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Jefferson Middle

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Jefferson Middle ranks 239 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Jefferson Middle is a public middle school located in Arlington, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,088 students. It is part of the Arlington County Public Schools district, which is ranked 28 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Middle has shown a mixed performance in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from a high of 96 out of 412 Virginia middle schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 239 out of 419 in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Jefferson Middle generally performing above the state average in subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, and English Reading, but lagging behind the district and state averages in Mathematics and Science. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.6% in 2021-2022 to 19.3% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Longfellow Middle in Fairfax County, Williamsburg Middle, and Kenmore Middle, Jefferson Middle lags behind in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The nearby schools with higher socioeconomic status tend to outperform Jefferson Middle across various metrics, suggesting that targeted interventions and a focus on addressing the needs of underperforming student subgroups could be beneficial in improving the overall academic outcomes at the school.

1,120

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,495

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 S Old Glebe Rd
Arlington, VA 22204

(703) 228-5900

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:

Wakefield High

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:	Alice West Fleet Elementary
	Long Branch Elementary
	Randolph Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

28.6%

African American:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Arlington County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg77%

Virginia avg69%

239^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Arlington County Public Schools

28^th of 129Arlington County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	239 of 419	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	223 of 417	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	186 of 422	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	180 of 415	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	186 of 419	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	221 of 424	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	184 of 413	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	165 of 415	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	110 of 409	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	96 of 412	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	63.4	107 of 416	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	51.2	182 of 416	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.5	281 of 413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	332 of 413	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	362 of 408	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	306 of 390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	369 of 391	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	348 of 387	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	320 of 383	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	312 of 340	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	92 of 297	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	98 of 299	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	93 of 298	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	106 of 136	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	90 of 128	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	88 of 132	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	126 of 281	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	100 of 278	64.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	102 of 135	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	91 of 122	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	38 of 100	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	240 of 403	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	212 of 407	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	189 of 411	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	229 of 279	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	214 of 272	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	202 of 275	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	314 of 403	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	275 of 402	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	242 of 404	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	220 of 407	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	177 of 409	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	32 of 130	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.7	28 of 114	75.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	6 of 244	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	26 of 237	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	26 of 231	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	33 of 400	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	31 of 396	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	11 of 402	97.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+55 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+49 vs school

Military Connected (2025)75th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2024)55th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+5 vs state

Civics and Economics73%+4 vs state

English Reading70%-3 vs state

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics52%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Great school. We are new to Arlington and had some concerns about being "south of 50." Thankfully, we have been pleasantly surprised. TJ has been great, our kids have had a relatively easy time transitioning in and the teachers have gone out of their way to reach out to our girls. Academics have been top notch and we have really appreciated the level of effort that the staff has put into making sure that our kids are being challenged and that they are obtaining a mastery of their material. Overall, I can't say enough good things about TJ - we are definitely looking forward to the next two years. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Civics and Economics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 6th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	125 S Old Glebe Rd	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5900	1,120	81	13.8	43.0%	320 (28.6%)	200 (17.9%)	444 (39.6%)	90 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.6%)	46.1	239^th of 419 public middle schools	43.0%		51.2	223^rd of 417 public middle schools	46.5%	16	100.0	100.0	98.8		62.7	41.3	48.8	64.1	70.6	68.1	72.1		72.5		$15,495	$44	$15,451
Kenmore Middle	Public	6-8	200 S Carlin Springs Rd	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6800	1,053	75	14.0	54.9%	285 (27.1%)	108 (10.3%)	500 (47.5%)	95 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.1%)	49.7	222^nd of 419 public middle schools	47.0%		52.7	214^th of 417 public middle schools	48.7%	8	100.0	100.0	98.9		62.0	51.2	68.6	72.3	66.8	67.5	72.6		68.6		$15,296	$04	$15,293
Gunston Middle	Public	6-8	2700 S Lang St	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6900	1,072	69	15.5	32.0%	344 (32.1%)	163 (15.2%)	405 (37.8%)	68 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.4%)	61.1	168^th of 419 public middle schools	59.9%		58.7	185^th of 417 public middle schools	55.6%	17	100.0	100.0	100.0		65.5	52.9	55.7	69.5	78.6	77.5	78.7	90.0	72.1		$14,879	$71	$14,808
Dorothy Hamm Middle	Public	6-8	4100 N Vacation Lane	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-2910	989	69	14.2	18.9%	517 (52.3%)	91 (9.2%)	151 (15.3%)	142 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.8%)	81.3	40^th of 419 public middle schools	90.5%		82.1	41^st of 417 public middle schools	90.2%	1	100.0	98.7	99.2		84.7	62.8	60.7	80.7	90.9	86.2	85.6		89.0		$13,436	$46	$13,390
Swanson Middle	Public	6-8	5800 Washington Blvd	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5500	993	70	14.1	19.9%	530 (53.4%)	64 (6.4%)	232 (23.4%)	80 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.7%)	76.6	74^th of 419 public middle schools	82.3%		72.5	97^th of 417 public middle schools	76.7%	23	100.0	100.0	99.4		79.3	48.8	57.3	81.9	84.3	86.7	82.7		84.3		$13,989	$04	$13,985
Francis C. Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	4646 Seminary Road	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4100	1,597	120	13.3	83.8%	274 (17.2%)	423 (26.5%)	644 (40.3%)	186 (11.6%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	58 (3.6%)	9.8	396^th of 419 public middle schools	5.5%		13.8	382^nd of 417 public middle schools	8.4%	14	92.6	100.0	73.1		29.1	35.3	14.6	39.9	48.3	51.8	45.9			65.2	$13,351	$481	$12,871
Glasgow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4101 Fairfax Pkwy	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 813-8700	1,702	123	13.8	85.8%	351 (20.6%)	152 (8.9%)	941 (55.3%)	209 (12.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.4%)	16.4	383^rd of 419 public middle schools	8.6%		17.3	377^th of 417 public middle schools	9.6%	6	98.1	100.0	96.6		37.2	29.8	23.2	50.4	55.9	54.3	55.8				$12,567	$803	$11,764
Williamsburg Middle	Public	6-8	3600 N Harrison St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5450	856	57	15.1	2.8%	620 (72.4%)	20 (2.3%)	75 (8.8%)	39 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.9%)	91.8	5^th of 419 public middle schools	98.8%		91.4	7^th of 417 public middle schools	98.3%	2	100.0	100.0	99.4		95.6	88.0	80.6	93.4	96.0	96.7	97.0		96.6		$13,381	$00	$13,381
George Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1005 Mount Vernon Avenue	Alexandria	22301	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4500	1,458	103	14.1	45.6%	538 (36.9%)	227 (15.6%)	591 (40.5%)	33 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (4.5%)	40.7	275^th of 419 public middle schools	34.4%		27.8	325^th of 417 public middle schools	22.1%	50	100.0	98.9	99.3		48.5	54.2	22.2	61.0	67.4	71.2	71.0			68.7	$14,651	$11	$14,639
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	1,226	116	10.5	10.6%	554 (45.2%)	43 (3.5%)	153 (12.5%)	366 (29.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.6%)	83.6	30^th of 419 public middle schools	92.8%		81.5	45^th of 417 public middle schools	89.2%	15	100.0	100.0	98.1	100.0		65.3	30.9	90.4		94.5	93.6				$10,736	$208	$10,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Middle

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Middle attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Wakefield High

How many students attend Jefferson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,120 students attended Jefferson Middle.

Is Jefferson Middle a good school?

Jefferson Middle ranks 239^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jefferson Middle in?

Arlington County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle?

Students at Jefferson Middle are 40% Hispanic, 29% White, 18% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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