of 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools, based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The district serves 11,679 students district-wide and employs 818 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 613 students, Montevideo Middle is larger than the district average of about 508 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe