📍 1700 Pope St, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, 23464
Brandon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city. The school has 1,055 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brandon Middle enrolls 1,055 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 34% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 355 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 131 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 11% |
| Asian | 75 | 7.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
545 of the school's 1,055 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 453 qualify for free lunch and 92 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.
Brandon Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 7, state house district 85.
Brandon Middle is one of 87 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The district serves 64,731 students district-wide and employs 4,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,055 students, Brandon Middle is larger than the district average of about 744 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large