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Western Branch Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4201 Hawksley Dr
Chesapeake, VA 23321
Phone
(757) 638-7920
District
Chesapeake City Public Schools
County
CHESAPEAKE CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
887
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.7% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Western Branch Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
72%
65%
79%
70%
65%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
64%
82%
70%
68%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
65%
82%
70%
80%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 257 29.0%
Grade 7 308 34.7%
Grade 8 322 36.3%
Total 887 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.7% 48.1% 48.2%
Black 41.7% 34.5% 23.2%
Hispanic 11.0% 13.5% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.0% 3.4% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.2% 44.7% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 33.8% 42.6% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 2.1% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 249,377 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 736.8 216
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,368 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.5% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,089 $329,790,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $21,064,000 3.7%
Staff $923 $37,613,000 6.6%
General Administration $128 $5,218,000 0.9%
School Administration $666 $27,134,000 4.8%
Operation $1,138 $46,384,000 8.1%
Transportation $636 $25,932,000 4.6%
Other $206 $8,385,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,212 $171,730,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,671 $68,133,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $13,973 $569,653,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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