Graham Park Middle

Summary:

Graham Park Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Triangle, VA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 675 students. The school has a diverse student population, with 35.7% African American, 43.11% Hispanic, 7.26% Asian, and 10.96% White students, and is part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 130 school districts in Virginia.

While Graham Park Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia middle schools over the past 10 years, the school performs exceptionally well in certain subject areas and for specific student subgroups. For example, the school's 8th grade Algebra I and Geometry proficiency rates are 100%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's African American and White students perform better than their peers at other Virginia middle schools, ranking in the top 25% and top 40% respectively, and its English Language Learner students also perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50% of Virginia middle schools.

However, Graham Park Middle faces challenges due to its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district average. To address these challenges, the school spends $8,481 per student, which is higher than the district average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1. When compared to nearby schools, such as Lake Ridge Middle and Herbert J. Saunders Middle, Graham Park Middle generally performs below average, but its strengths in specific areas and commitment to supporting its diverse student population suggest opportunities for growth and collaboration.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 3613 Graham Park Rd
       Triangle, VA  22172


(703) 221-2118

District: Prince William County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
264th of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,481 Help


Students who attend Graham Park Middle usually attend:

High:    Forest Park High

Feeder schools for Graham Park Middle:

Elementary:    Ashland Elementary
    Dumfries Elementary
    John F. Pattie Senior Elementary
    Triangle Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  675

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.1%
African American:
35.7%
White:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Graham Park Middle ranks worse than 63.3% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks 9th among 16 ranked middle schools in the Prince William County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.74. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Graham Park Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Prince William County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Graham Park Middle is $8,481, which is the 6th highest among 16 middle schools in the Prince William County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Graham Park Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Graham Park Middle 264th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Graham Park Middle in the ranking list.)

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Prince William County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Prince William County Public Schools 39th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Graham Park Middle

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Rank History for all students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 61.87 143rd 340 57.9%
2006 50.70 182nd 383 52.5%
2007 49.86 197th 387 49.1%
2008 46.48 230th 391 41.2%
2009 46.80 216th 390 44.6%
2010 38.17 289th 408 29.2%
2011 63.95 107th 413 74.1%
2012 54.08 169th 413 59.1%
2013 57.47 136th 416 67.3%
2014 51.71 193rd 416 53.6%
2015 46.59 221st 412 46.4%
2016 39.41 270th 409 34.0%
2017 34.15 299th 415 28.0%
2018 36.09 291st 413 29.5%
2019 33.77 306th 424 27.8%
2021 36.53 262nd 419 37.5%
2022 33.31 287th 415 30.8%
2023 37.14 285th 422 32.5%
2024 42.74 264th 417 36.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.43 139th 237 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.50 46th 100 54.0%
2024 38.86 63rd 122 48.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 51.71 194th 402 51.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.14 281st 411 31.6%
2024 44.74 247th 407 39.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.00 173rd 278 37.8%
2024 21.32 227th 281 19.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.30 72nd 114 36.8%
2024 59.86 45th 123 63.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.40 279th 409 31.8%
2024 41.05 255th 407 37.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 59.44 60th 132 54.5%
2024 53.93 71st 128 44.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.01 73rd 298 75.5%
2024 67.98 81st 299 72.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.49 206th 275 25.1%
2024 36.45 182nd 272 33.1%
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Rank History for White students at Graham Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.35 272nd 402 32.3%
2024 67.44 110th 396 72.2%
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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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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a student
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Open Quote Graham Park Is awesome! It has a lot of awesome clubs, and lots of the students there are very nice. The opportunity to grow as a person and student is great, even if they do have lower test scores. It is also very Diverse, which allows you or your child to meet and get to know many different ethnic groups. In my opinion, Graham Park is a great school, and has all the tools you need and more to succeed, and grow as a learner and a person. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Open Quote I am very happy with Graham Park Middle. It is a diverse school with amazing, caring teachers. The admin is awesome and is very strict. I feel my son is safe at the school and is getting a top notch education. We moved there mid year from California and the guidance dept was great! They set him up to succeed. I will send my daughter there next year. It is not in a ghetto. It is in a diverse neighborhood. It is not unsafe. The other reviewer seems to care more about appearances than substance. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Open Quote The school is centered in the middle of a slum, drug infested, gang area. I cannot even stand to have to go through that neighborhood to get my child. The children and the staff, to my experience is no better. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Graham Park 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 764 764
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 764 764
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 799 799
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 819 819
1993 483 165 15 23 1 n/a n/a 0 687
1994 497 193 10 27 2 n/a n/a 0 729
1995 460 247 17 32 3 n/a n/a 0 759
1996 460 247 17 32 3 n/a n/a 0 759
1997 444 233 22 32 1 n/a n/a 0 732
1998 462 244 19 29 2 n/a n/a 0 756
1999 456 288 29 31 4 n/a n/a 0 808
2000 517 330 34 36 5 n/a n/a -4 918
2001 518 414 40 55 2 n/a n/a 0 1029
2002 498 463 42 125 4 n/a n/a 35 1167
2003 498 463 42 125 4 n/a n/a 35 1167
2004 496 502 55 140 7 n/a n/a 57 1257
2005 453 529 54 187 4 n/a n/a 60 1287
2006 409 477 62 175 4 n/a n/a 62 1189
2007 291 285 37 130 0 n/a n/a 30 773
2008 272 312 35 120 0 n/a n/a 36 775
2009 237 338 44 106 1 n/a n/a 38 764
2010 237 324 55 137 2 n/a n/a 34 789
2011 215 302 64 174 3 1 86 0 845
2012 212 308 48 182 4 1 91 0 846
2013 239 319 54 199 3 0 82 0 896
2014 250 337 49 225 2 0 68 0 931
2015 269 364 54 265 3 1 64 0 1020
2016 241 367 65 274 0 3 71 0 1021
2017 213 401 73 297 1 3 65 0 1053
2018 211 392 61 316 0 2 61 0 1043
2019 193 374 61 336 3 2 58 0 1027
2020 184 353 40 355 4 0 62 0 998
2021 171 341 48 362 5 1 57 0 985
2022 87 248 44 310 4 3 28 0 724
2023 74 241 49 291 0 1 19 0 675

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

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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 Graham Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 764 53.0 14.4 n/a
1990 764 52.8 14.4 n/a
1991 799 52.8 15.1 n/a
1992 819 53.8 15.2 n/a
1993 687 44.3 15.5 n/a
1994 729 37.6 n/a 20.6
1995 759 n/a 0.0 23.7
1996 759 n/a 0.0 23.7
1997 732 n/a 0.0 26.4
1998 756 n/a 0.0 26.5
1999 808 51.0 15.8 34.3
2000 918 n/a 0.0 29.1
2001 1029 65.3 15.8 27.7
2002 1167 78.0 15.0 34
2003 1167 78.0 15.0 34
2004 1257 71.6 17.6 33.8
2005 1287 72.6 17.7 38.2
2006 1189 71.0 16.7 37.5
2007 773 56.7 13.6 37.1
2008 775 35.6 21.8 40.7
2009 764 35.7 21.4 41.7
2010 789 36.7 21.5 43.7
2011 845 40.1 21.0 44.7
2012 846 47.0 18.0 49.3
2013 896 48.6 18.4 46.8
2014 931 52.3 17.8 48.1
2015 1020 58.0 17.5 45.2
2016 1021 58.0 17.6 46.5
2017 1053 63.0 16.7 47.6
2018 1043 65.2 15.9 50.3
2019 1027 62.9 16.3 51.4
2020 998 63.4 15.7 53.1
2021 985 61.8 15.9 n/a
2022 724 49.1 14.7 73.2
2023 675 56.0 12.0 66.8

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 Graham Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 764 53.0 14.4 n/a
1990 764 52.8 14.4 n/a
1991 799 52.8 15.1 n/a
1992 819 53.8 15.2 n/a
1993 687 44.3 15.5 n/a
1994 729 37.6 n/a 20.6
1995 759 n/a 0.0 23.7
1996 759 n/a 0.0 23.7
1997 732 n/a 0.0 26.4
1998 756 n/a 0.0 26.5
1999 808 51.0 15.8 34.3
2000 918 n/a 0.0 29.1
2001 1029 65.3 15.8 27.7
2002 1167 78.0 15.0 34
2003 1167 78.0 15.0 34
2004 1257 71.6 17.6 33.8
2005 1287 72.6 17.7 38.2
2006 1189 71.0 16.7 37.5
2007 773 56.7 13.6 37.1
2008 775 35.6 21.8 40.7
2009 764 35.7 21.4 41.7
2010 789 36.7 21.5 43.7
2011 845 40.1 21.0 44.7
2012 846 47.0 18.0 49.3
2013 896 48.6 18.4 46.8
2014 931 52.3 17.8 48.1
2015 1020 58.0 17.5 45.2
2016 1021 58.0 17.6 46.5
2017 1053 63.0 16.7 47.6
2018 1043 65.2 15.9 50.3
2019 1027 62.9 16.3 51.4
2020 998 63.4 15.7 53.1
2021 985 61.8 15.9 n/a
2022 724 49.1 14.7 73.2
2023 675 56.0 12.0 66.8

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 Graham Park Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $7,755 (100.0%) $7,755
2020 $59 (0.7%) $7,879 (99.3%) $7,938
2021 $209 (2.5%) $8,272 (97.5%) $8,481

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Graham Park Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 306th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 285th of 422 Middle schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Graham Park Middle)6454.6
 9.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Prince William County Public Schools)7762.1
 14.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Graham Park Middle)6862.5
 5.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Prince William County Public Schools)7870.7
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Graham Park Middle)6447.3
 16.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Prince William County Public Schools)6848.7
 19.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Graham Park Middle)7662.8
 13.2%
   7th Grade English Reading (Prince William County Public Schools)8070.6
 9.4%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Graham Park Middle)6644.8
 21.2%
   8th Grade Writing (Prince William County Public Schools)7361.1
 12%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Graham Park Middle)7944.9
 34.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Prince William County Public Schools)8149.7
 31.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Graham Park Middle)7452.7
 21.3%
   8th Grade Science (Prince William County Public Schools)8062.9
 17.1%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Graham Park Middle)7463.5
 10.5%
   8th Grade English Reading (Prince William County Public Schools)7671
 5%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Graham Park Middle)100100
   End of Course Geometry (Prince William County Public Schools)8475
 9%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Graham Park Middle)9397
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Prince William County Public Schools)8576
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Earth Science (Graham Park Middle)10092
 8%
   End of Course Earth Science (Prince William County Public Schools)7759
 18%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1027675
 34.3%
African American374241
 35.6%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian6149
 19.7%
Hispanic336291
 13.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White19374
 61.7%
Two or More Races5819
 67.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.4%66.8%
 15.4%


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Graham Park Middle ranks 264th of 417 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Graham Park Middle are 43% Hispanic, 36% African American, 11% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Graham Park Middle usually go on to attend Forest Park High

In the 2022-23 school year, 675 students attended Graham Park Middle.


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