Lois Hornsby Middle

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

Lois Hornsby Middle in Williamsburg, Virginia enrolled 805 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 81% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

790 students in 2022-23, 807 students in 2023-24, 805 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 55.0.

Students enrolled at Lois Hornsby Middle by school year2022-23: 790, 2023-24: 807, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-237902023-248072024-25805
Students enrolled at Lois Hornsby Middle by school year2022-23: 790, 2023-24: 807, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-237902023-248072024-25805
Students enrolled at Lois Hornsby Middle by school year2022-23: 790, 2023-24: 807, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-237902023-248072024-25805
Students enrolled at Lois Hornsby Middle by school year2022-23: 790, 2023-24: 807, 2024-25: 80502505007501k2022-237902023-248072024-25805
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379052.015.2
2023-2480752.515.4
2024-2580555.014.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 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; Lois Hornsby Middle 14.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLois Hornsby Middle 14.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Lois Hornsby Middle 14.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLois Hornsby Middle 14.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Lois Hornsby Middle 14.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLois Hornsby Middle 14.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Lois Hornsby Middle 14.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLois Hornsby Middle 14.6state 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 265 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lois Hornsby Middle enrolled 796 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 265 of the 796 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions54
  • Chronically absent14.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.8% of students were White, 19.6% Black, 15.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White53.8%
  2. Black19.6%
  3. Hispanic15.3%
  4. Two or more races7.7%
  5. Asian3.6%

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 Lois Hornsby Middle scored proficient or above: 81% 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
Math81%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 Williamsburg

4 public middle schools in Williamsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Lois Hornsby Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lois Hornsby Middle80514.630.8%
Berkeley Middle66614.665.0%
Queens Lake Middle55413.324.4%
James Blair Middle50513.365.1%

All public schools in Williamsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lois Hornsby Middle

  1. Toano MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 704 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  2. James Blair MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 5.3 miles away: 505 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Lois Hornsby Middle with Toano MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools spends per student$14,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,756
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaLois Hornsby Middle is the number 144 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.14.6:1
  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 Lois Hornsby Middle

  1. How many students attend Lois Hornsby Middle?
    805 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 790 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Williamsburg, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lois Hornsby Middle?
    14.6 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 Lois Hornsby Middle a Title I school?
    Lois Hornsby Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lois Hornsby Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lois Hornsby Middle scored proficient or above: 81% 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 Lois Hornsby Middle in?
    Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5104020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510402002830 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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