Wilbur S. Pence Middle

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Wilbur S. Pence Middle is a public middle school in Dayton, Virginia, serving 668 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Rockingham County Public Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilbur S. Pence Middle has a predominantly white student population (75.45%), with significant Hispanic representation (18.41%) and smaller percentages of other racial groups. Academically, the school ranks in the middle range of Virginia middle schools, performing best in Algebra I with 100% proficiency, but struggling more in mathematics and reading. Student performance varies across subgroups, with white and multi-racial students outperforming Hispanic and English Language Learner students. The school's relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate (39.07%) suggests that many students come from low-income households, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

Compared to nearby schools, Wilbur S. Pence Middle's performance is generally in the middle range, outperforming the lower-ranked Elkton Middle and Skyline Middle schools, but lagging behind the higher-performing Montevideo Middle and S. Gordon Stewart Middle schools. However, the school's statewide ranking has gradually declined over the past 10 years, suggesting that it may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve overall student outcomes, particularly for its minority and economically disadvantaged populations.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 375 Bowman Road
       Dayton, VA  22821


(540) 879-2535

District: Rockingham County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
251st of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,946 Help


Students who attend Wilbur S. Pence Middle usually attend:

High:    Turner Ashby High

Feeder schools for Wilbur S. Pence Middle:

Elementary:    John W. Wayland Elementary
    Mountain View Elementary
    Ottobine Elementary
    Pleasant Valley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  669

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.1%
Hispanic:
19.4%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wilbur S. Pence Middle ranks worse than 60.2% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Rockingham County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.75. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Wilbur S. Pence Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Rockingham County Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (74.1%), Hispanic (19.4%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rockingham County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilbur S. Pence Middle is 12.5, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Rockingham County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilbur S. Pence Middle is $6,946. 2 middle schools in the Rockingham County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilbur S. Pence Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilbur S. Pence Middle 251st of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Wilbur S. Pence Middle in the ranking list.)

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Rockingham County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockingham County Public Schools 90th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wilbur S. Pence Middle

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Rank History for all students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 72.17 78th 340 77.1%
2006 66.67 83rd 383 78.3%
2007 59.66 129th 387 66.7%
2008 56.69 148th 391 62.1%
2009 47.51 213th 390 45.4%
2010 55.77 164th 408 59.8%
2011 56.58 153rd 413 63.0%
2012 54.17 168th 413 59.3%
2013 52.44 172nd 416 58.7%
2014 49.76 205th 416 50.7%
2015 58.85 147th 412 64.3%
2016 55.21 172nd 409 57.9%
2017 51.63 196th 415 52.8%
2018 46.03 235th 413 43.1%
2019 40.48 275th 424 35.1%
2021 39.92 247th 419 41.1%
2022 35.19 275th 415 33.7%
2023 44.59 250th 422 40.8%
2024 44.75 251st 417 39.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.89 174th 231 24.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.93 44th 100 56.0%
2024 23.76 105th 122 13.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 34.21 285th 402 29.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.10 291st 411 29.2%
2024 42.04 262nd 407 35.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.18 152nd 278 45.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.06 197th 409 51.8%
2024 47.40 227th 407 44.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.12 218th 275 20.7%
2024 31.87 199th 272 26.8%
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Rank History for White students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.21 304th 402 24.4%
2024 31.80 304th 396 23.2%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Wilbur S. Pence Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 820 820
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 636 636
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 655 655
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 672 672
1993 706 7 6 10 0 n/a n/a 0 729
1994 739 7 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 758
1995 766 13 7 22 0 n/a n/a 0 808
1996 766 13 7 22 0 n/a n/a 0 808
1997 829 15 7 26 0 n/a n/a 0 877
1998 847 14 8 31 0 n/a n/a 0 900
1999 771 16 6 32 0 n/a n/a 0 825
2000 753 16 5 42 0 n/a n/a -4 812
2001 747 16 7 39 0 n/a n/a 0 809
2002 742 15 7 58 0 n/a n/a 0 822
2003 742 15 7 58 0 n/a n/a 0 822
2004 729 11 3 66 0 n/a n/a 0 809
2005 730 6 4 69 0 n/a n/a 0 809
2006 704 6 4 64 1 n/a n/a 0 779
2007 713 7 9 70 2 n/a n/a 0 801
2008 665 9 5 78 1 n/a n/a 0 758
2009 628 10 6 85 0 n/a n/a 0 729
2010 596 8 6 84 1 n/a n/a 0 695
2011 585 7 5 98 1 0 6 0 702
2012 616 9 4 105 0 0 16 0 750
2013 626 8 6 108 1 0 21 0 770
2014 629 7 8 100 1 0 27 0 772
2015 590 9 7 99 1 0 25 0 731
2016 587 9 5 92 0 0 16 0 709
2017 541 10 6 112 1 3 14 0 687
2018 556 16 9 116 4 3 20 0 724
2019 556 14 10 114 6 6 14 0 720
2020 594 17 7 117 3 1 28 0 767
2021 559 19 7 119 4 1 26 0 735
2022 524 15 5 130 2 0 27 0 703
2023 504 10 2 123 1 0 28 0 668
2024 496 17 4 130 1 0 21 0 669

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wilbur S. Pence Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 820 51.5 15.9 n/a
1990 636 41.4 15.3 n/a
1991 655 44.9 14.5 n/a
1992 672 45.7 14.7 n/a
1993 729 48.8 14.9 n/a
1994 758 39.7 n/a 10.2
1995 808 n/a 0.0 14.4
1996 808 n/a 0.0 14.4
1997 877 n/a 0.0 15.6
1998 900 n/a 0.0 16.7
1999 825 74.0 11.1 20.6
2000 812 n/a 0.0 20.5
2001 809 67.3 12.0 22.7
2002 822 73.6 11.2 27.6
2003 822 73.6 11.2 27.6
2004 809 67.0 12.1 28.2
2005 809 68.0 11.9 27.4
2006 779 66.0 11.8 28.9
2007 801 63.9 12.5 28.2
2008 758 50.0 15.2 31.3
2009 729 48.0 15.2 30
2010 695 46.8 14.8 35.1
2011 702 44.0 15.9 33.9
2012 750 52.8 14.1 35.5
2013 770 54.5 14.1 37.1
2014 772 55.7 13.8 37.6
2015 731 54.0 13.5 37.1
2016 709 48.0 14.7 37.5
2017 687 53.1 12.9 36
2018 724 53.9 13.4 43.5
2019 720 54.7 13.1 38.8
2020 767 53.8 14.2 38.6
2021 735 54.0 13.5 n/a
2022 703 55.1 12.7 42.1
2023 668 54.0 12.3 39.1
2024 669 53.2 12.5 41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wilbur S. Pence Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 820 51.5 15.9 n/a
1990 636 41.4 15.3 n/a
1991 655 44.9 14.5 n/a
1992 672 45.7 14.7 n/a
1993 729 48.8 14.9 n/a
1994 758 39.7 n/a 10.2
1995 808 n/a 0.0 14.4
1996 808 n/a 0.0 14.4
1997 877 n/a 0.0 15.6
1998 900 n/a 0.0 16.7
1999 825 74.0 11.1 20.6
2000 812 n/a 0.0 20.5
2001 809 67.3 12.0 22.7
2002 822 73.6 11.2 27.6
2003 822 73.6 11.2 27.6
2004 809 67.0 12.1 28.2
2005 809 68.0 11.9 27.4
2006 779 66.0 11.8 28.9
2007 801 63.9 12.5 28.2
2008 758 50.0 15.2 31.3
2009 729 48.0 15.2 30
2010 695 46.8 14.8 35.1
2011 702 44.0 15.9 33.9
2012 750 52.8 14.1 35.5
2013 770 54.5 14.1 37.1
2014 772 55.7 13.8 37.6
2015 731 54.0 13.5 37.1
2016 709 48.0 14.7 37.5
2017 687 53.1 12.9 36
2018 724 53.9 13.4 43.5
2019 720 54.7 13.1 38.8
2020 767 53.8 14.2 38.6
2021 735 54.0 13.5 n/a
2022 703 55.1 12.7 42.1
2023 668 54.0 12.3 39.1
2024 669 53.2 12.5 41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wilbur S. Pence Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $121 (1.8%) $6,647 (98.2%) $6,769
2020 $106 (1.6%) $6,358 (98.4%) $6,464
2021 $119 (1.7%) $6,827 (98.3%) $6,946

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wilbur S. Pence Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 275th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 250th of 422 Middle schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)7962.1
 16.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rockingham County Public Schools)7956.6
 22.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)7164.7
 6.3%
   6th Grade English Reading (Rockingham County Public Schools)7462
 12%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)8974.6
 14.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rockingham County Public Schools)8762.1
 24.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)7868
 10%
   7th Grade English Reading (Rockingham County Public Schools)7865.3
 12.7%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)5846.6
 11.4%
   8th Grade Writing (Rockingham County Public Schools)6343.7
 19.3%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)7045.7
 24.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rockingham County Public Schools)7742.2
 34.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)7755.7
 21.4%
   8th Grade Science (Rockingham County Public Schools)7959.3
 19.7%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)7159.7
 11.4%
   8th Grade English Reading (Rockingham County Public Schools)7563.7
 11.3%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Wilbur S. Pence Middle)10098
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Rockingham County Public Schools)9190
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students720668
 7.2%
African American1410
 28.6%
American Indian61
 83.3%
Asian102
 80%
Hispanic114123
 7.9%
Pacific Islander60
 100%
White556504
 9.4%
Two or More Races1428
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.8%39.1%
 0.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 669 students attended Wilbur S. Pence Middle.

Students at Wilbur S. Pence Middle are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Wilbur S. Pence Middle ranks 251st of 417 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Wilbur S. Pence Middle usually go on to attend Turner Ashby High


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