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Parkside Middle

Q: Is Parkside Middle a good school?

Parkside Middle ranks 291 st of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Parkside Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Manassas, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,392 students. It is part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkside Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia middle schools, with a ranking between 249-320 out of 415-422 schools over the past 9 years. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, Parkside Middle excels in certain subject areas, such as Algebra I and Geometry, where its proficiency rates are on par with or even exceed the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing relatively well compared to their peers in the state, while others struggle.

Parkside Middle faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and a large population of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending is slightly lower than the district average. Compared to nearby magnet schools like Gainesville Middle and E.H. Marsteller Middle, which consistently rank in the top 25% of Virginia middle schools, Parkside Middle's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms the nearby non-magnet schools, Grace E. Metz Middle and Manassas Park Middle, which are in the bottom quarter of Virginia middle schools.

1,352

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,462

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8602 Mathis Ave
Manassas, VA 20110

(703) 361-3106

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend Parkside Middle usually attend:

High:

Osbourn Park High

Feeder schools for Parkside Middle:

Elementary:	Bennett Elementary
	Loch Lomond Elementary
	Signal Hill Elementary
	Yorkshire Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

White:

23.4%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 69% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg71%

Virginia avg69%

291^st of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Middle Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools

42^nd of 129Prince William 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	37.4	291 of 419	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	289 of 417	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	249 of 422	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	320 of 419	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	307 of 424	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	314 of 413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	341 of 415	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	311 of 409	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	268 of 412	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.4	243 of 416	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	167 of 416	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.7	220 of 413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	234 of 413	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.4	324 of 408	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.8	230 of 390	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.8	257 of 391	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.4	320 of 387	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.4	172 of 383	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	127 of 340	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	34 of 297	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	91 of 299	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	59 of 298	80.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	61 of 136	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	154 of 281	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	124 of 278	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	96 of 122	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	57 of 100	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	300 of 403	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	295 of 407	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	269 of 411	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	220 of 279	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	224 of 272	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	201 of 275	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	303 of 403	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	301 of 402	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	255 of 404	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	273 of 407	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	219 of 409	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	68 of 130	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	32 of 123	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	7 of 114	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	67 of 244	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	92 of 237	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	95 of 231	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	157 of 400	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	165 of 396	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	69 of 402	82.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+58 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile+42 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+30 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

Military Connected (2025)48th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2024)45th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I97%+3 vs state

Civics and Economics74%~ state avg

English Reading64%-9 vs state

Science61%-5 vs state

Mathematics52%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Its not a good school Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, September 9, 2019

I was a student at Parkside 40 years ago. It's was a terrible school then and it looks like the prevailing attitude of apathy is still alive and well, more's the pity. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, September 7, 2018

Terrible. Parkside is the worst school I've ever been to. There is so much bullying there Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 2, 2012

I have had a poor experience here at Parkside Middle School. The curriculum is low quality and is boring from what I have heard. The school is poorly organized and people are too busy to help the students. I would not recommend this school. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, November 2, 2012

Very bad school, the staff is highly unorganized and has no idea what their doing, they hate their jobs and are unhappy. Some don't even know what their job is. I've been yelled at and hung up on by the staff, they all hate eachother and its a shame that the incredible principal has to manage this sorry excuse for a staff. She is so embarresed im really sorry for her. Its hard to do anything you have to get security checks and passes and verifications im not a terrorist i just need to leave class to go to the bathroom/talk to the counselor. The teachers are OK some are good. It's boring and every day its just school schooll not very hands-on or fun. The staff takes forever it took my 5 days sraight to register and they weren't helpful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (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 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 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkside Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8602 Mathis Ave	Manassas	20110	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 361-3106	1,352	92	14.6	69.4%	317 (23.4%)	114 (8.4%)	762 (56.4%)	100 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.2%)	37.4	291^st of 419 public middle schools	30.5%		35.9	289^th of 417 public middle schools	30.7%	2	100.0	96.3	96.8		61.3	50.6	42.8		60.9		64.5	61.6	65.2	74.0	$9,462	$91	$9,371
Manassas Park Middle	Public	6-8	8202 Euclid Ave	Manassas Park	20111	Manassas Park city	Manassas Park City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 361-1510	753	57	13.2	81.4%	78 (10.4%)	46 (6.1%)	546 (72.5%)	45 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	28.2	334^th of 419 public middle schools	20.3%		26.8	332^nd of 417 public middle schools	20.4%	2	100.0		100.0		48.3	37.8	46.2		47.2		50.9	54.6	68.7	84.3	$11,512	$189	$11,323
Mayfield Intermediate	Public	5-6	9400 Mayfield Court	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 377-6600	839	50	16.7	78.8%	96 (11.4%)	65 (7.7%)	601 (71.6%)	29 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.4%)								(n/a)				70.6	57.4			56.0		55.1	61.1				$10,942	$466	$10,476
Baldwin Intermediate	Public	5-6	1978 Eagle Way	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 921-8000	260	16	16.2	77.7%	31 (11.9%)	32 (12.3%)	167 (64.2%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)								(n/a)				51.2	54.7			46.3		48.3	57.1				$14,076	$677	$13,399
Grace E. Metz Middle	Public	7-8	9950 Wellington Road	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 377-6800	1,111	60	18.5	77.8%	107 (9.6%)	109 (9.8%)	794 (71.5%)	34 (3.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.6%)	9.9	395^th of 419 public middle schools	5.7%		15.7	380^th of 417 public middle schools	8.9%	15	98.4	100.0	87.8			20.3	21.2		41.8			50.3	48.9	55.1	$10,855	$285	$10,570
Unity Braxton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10100 Lomond Dr	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-3185	1,055	80	13.2	69.2%	96 (9.1%)	101 (9.6%)	723 (68.5%)	95 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.3%)	24.8	350^th of 419 public middle schools	16.5%		21.8	350^th of 417 public middle schools	16.1%			100.0	100.0		47.3	42.0	46.3		52.4		52.3	54.7	58.2	80.0	$12,473	$572	$11,901
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	6801 Union Mill Rd.	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 988-8100	913	78	11.6	37.8%	292 (32.0%)	65 (7.1%)	271 (29.7%)	230 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.9%)	65.4	144^th of 419 public middle schools	65.6%		68	128^th of 417 public middle schools	69.3%	16	100.0	100.0	97.2			65.7	49.1		73.1			78.2	77.1		$14,282	$726	$13,555
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	718	79	9.1	39.0%	265 (36.9%)	61 (8.5%)	247 (34.4%)	97 (13.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	46.1	242^nd of 419 public middle schools	42.2%		53.6	210^th of 417 public middle schools	49.6%	32	100.0	100.0	79.9			48.5			65.0			75.9	76.3		$14,017	$449	$13,568
E.H. Marsteller Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14000 Sudley Manor Dr	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 393-7608	1,153	75	15.3	23.9%	550 (47.7%)	150 (13.0%)	203 (17.6%)	148 (12.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (8.3%)	85	23^rd of 419 public middle schools	94.5%		83	33^rd of 417 public middle schools	92.1%	10	100.0	100.0	99.0		79.4	72.3	75.9		85.4		85.6	89.6	89.0	89.8	$10,378	$195	$10,183
Gainesville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8001 Limestone Dr	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-2997	1,403	88	15.9	24.5%	634 (45.2%)	155 (11.0%)	238 (17.0%)	246 (17.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	127 (9.1%)	84.2	27^th of 419 public middle schools	93.6%		81.9	42^nd of 417 public middle schools	89.9%	15	100.0	100.0	99.4		83.5	73.4	80.2		83.7		85.4	85.9	85.8	91.0	$9,905	$167	$9,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside Middle

Is Parkside Middle a good school?

Parkside Middle ranks 291^st of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Parkside Middle attend?

Students who attend Parkside Middle usually go on to attend Osbourn Park High

How many students attend Parkside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,352 students attended Parkside Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Middle?

Students at Parkside Middle are 56% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Parkside Middle in?

Prince William County Public Schools

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