📍 170 Harry Fry Drive, Gate City, Scott County, 24251
Gate City Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gate City, Scott County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scott County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gate City Middle enrolls 333 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.8% Black or African American and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 333 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 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.
Gate City 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 1.
Gate City Middle is one of 15 schools in Scott County Public Schools, based in Gate City, Virginia. The district serves 4,166 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 333 students, Gate City Middle is larger than the district average of about 278 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe