📍 4901 Bennetts Pasture Rd, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23435
John Yeates Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Yeates Middle enrolls 506 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 38% Black or African American and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 209 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 506 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 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.
John Yeates 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-20, state senate district 3, state house district 76.
John Yeates Middle is one of 22 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools, based in Suffolk, Virginia. The district serves 14,565 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, John Yeates Middle is smaller than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe