Walker-Grant Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
Walker-Grant Middle in Fredericksburg, Virginia enrolled 796 students in 2024-25 with 54.2 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
750 students in 2022-23, 774 students in 2023-24, 796 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.0 to 54.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 750 | 59.0 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 54.8 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 796 | 54.2 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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.
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 260 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walker-Grant Middle enrolled 779 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 125 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 260 of the 779 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions125
- Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
27.8% of students were Black, 26.4% Hispanic, 20.6% White in 2024-25.
- Black27.8%
- Hispanic26.4%
- White20.6%
- Asian15.1%
- Two or more races9.7%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Walker-Grant Middle scored proficient or above: 35% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 35% | not published | 67.5% |
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 Fredericksburg
5 public middle schools in Fredericksburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Walker-Grant Middle is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Benton Gayle Middle | 939 | 15.1 | 38.0% |
| Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle | 887 | 15.3 | 32.5% |
| Chancellor Middle | 799 | 13.1 | 72.1% |
| Walker-Grant Middle | 796 | 14.7 | 91.5% |
| Battlefield Middle | 780 | 14.0 | 71.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Walker-Grant Middle
- Battlefield MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 780 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Chancellor MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 799 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Compare Walker-Grant Middle with Battlefield MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fredericksburg City Public Schools spends per student$17,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,150
- The largest public schools in VirginiaWalker-Grant Middle is the number 150 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#150 of 337
- Virginia schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.14.7:1
- 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 Walker-Grant Middle
How many students attend Walker-Grant Middle?
796 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 750 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fredericksburg, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Walker-Grant Middle?
14.7 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.Is Walker-Grant Middle a Title I school?
Walker-Grant Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Walker-Grant Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Walker-Grant Middle scored proficient or above: 35% 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.What district is Walker-Grant Middle in?
Fredericksburg City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510151002612 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.