Top Rankings
Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind-Staunton School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 16 students in Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind-Staunton 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 Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind-Staunton School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 65%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is more than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
3 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
57 Students
312,714 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
23,458 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
2:1
2:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind-Staunton School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 132 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#132 out of 132 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤20%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)21-39%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)<50%
59%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)<50%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.67
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
12%
7%
% Hispanic
12%
18%
% Black
18%
21%
% White
53%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind-Staunton School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind Middle School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
104 Vsdb Dr.
Staunton, VA 24402
(540) 332-9014
Staunton, VA 24402
(540) 332-9014
Grades: 6-8
| 16 students
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