Williamsburg Middle

Summary:

Williamsburg Middle is a highly-rated public middle school located in Arlington, Virginia, serving 827 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Arlington County Public Schools district, which is ranked 26th out of 130 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Williamsburg Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Virginia, ranking 7th out of 417 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This exceptional academic performance is reflected in the school's 100% proficiency in Geometry and Algebra I, and over 90% proficiency in several other subject areas. Williamsburg Middle also serves a diverse student population, with 71.34% White, 8.46% Hispanic, 5.2% Asian, and 12.7% two or more races. However, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at only 2.3%, suggesting it serves a relatively affluent community.

Compared to other middle schools in the Arlington County Public Schools district, Williamsburg Middle significantly outperforms its peers on standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and reading. For example, in 8th grade mathematics, Williamsburg Middle had 79.69% proficiency, compared to 52.65% for the district and 50.1% for the state. This high performance is consistent across student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, disabled students, and military-connected students, indicating the school is effectively serving the diverse needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3600 N Harrison St
       Arlington, VA  22207


(703) 228-5450

District: Arlington County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
7th of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,987 Help


Students who attend Williamsburg Middle usually attend:

High:    Yorktown High

Feeder schools for Williamsburg Middle:

Elementary:    Discovery Elementary
    Jamestown Elementary
    Nottingham Elementary
    Tuckahoe Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  855

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.3%
Two or more races:
11.0%
Hispanic:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  2.7% Help


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Compare Details Williamsburg Middle ranks better than 98.3% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.4. (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 Williamsburg Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Arlington County Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (72.3%), two or more races (11%), Hispanic (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 2.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Arlington County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Williamsburg Middle is 15.3, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Williamsburg Middle is $10,987. 4 middle schools in the Arlington County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Williamsburg Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Williamsburg Middle 7th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Williamsburg Middle in the ranking list.)

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Arlington County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Arlington County Public Schools 26th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Williamsburg Middle

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Rank History for all students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 82.38 21st 340 93.8%
2006 74.70 38th 383 90.1%
2007 73.86 40th 387 89.7%
2008 75.94 34th 391 91.3%
2009 70.91 57th 390 85.4%
2010 72.02 56th 408 86.3%
2011 74.40 48th 413 88.4%
2012 80.17 23rd 413 94.4%
2013 84.68 20th 416 95.2%
2014 88.79 11th 416 97.4%
2015 87.00 8th 412 98.1%
2016 87.31 7th 409 98.3%
2017 86.02 14th 415 96.6%
2018 83.69 14th 413 96.6%
2019 85.72 9th 424 97.9%
2021 89.51 5th 419 98.8%
2022 92.23 3rd 415 99.3%
2023 92.14 6th 422 98.6%
2024 91.40 7th 417 98.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.14 2nd 231 99.1%
2024 87.77 5th 237 97.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 92.31 5th 411 98.8%
2024 90.65 8th 407 98.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 96.89 2nd 278 99.3%
2024 97.72 1st 281 99.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 82.76 6th 114 94.7%
2024 79.71 7th 123 94.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.70 8th 409 98.0%
2024 91.55 6th 407 98.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.86 3rd 132 97.7%
2024 76.57 12th 128 90.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 94.96 4th 275 98.5%
2024 92.55 7th 272 97.4%
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Rank History for White students at Williamsburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 90.96 4th 402 99.0%
2024 90.61 6th 396 98.5%
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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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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Open Quote This school focuses a lot on academics. They want to make sure everyone is up to their standards. Students are often publicly criticized which later leads to ridicule by their peers. Kids at this school do drugs in the bathroom, fight on the soccer field, cry over their test scores, and most recently get ranked on social media. The school can't control what kids post but the account that ranked 8th grade girls was using the schools name. So far the school has done nothing to find this person or speak with the girls on this list to make sure they're ok. This school is great if you want your kid to take advanced classes but just understand that a lot more goes on at this school. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, May 31, 2019

Open Quote My son has been at WMS for a little over a year and he will be participating in the promotion in June. We both love the school, the staff, the teachers, the system and the students. It is the best middle school ever! Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Open Quote This school is really good! My teachers help me with all my classwork, tests, homework, etc. The lunches are okay, but I usually bring my lunch from home. My friends are so nice, and many different people from many different countries go here! I certainly recommend this school! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Williamsburg 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 351 351
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 341 341
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 676 676
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 694 694
1993 505 84 56 147 0 n/a n/a 0 792
1994 536 102 57 164 0 n/a n/a 0 859
1995 607 85 62 179 0 n/a n/a 0 933
1996 607 85 62 179 0 n/a n/a 0 933
1997 595 76 76 180 0 n/a n/a 0 927
1998 613 77 76 172 0 n/a n/a 0 938
1999 605 78 79 164 0 n/a n/a 0 926
2000 614 85 66 142 1 n/a n/a -4 904
2001 638 77 65 133 1 n/a n/a 0 914
2002 701 71 83 113 1 n/a n/a 0 969
2003 701 71 83 113 1 n/a n/a 0 969
2004 699 83 94 101 2 n/a n/a 0 979
2005 681 77 111 104 1 n/a n/a 5 979
2006 721 68 102 92 1 n/a n/a 9 993
2007 692 77 89 94 1 n/a n/a 7 960
2008 705 60 102 91 1 n/a n/a 6 965
2009 705 65 100 94 2 n/a n/a 4 970
2010 739 58 98 82 1 n/a n/a 5 983
2011 726 42 79 107 4 0 55 0 1013
2012 703 44 79 96 3 0 44 0 969
2013 726 43 94 109 4 0 46 0 1022
2014 750 52 91 118 0 0 50 0 1061
2015 796 57 94 131 1 0 59 0 1138
2016 856 61 81 131 1 0 68 0 1198
2017 907 67 81 147 2 1 78 0 1283
2018 895 77 84 173 2 3 82 0 1316
2019 947 69 96 171 3 3 90 0 1379
2020 757 19 73 79 0 0 77 0 1005
2021 692 13 68 75 0 0 92 0 940
2022 593 13 60 72 0 2 100 0 840
2023 590 17 43 70 0 2 105 0 827
2024 618 23 40 80 0 0 94 0 855

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 Williamsburg Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 351 23.6 14.8 n/a
1990 341 23.4 14.5 n/a
1991 676 46.8 14.4 n/a
1992 694 47.7 14.5 n/a
1993 792 57.4 13.8 n/a
1994 859 62.7 n/a 20
1995 933 n/a 0.0 21.4
1996 933 n/a 0.0 21.4
1997 927 n/a 0.0 21.4
1998 938 n/a 0.0 20.6
1999 926 71.5 13.0 21.8
2000 904 n/a 0.0 20
2001 914 66.0 13.8 18.5
2002 969 88.4 11.0 16.5
2003 969 88.4 11.0 16.5
2004 979 69.4 14.1 15.4
2005 979 71.4 13.7 16.2
2006 993 76.0 13.1 13.1
2007 960 76.1 12.6 13.1
2008 965 61.1 15.8 11.9
2009 970 63.4 15.3 14.8
2010 983 62.4 15.7 14.4
2011 1013 51.0 19.8 12.1
2012 969 73.1 13.2 10.6
2013 1022 75.5 13.5 12.3
2014 1061 81.9 12.9 12
2015 1138 82.0 13.8 11.8
2016 1198 88.0 13.6 8.7
2017 1283 99.6 12.8 9.2
2018 1316 97.3 13.5 11.8
2019 1379 98.7 13.9 11.8
2020 1005 74.0 13.5 3.9
2021 940 68.4 13.7 n/a
2022 840 63.6 13.1 4.6
2023 827 54.5 15.1 2.3
2024 855 55.6 15.3 2.7

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 Williamsburg Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 351 23.6 14.8 n/a
1990 341 23.4 14.5 n/a
1991 676 46.8 14.4 n/a
1992 694 47.7 14.5 n/a
1993 792 57.4 13.8 n/a
1994 859 62.7 n/a 20
1995 933 n/a 0.0 21.4
1996 933 n/a 0.0 21.4
1997 927 n/a 0.0 21.4
1998 938 n/a 0.0 20.6
1999 926 71.5 13.0 21.8
2000 904 n/a 0.0 20
2001 914 66.0 13.8 18.5
2002 969 88.4 11.0 16.5
2003 969 88.4 11.0 16.5
2004 979 69.4 14.1 15.4
2005 979 71.4 13.7 16.2
2006 993 76.0 13.1 13.1
2007 960 76.1 12.6 13.1
2008 965 61.1 15.8 11.9
2009 970 63.4 15.3 14.8
2010 983 62.4 15.7 14.4
2011 1013 51.0 19.8 12.1
2012 969 73.1 13.2 10.6
2013 1022 75.5 13.5 12.3
2014 1061 81.9 12.9 12
2015 1138 82.0 13.8 11.8
2016 1198 88.0 13.6 8.7
2017 1283 99.6 12.8 9.2
2018 1316 97.3 13.5 11.8
2019 1379 98.7 13.9 11.8
2020 1005 74.0 13.5 3.9
2021 940 68.4 13.7 n/a
2022 840 63.6 13.1 4.6
2023 827 54.5 15.1 2.3
2024 855 55.6 15.3 2.7

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Williamsburg Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $10,246 (100.0%) $10,246
2020 $00 (0.0%) $11,481 (100.0%) $11,481
2021 $00 (0.0%) $10,987 (100.0%) $10,987

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Williamsburg Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 9th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 6th of 422 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Williamsburg Middle)9395
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Arlington County Public Schools)8470.1
 13.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Williamsburg Middle)9495.1
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Reading (Arlington County Public Schools)8478.7
 5.3%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Williamsburg Middle)8680.3
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Arlington County Public Schools)7545.3
 29.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Williamsburg Middle)9393.2
 0.2%
   7th Grade English Reading (Arlington County Public Schools)8578
 7%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Williamsburg Middle)9489.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Writing (Arlington County Public Schools)8674.5
 11.5%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Williamsburg Middle)9579
 16%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Arlington County Public Schools)8652.6
 33.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Williamsburg Middle)9493.9
 0.1%
   8th Grade Science (Arlington County Public Schools)8571.8
 13.2%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Williamsburg Middle)9296.4
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Reading (Arlington County Public Schools)8479.9
 4.1%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Williamsburg Middle)10098
 2%
   End of Course Geometry (Arlington County Public Schools)8890
 2%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Williamsburg Middle)10098
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Arlington County Public Schools)9287
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Geography (Williamsburg Middle)9595
   End of Course Geography (Arlington County Public Schools)8676
 10%
   End of Course Geography (Virginia)8066
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1379827
 40%
African American6917
 75.4%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian9643
 55.2%
Hispanic17170
 59.1%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White947590
 37.7%
Two or More Races90105
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.8%2.3%
 9.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Williamsburg Middle

Yes! Williamsburg Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7th of 417 Virginia middle schools.

Students who attend Williamsburg Middle usually go on to attend Yorktown High

Students at Williamsburg Middle are 72% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 855 students attended Williamsburg Middle.


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