📍 1162 East Lee Hwy, Chilhowie, Smyth County, 24319
Chilhowie Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chilhowie, Smyth County. The school has 306 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smyth County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chilhowie Middle enrolls 306 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 306 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 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.
Chilhowie 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 5.
Chilhowie Middle is one of 14 schools in Smyth County Public Schools, based in Marion, Virginia. The district serves 4,132 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 306 students, Chilhowie Middle is close to the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant