King's Fork Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Suffolk, Virginia

King's Fork Middle in Suffolk, Virginia enrolled 986 students in 2024-25 with 72.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

1,031 students in 2022-23, 984 students in 2023-24, 986 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.0 to 72.0.

Students enrolled at King's Fork Middle by school year2022-23: 1,031, 2023-24: 984, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0312023-249842024-25986
Students enrolled at King's Fork Middle by school year2022-23: 1,031, 2023-24: 984, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0312023-249842024-25986
Students enrolled at King's Fork Middle by school year2022-23: 1,031, 2023-24: 984, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0312023-249842024-25986
Students enrolled at King's Fork Middle by school year2022-23: 1,031, 2023-24: 984, 2024-25: 98605001k1.5k2022-231,0312023-249842024-25986
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03173.014.1
2023-2498468.814.3
2024-2598672.013.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; King's Fork Middle 13.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKing's Fork Middle 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; King's Fork Middle 13.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKing's Fork Middle 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; King's Fork Middle 13.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKing's Fork Middle 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; King's Fork Middle 13.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKing's Fork Middle 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 352 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection King's Fork Middle enrolled 1,057 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 184 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 352 of the 1,057 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions184
  • Chronically absent24.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.0% of students were Black, 17.2% White, 7.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black68.0%
  2. White17.2%
  3. Hispanic7.9%
  4. Two or more races5.3%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at King's Fork Middle scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math55%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Suffolk

4 public middle schools in Suffolk report 2024-25 enrollment; King's Fork Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
King's Fork Middle98613.768.8%
John Yeates Middle50910.069.5%
John F. Kennedy Middle4989.168.7%
Forest Glen Middle43312.467.2%

All public schools in Suffolk →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about King's Fork Middle

  1. John F. Kennedy MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 498 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  2. Forest Glen MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 433 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  3. Compare King's Fork Middle with John F. Kennedy MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Suffolk Public Schools spends per student$14,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,431
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaKing's Fork Middle is the number 85 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#85 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about King's Fork Middle

  1. How many students attend King's Fork Middle?
    986 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,031 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Suffolk, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at King's Fork Middle?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is King's Fork Middle a Title I school?
    King's Fork Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at King's Fork Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at King's Fork Middle scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is King's Fork Middle in?
    Suffolk Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510371002321 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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