Daniel Morgan Intermediate, 48 S. Purcell Ave.: grades 5 and 6, 556 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, framework score 80.64. Office: 540-667-7171.
Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Sources: Daniel Morgan Intermediate, Winchester Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
Daniel Morgan Intermediate School serves fifth and sixth grade at 48 S. Purcell Ave. for Winchester Public Schools (WPS). Every fifth and sixth grader who lives in the city is zoned for it. It had 556 students in fall 2025, the state’s count shows. Its mascot is the Generals.
The school was formed in the 2017-18 school year inside the Daniel Morgan building, which opened in 1974 as Daniel Morgan Middle School, according to its about page. It shares the building with Daniel Morgan Middle, which keeps seventh and eighth grade. The page says students work in three-teacher teams as a bridge between elementary and middle school.
Who to call
- Front office: 540-667-7171, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Registering a new student: the division’s registration page, or Central Office at 598 N. Kent St., 540-667-4253
- Which school is my address zoned for? the division’s WebQuery school and bus stop lookup
- Buses: the Transportation office; bus stops are in WebQuery
| Address | 48 S. Purcell Ave., Winchester, VA 22601 |
| Phone | 540-667-7171 |
| Grades | 5 and 6 |
| School day | 8:15 a.m. homeroom to 3:15 p.m. dismissal |
| Website | dmis.wps.k12.va.us |
| Division | Winchester Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Sam Gates, according to the school’s website; the state profile lists her as Samantha Gates. The page says she has worked for WPS since 2011, as a classroom teacher and then an instructional coach at Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 556 students in fall 2025, compared with 575 in fall 2024 and 600 in fall 2023, according to the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 267 in fifth grade and 289 in sixth grade.
- Federal count: 600 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 21 students per teacher.
State report card
Virginia rates schools two ways. Accreditation means a school “submitted all required evidence to the Department of Education as prescribed in the Standards of Accreditation,” in the words of the state profile. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Needs Intensive Support.
- Accreditation: Fully Accredited, the state’s designation for the 2025-26 school year.
- Framework score: 80.64, performance level Approaching Expectations, in the state’s division summary.
Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed, all tests in the subject):
| Subject | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English reading | 61% | 57% | 58% |
| Math | 59% | 61% | 66% |
| Science | 49% | 54% | 51% |
The full profile also reports attendance, student groups, teacher data and spending.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
The whole city is one zone for fifth and sixth grade. Students arrive from all four elementary schools, Frederick Douglass, Garland R. Quarles, John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart, and move on to Daniel Morgan Middle and John Handley High, according to the division’s list of schools.
The zone stops at the city line: homes with a Winchester mailing address in ZIP codes 22602 and 22603 are in Frederick County, which runs its own schools. Confirm an address in WebQuery.
Possible change: the division is studying the renovation or replacement of Garland R. Quarles Elementary with VMDO Architects, including “the potential of bringing 5th grade back to elementary schools,” its project page says. Community workshops were held April 15 and June 10. The page does not report a School Board decision.
Calendar and bell times
From the division’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher professional development day
- Nov. 25-27: fall break
- Friday, Dec. 18: end of the first semester, holiday early release
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is a teacher professional development day
- Monday, Jan. 18: division holiday
- March 26 and March 29 to April 2: spring break
- Friday, May 28: last day of school, early release
The calendar gives the Daniel Morgan schools’ hours as 8:25 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., with students in by 8:15 a.m. The school’s own bell schedule starts homeroom at 8:15 a.m. and dismisses from 3:15 p.m.; its home page lists parent drop-off from 8 to 8:15 a.m., the tardy bell at 8:25 a.m. and pickup at 3:15 p.m.
Activities
The about page lists targeted help, enrichment and gifted programs, music and visual arts, and after-school intramurals, enrichment and academic support.
More on Winchester schools
- The school’s website and its state School Quality Profile
- Every public school in Winchester
- Our Winchester schools guide for registration documents and School Board meetings
- Our neighborhoods guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Daniel Morgan Intermediate serve?
Fifth and sixth grade, for every Winchester Public Schools student. It shares a building with Daniel Morgan Middle and had 556 students in fall 2025, the state’s count shows.
How is Daniel Morgan Intermediate rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2025-26. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 80.64 and is rated Approaching Expectations, according to the state’s School Quality Profiles.
Which school does Daniel Morgan Intermediate feed into?
Daniel Morgan Middle for seventh and eighth grade, in the same building, then John Handley High.
What time does Daniel Morgan Intermediate start?
The division’s 2026-27 calendar sets the day at 8:25 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., with students in by 8:15 a.m. The school’s own bell schedule starts homeroom at 8:15 a.m. and dismisses at 3:15 p.m.
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