L. Douglas Wilder Middle School
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 880 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 388th out of 419 middle schools in VA.
School District Details
- Henrico County Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,656
- Graduation Rate: 78.4%
- Dropout Rate: 3.5%
- Students Per Teacher: 18.3
- Enrolled Students: 49,407
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 880
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 49.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 420 (47.7%)
- Females: 387 (44.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 100 (11.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 481 (54.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 581 (66.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 5 | 0.6% |
| Black | 723 | 82.2% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic | 28 | 3.2% |
| White | 34 | 3.9% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 323 | 36.7% |
| 7th Grade | 298 | 33.9% |
| 8th Grade | 259 | 29.4% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for L. Douglas Wilder Middle School
- Reviewed by Student on October 21, 2009
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This is a terrible school.
It is a predominately African American school, but there are still Whites there!!!!!!!!!!!! UNDERSTAND THAT. You can still have some diversity. The fact of me going there every morning makes me sick, and I dont want to go. I loved 6th and 7th grade better, but thats just because of the people in my classes. And 2 nice teachers. TWO. Doesn't that tell you something? I feel I am not learning to my potential, because as a nation we have just stooped downhill. But Wilder... just makes it worse. Awful school, and If I had the choice, Id much rather go to Brooklyn. Much more diversity there. I even have some black friends that hate it because there isn't any diversity. Terrible school. And keep in mind, I am not racist at all. I just dont like feeling alone. I just dont see how.....
- Reviewed by Student on October 05, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - got out of wilder last year ....AND IT FEELS GOOD!
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that L. Douglas Wilder Middle School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on SOL state exams in the following subjects:
- Algebra I
- Earth Science
- English Reading
- History
- Mathematics
- Science
- World History I
- Writing
SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 87.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.0% | 73.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | 65.0% | 68.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 90.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.0% | 63.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 63.0% | 65.0% |
| History Test | |||
| 2009 | 100.0% | 86.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 93.0% | 88.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 93.0% | 90.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | 90.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| History Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.0% | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.0% | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 93.0% | 90.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 92.0% | 90.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 89.0% | 87.0% |
End-of-Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 89.0% | 86.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 92.0% | 91.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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