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Poe Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Poe Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Annandale, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 895 students. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a magnet school, Poe Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools, with significantly lower performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests compared to the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages, particularly in Mathematics. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively better, but Hispanic and English Language Learner students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, performing very poorly. Poe Middle also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 19.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, other middle schools in the Fairfax County district, such as Frost Middle, Jackson Middle, and Irving Middle, all rank in the top half or top quarter of Virginia middle schools and have higher proficiency rates on SOL tests, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population. These findings raise questions about the effectiveness of Poe Middle's magnet program and the school's ability to provide equitable educational opportunities to its diverse student body.

879

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,516

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7000 Cindy Ln
Annandale, VA 22003

(703) 813-3800

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Poe Middle usually attend:

High:

Annandale High

Feeder schools for Poe Middle:

Elementary:	Annandale Terrace Elementary
	Braddock Elementary
	Mason Crest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

Asian:

11.9%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (45% vs 68% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg75%

Virginia avg68%

393^rd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 23Middle Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax 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	10.2	393 of 419	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	391 of 417	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	391 of 422	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	377 of 415	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	392 of 419	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	351 of 424	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	299 of 413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	302 of 415	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	346 of 409	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	344 of 412	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.9	280 of 416	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	223 of 416	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	189 of 413	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	168 of 413	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.0	265 of 408	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	187 of 390	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.6	219 of 391	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.4	235 of 387	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	186 of 383	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.1	147 of 340	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	107 of 299	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	82 of 298	72.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	237 of 281	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	217 of 278	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	104 of 135	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	80 of 122	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	376 of 403	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	384 of 407	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	376 of 411	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	270 of 279	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	265 of 272	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	270 of 275	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	362 of 403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	341 of 402	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	386 of 404	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	378 of 407	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	386 of 409	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	163 of 400	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	296 of 396	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	356 of 402	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)64th percentile+58 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2024)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%~ state avg

English Reading50%-23 vs state

Science47%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Poe Middle

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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 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	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
Poe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7000 Cindy Ln	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 813-3800	879	74	11.9	76.8%	84 (9.6%)	64 (7.3%)	608 (69.2%)	105 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	10.2	393^rd of 419 public middle schools	6.2%		10.7	391^st of 417 public middle schools	6.2%	2			91.0				30.6	29.5	17.7		47.1			50.4	49.0	50.3			$15,516	$1,406	$14,110
Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	6525 Montrose St	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-5900	881	81	10.9	72.0%	162 (18.4%)	162 (18.4%)	398 (45.2%)	130 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	22.9	356^th of 419 public middle schools	15.0%		18.7	369^th of 417 public middle schools	11.5%	13	100.0	100.0	95.0				44.4	27.5	27.0		59.0			53.5	58.2	63.1			$14,180	$330	$13,850
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
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	476	32	14.8	27.1%	208 (43.7%)	16 (3.4%)	142 (29.8%)	70 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)								(n/a)					86.0	72.7	83.1			72.2		78.5	78.9	87.6					$11,915	$345	$11,570
Key Middle	Public	7-8	6402 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 313-3900	700	64	10.9	74.9%	96 (13.7%)	50 (7.1%)	410 (58.6%)	115 (16.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	20.1	370^th of 419 public middle schools	11.7%		16.2	379^th of 417 public middle schools	9.1%	9		94.7	94.3					29.2	19.9		53.5				58.9	54.4			$14,866	$408	$14,458
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	1,204	89	13.5	15.6%	618 (51.3%)	135 (11.2%)	177 (14.7%)	158 (13.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.4%)	78.5	56^th of 419 public middle schools	86.6%		77	75^th of 417 public middle schools	82.0%	19	100.0	100.0	96.7					78.1	48.5		81.0				90.4	84.3			$10,188	$229	$9,959
Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	3020 Gallows Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 204-8100	991	76	13.0	52.9%	208 (21.0%)	50 (5.0%)	502 (50.7%)	172 (17.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.3%)	37.7	289^th of 419 public middle schools	31.0%		37.7	284^th of 417 public middle schools	31.9%	5	100.0	99.0	94.2	100.0				37.0	33.2		61.4				64.9	70.8			$13,311	$262	$13,049
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
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
Twain Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	4700 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-3700	1,026	84	12.1	35.3%	323 (31.5%)	172 (16.8%)	319 (31.1%)	136 (13.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.9%)	63.6	154^th of 419 public middle schools	63.2%		63.8	153^rd of 417 public middle schools	63.3%	1	100.0	100.0	97.0					48.2	48.5		73.7				76.8	82.0			$13,239	$334	$12,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Poe Middle

What district is Poe Middle in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Poe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 879 students attended Poe Middle.

What high school do graduates of Poe Middle attend?

Students who attend Poe Middle usually go on to attend Annandale High

Is Poe Middle a good school?

Poe Middle ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Poe Middle?

Students at Poe Middle are 69% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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