For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 356 students in Madison County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle School in Madison County School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 65%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Virginia public middle school average of 54% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
4 Schools
451 Schools
# Students
1,585 Students
315,424 Students
# Teachers
117 Teachers
23,174 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Madison County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 131 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 132 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)57%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)44%
59%
Graduation Rate
87%
89%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)21.8%
19.1%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
8%
% Hispanic
7%
18%
% Black
7%
21%
% White
76%
46%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,448 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,504. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,371 is less than the state median of $15,258. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,448
$15,504
Spending / Student
$14,371
$15,258
Best Madison County School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
William H. Wetsel Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
186 Mountaineer Lane
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-3783
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-3783
Gr: 6-8 | 356 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
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