Best Public Schools in Clifton, VA

Summary:

The city of Clifton, Virginia is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Centreville High, Liberty Middle, and Union Mill Elementary. These schools display a range of academic performance, with Liberty Middle and Union Mill Elementary standing out as top-performing institutions in the Fairfax County Public Schools district.

Liberty Middle School is a standout, ranking 124th out of 422 Virginia middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's exceptional performance is evident in its 100% proficiency rates in Geometry and Algebra I SOL tests, as well as its impressive student-teacher ratio of 13.4, which is the 5th best among 23 middle schools in the Fairfax County district. Union Mill Elementary School also shines, ranking 223rd out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school's strong performance in SOL Mathematics and English Reading tests, with proficiency rates well above the Fairfax County and Virginia averages, is particularly noteworthy.

In contrast, Centreville High School's performance has declined, dropping from a ranking of 93rd out of 327 Virginia high schools in 2020-2021 to 150th out of 326 in 2022-2023, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 4 stars to 3 stars. This decline warrants further investigation to understand the underlying factors and identify areas for improvement. Additionally, the schools in Clifton display varying socioeconomic differences, with Union Mill Elementary having the lowest free and reduced lunch rate at 12.29% and Liberty Middle having the highest at 35.36%, suggesting potential impacts on academic outcomes and resource allocation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				SOL Geometry (2023)			SOL Algebra I (2023)					SOL Algebra II (2023)	SOL Mathematics (2023)						SOL Chemistry (2023)		SOL Biology (2023)			SOL Science (2023)		SOL Earth Science (2023)	SOL English Reading (2023)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd 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 English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13611 Springstone Dr	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(703) 322-8500	895	53	16.9	12.3%	522 (58.3%)	32 (3.6%)	107 (12.0%)	157 (17.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.5%)	79	223^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	80.0%		85.3	130^th of 1109 public elementary schools	88.3%	93										78.8	86.7	74.7	85.2								80.2			78.0	81.3	84.8	86.7					$9,459	$220	$9,238
Centreville High	Public	9-12	6001 Union Mill Rd	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(703) 802-5400	2,623	150	17.5	32.5%	789 (30.1%)	228 (8.7%)	633 (24.1%)	811 (30.9%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	148 (5.6%)	59.7	150^th of 326 public high schools	54.0%		50.4	149^th of 325 public high schools	54.2%	1		90.5	28.2			75.5	65.9	50.0	100.0							24.1	50.0	85.5	53.9	29.0			69.2							94.0	72.7	$9,410	$89	$9,320
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	6801 Union Mill Rd.	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(703) 988-8100	922	69	13.4	35.4%	300 (32.5%)	88 (9.5%)	211 (22.9%)	255 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.4%)	69.6	124^th of 422 public middle schools	70.6%		63	126^th of 415 public middle schools	69.6%	2	100.0			100.0	97.8									70.4	47.2							68.5						79.0	77.3			$11,449	$365	$11,083

Cities Near Clifton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manassas Park	2.51 mi	4	334^th
Fairfax Station	3.51 mi	3	91^st
Fairfax	3.54 mi	28	68^th
Manassas	3.59 mi	39	221^st
Centreville	3.98 mi	14	188^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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