Middle Schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

Summary:

The Fairfax County Public Schools district in Virginia contains 24 middle schools serving grades 6-8 or 7-8, with a mix of public and public magnet schools. The district as a whole is ranked 41 out of 130 in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out as top performers within the district, including Carson Middle, Longfellow Middle, Cooper Middle, and Rocky Run Middle. These schools rank among the top 20 middle schools in Virginia and have exceptional test scores, with 75-100% of students proficient in core subjects. In contrast, some lower-performing schools like Glasgow Middle and Whitman Middle have much higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement.

Overall, the Fairfax County Public Schools district exhibits a wide range of performance among its middle schools, with magnet schools generally outperforming non-magnet public schools. The district as a whole outperforms the state of Virginia in terms of student proficiency, but there is still room for improvement, especially at the lower-performing schools.

District Detail

8115 Gatehouse Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042

(571) 423-1010

SchoolDigger Rank:
41^st of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 141
Middle Schools: 24
High Schools: 28
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Geometry (2024)		SOL Algebra I (2024)		SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)					SOL Science (2024)		SOL English Reading (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hughes Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	11401 Ridge Heights Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 715-3600	993	66	15.1	40.7%	399 (40.2%)	154 (15.5%)	304 (30.6%)	71 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.4%)	57.9	190^th of 417 public middle schools	54.4%		62.4	158^th of 422 public middle schools	62.6%	32		100.0	100.0	89.2					55.4	16.9		69.0				77.3	78.0	$10,892	$303	$10,589
Kings Glen Elementary	Public	4-6	5401 Danbury Forest Dr	Springfield	22151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 239-4000	422	29	14.4	28.2%	195 (46.2%)	20 (4.7%)	111 (26.3%)	60 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.8%)								(n/a)						85.3	82.4	80.7			67.9		80.3	83.6	83.8			$12,022	$311	$11,711
Rocky Run Middle	Public	7-8	4400 Stringfellow Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 802-7700	936	60	15.6	18.8%	294 (31.4%)	64 (6.8%)	123 (13.1%)	396 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.8%)	85.6	20^th of 417 public middle schools	95.2%		88.5	12^th of 422 public middle schools	97.2%	8		100.0	100.0	97.2					80.7	68.5		89.0				89.8	90.4	$10,088	$190	$9,898
Franklin Middle	Public	7-8	3300 Lees Corner Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 904-5100	832	56	14.7	21.2%	361 (43.4%)	58 (7.0%)	128 (15.4%)	236 (28.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	73.8	90^th of 417 public middle schools	78.4%		76.7	85^th of 422 public middle schools	79.9%	5		100.0	97.7	96.3					78.9	41.7		76.4				89.6	79.0	$10,544	$212	$10,333
South County Middle	Public	7-8	8700 Laurel Crest Dr.	Lorton	22079	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 690-5500	951	59	16.0	22.9%	350 (36.8%)	200 (21.0%)	145 (15.2%)	173 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (8.1%)	80.2	58^th of 417 public middle schools	86.1%		74.1	104^th of 422 public middle schools	75.4%	46		100.0	100.0	100.0					72.7	59.9		76.0				86.2	85.9	$9,709	$163	$9,547
Stone Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	5500 Sully Park Dr.	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 631-5500	678	51	13.2	37.6%	252 (37.2%)	45 (6.6%)	244 (36.0%)	95 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.9%)	53.6	210^th of 417 public middle schools	49.6%		60.2	166^th of 422 public middle schools	60.7%	44				85.2					52.6			69.9				76.0	75.8	$11,660	$243	$11,417
Cooper Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	977 Balls Hill Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 442-5800	1,054	64	16.4	4.3%	556 (52.8%)	26 (2.5%)	59 (5.6%)	312 (29.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (9.3%)	85.6	19^th of 417 public middle schools	95.4%		86	23^rd of 422 public middle schools	94.5%	4	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	100.0				80.2	46.6		88.9				92.9	94.4	$9,077	$191	$8,886
Sandburg Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8428 Fort Hunt Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 799-6100	1,438	94	15.3	49.1%	471 (32.8%)	232 (16.1%)	571 (39.7%)	86 (6.0%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	63 (4.4%)	33.7	301^st of 417 public middle schools	27.8%		36.4	288^th of 422 public middle schools	31.8%	13		100.0	97.2	91.0					24.8	21.6		61.3				67.0	65.5	$10,164	$102	$10,062
Whitman Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Parkers Ln	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 660-2400	869	62	14.0	63.1%	174 (20.0%)	173 (19.9%)	431 (49.6%)	48 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	32 (3.7%)	23.7	342^nd of 417 public middle schools	18.0%		23.3	356^th of 422 public middle schools	15.6%	14		94.4	100.0	95.7					30.4	26.3		52.2				57.1	59.4	$12,058	$255	$11,803
Frost Middle	Public	7-8	4101 Pickett Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 426-5700	1,209	82	14.6	14.4%	569 (47.1%)	66 (5.5%)	159 (13.2%)	326 (27.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (7.1%)	82.2	40^th of 417 public middle schools	90.4%		81.6	44^th of 422 public middle schools	89.6%	4		100.0	99.1	95.0	100.0				71.2	62.1		87.4				89.8	89.4	$10,952	$157	$10,795
Glasgow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4101 Fairfax Pkwy	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 813-8700	1,789	124	14.4	79.7%	364 (20.3%)	202 (11.3%)	960 (53.7%)	205 (11.5%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.6%)	17.3	377^th of 417 public middle schools	9.6%		20.3	366^th of 422 public middle schools	13.3%	11		100.0	100.0	93.3				31.0	23.7	20.6		52.1			50.9	56.5	58.0	$10,373	$110	$10,263
Herndon Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	901 Locust St	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 904-4800	958	81	11.7	55.1%	253 (26.4%)	71 (7.4%)	520 (54.3%)	71 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.3%)	29.7	320^th of 417 public middle schools	23.3%		29.9	319^th of 422 public middle schools	24.4%	1		100.0		91.0					45.1	24.2		57.4				60.2	62.9	$12,028	$588	$11,440
Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	6525 Montrose St	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-5900	882	63	13.9	59.3%	153 (17.3%)	164 (18.6%)	387 (43.9%)	143 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.7%)	18.7	369^th of 417 public middle schools	11.5%		25.3	345^th of 422 public middle schools	18.2%	24		100.0	95.8	97.5				35.9	25.1	38.1		53.0			53.9	50.6	54.8	$11,644	$169	$11,475
Irving Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8100 Old Keene Mill Rd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 912-4500	1,163	77	15.0	15.0%	581 (50.0%)	120 (10.3%)	188 (16.2%)	155 (13.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	114 (9.8%)	77	75^th of 417 public middle schools	82.0%		73.6	107^th of 422 public middle schools	74.6%	32		100.0	100.0	96.3					65.2	51.9		81.8				82.6	86.9	$8,995	$131	$8,864
Key Middle	Public	7-8	6402 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 313-3900	680	54	12.5	67.6%	91 (13.4%)	74 (10.9%)	366 (53.8%)	132 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	16.2	379^th of 417 public middle schools	9.1%		16.9	378^th of 422 public middle schools	10.4%	1				91.0					12.9	10.4		47.8				55.9	56.7	$12,020	$312	$11,708
Kilmer Middle	Public	7-8	8100 Wolftrap Rd	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 846-8800	1,148	68	16.8	19.6%	515 (44.9%)	49 (4.3%)	212 (18.5%)	282 (24.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (7.5%)	71.2	104^th of 417 public middle schools	75.1%		76.5	89^th of 422 public middle schools	78.9%	15		100.0	100.0	93.5	100.0				35.4	17.5		81.4				83.8	85.9	$9,598	$128	$9,470
Johnson Middle	Public	7-8	3801 Jermantown Rd	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 934-2400	1,072	75	14.3	33.4%	376 (35.1%)	114 (10.6%)	247 (23.0%)	268 (25.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.6%)	61.4	166^th of 417 public middle schools	60.2%		64.1	145^th of 422 public middle schools	65.6%	21		100.0	100.0	95.7					54.9	33.9		69.5				74.3	80.9	$10,438	$236	$10,202
Longfellow Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	2000 Westmoreland St	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 533-2600	1,225	77	15.8	14.0%	583 (47.6%)	47 (3.8%)	152 (12.4%)	352 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.4%)	81.5	45^th of 417 public middle schools	89.2%		82.8	38^th of 422 public middle schools	91.0%	7	100.0	94.9	99.5	99.0	95.5				75.3	48.9		85.7				92.6	89.4	$9,409	$145	$9,264
Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	3020 Gallows Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 204-8100	1,053	72	14.7	52.6%	238 (22.6%)	39 (3.7%)	534 (50.7%)	188 (17.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.7%)	37.7	284^th of 417 public middle schools	31.9%		42.4	265^th of 422 public middle schools	37.2%	19		84.1	100.0	94.6	100.0				39.1	31.1		59.4				67.6	67.1	$10,858	$220	$10,638
Poe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7000 Cindy Ln	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 813-3800	873	68	12.9	76.5%	107 (12.3%)	62 (7.1%)	559 (64.0%)	129 (14.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	10.7	391^st of 417 public middle schools	6.2%		12	391^st of 422 public middle schools	7.3%					80.9				33.1	21.0	20.2		51.0			46.7	50.2	53.8	$12,866	$649	$12,216
Thoreau Middle	Public	7-8	2505 Cedar Ln	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 846-8000	1,194	78	15.2	17.7%	621 (52.0%)	52 (4.4%)	188 (15.7%)	234 (19.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.0%)	80.9	51^st of 417 public middle schools	87.8%		80.1	54^th of 422 public middle schools	87.2%	3		100.0	100.0	95.9					69.7	59.6		82.7				87.3	88.4	$9,823	$141	$9,681
Twain Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	4700 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-3700	988	71	13.9	36.6%	310 (31.4%)	182 (18.4%)	297 (30.1%)	138 (14.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)	63.8	153^rd of 417 public middle schools	63.3%		58.1	180^th of 422 public middle schools	57.3%	27		100.0	100.0	98.9					52.8	37.2		71.4				78.1	80.2	$10,227	$134	$10,093
Carson Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	13618 McLearen Road	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 925-3600	1,361	85	16.1	15.6%	378 (27.8%)	123 (9.0%)	122 (9.0%)	641 (47.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.0%)	81.4	48^th of 417 public middle schools	88.5%		83.2	34^th of 422 public middle schools	91.9%	14		98.6	100.0	98.3	100.0				64.7	64.9		84.6				88.6	86.7	$9,413	$120	$9,293
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	6801 Union Mill Rd.	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 988-8100	922	69	13.4	35.4%	300 (32.5%)	88 (9.5%)	211 (22.9%)	255 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.4%)	68	128^th of 417 public middle schools	69.3%		69.6	124^th of 422 public middle schools	70.6%	4		100.0	100.0	99.1					71.2	38.8		71.0				78.6	78.3	$11,449	$365	$11,083

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department Of Corrections	2.71 mi	61
Loudoun County Public Schools	5.14 mi	102	24^th
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	5.56 mi	23
Prince William County Public Schools	6.89 mi	99	39^th
Manassas Park City Public Schools	7.29 mi	4	121^st

Middle Schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

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