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Middle Schools in Prince William County Public Schools

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At a glance

DistrictPrince William County Public Schools46^th of 131 Virginia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

19,545

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedGainesville Middle41^st of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Rippon Middle up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

George M. Hampton Middle 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Prince William County Public Schools operates 17 middle schools serving grades 6–8 with roughly 19,545 students combined, and the district ranks 46th out of 131 districts in Virginia with a 3-star rating. School sizes range from 713 students at Graham Park Middle to 1,487 at Lake Ridge Middle, and performance varies just as widely: only 7 of 17 schools rank in the top half of Virginia's 416 middle schools, with a median rank of 273.

The clearest standouts are Gainesville Middle, ranked 41st statewide with a 5-star rating and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 7.2%, and Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle, ranked 42nd with the district's lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 16.85%. E.H. Marsteller Middle (47th) posts the strongest 7th-grade math proficiency at 63.0%, and Louise A. Benton Middle (80th) remains strong despite slipping from 30th place in 2023–2024. Two high-poverty schools also shine: Herbert J. Saunders Middle ranks 110th despite 69.5% free/reduced lunch eligibility, with 100% Algebra I proficiency, and Lake Ridge Middle ranks 123rd with solid reading scores. At the other end, Unity Braxton Middle (369th), Fred M. Lynn Middle (355th), and Potomac Middle (326th) require the most attention.

Grade-level math is the district's biggest weakness, dropping from 65.0% proficiency in 6th grade to 43.0% in 7th grade and 43.3% in 8th grade, well below the state's 51.1% 7th-grade average. Advanced math, by contrast, is exceptional, with 97.5% Algebra I proficiency. Reading and civics are relative strengths at 72.7% and 80.7% respectively. Notably, higher spending does not guarantee higher performance: the five highest-performing schools all spend below the district average of $10,726 per student, while the highest-spending schools like Graham Park, Unity Braxton, and George M. Hampton Middle rank in the bottom quarter. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with outcomes, and 12 of 17 schools share free/reduced lunch rates between 68% and 70%, underscoring a clear socioeconomic divide.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stuart M. Beville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Dale Blvd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 878-2593	1,181	87	13.5	69.2%	120 (10.2%)	196 (16.6%)	646 (54.7%)	160 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (4.7%)	34.1	315^th of 416 public middle schools	24.3%		39.6	284^th of 419 public middle schools	32.2%	31		436.0		≥ 50%	94.4		51.2	37.5	41.8	59.8	61.3	67.0	68.9	71.1	$11,961	$441	$11,521
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%)	80.1	47^th of 416 public middle schools	88.7%		85	23^rd of 419 public middle schools	94.5%	24	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	98.4		78.6	63.0	50.3	83.2	84.9	87.5	87.4	88.6	$10,378	$195	$10,183
Fred M. Lynn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1650 Prince William Parkway	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-5157	973	77	12.6	68.7%	84 (8.6%)	221 (22.7%)	549 (56.4%)	83 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.5%)	24	355^th of 416 public middle schools	14.7%		28.5	332^nd of 419 public middle schools	20.8%	23		502.0		523.0	98.9		52.5	36.7	21.5	50.8	62.2	59.2	58.8	72.5	$11,848	$1,067	$10,781
Graham Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3613 Graham Park Rd	Triangle	22172	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 221-2118	713	55	13.0	68.9%	78 (10.9%)	239 (33.5%)	304 (42.6%)	60 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	37.1	302^nd of 416 public middle schools	27.4%		39.7	281^st of 419 public middle schools	32.9%	21		≥ 50%		100.0	96.1		58.5	36.4	34.5	65.7	59.3	63.9	70.7	76.3	$12,785	$702	$12,083
George M. Hampton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14800 Darbydale Avenue	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-6166	893	73	12.2	69.8%	72 (8.1%)	155 (17.4%)	526 (58.9%)	116 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	29.8	329^th of 416 public middle schools	20.9%		32	316^th of 419 public middle schools	24.6%	13		≥ 50%		100.0	96.9		52.4	26.2	38.4	55.8	59.0	64.2	63.7	83.5	$12,062	$676	$11,386
Parkside Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8602 Mathis Ave	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	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%)	42.6	278^th of 416 public middle schools	33.2%		37.4	291^st of 419 public middle schools	30.5%	13		96.0		100.0	96.4	≥ 50%	57.1	46.7	38.0	65.8	65.4	68.9	68.5	78.2	$9,462	$91	$9,371
Rippon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	15101 Blackburn Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 491-2171	1,200	84	14.2	69.3%	108 (9.0%)	355 (29.6%)	554 (46.2%)	121 (10.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (4.8%)	43.5	273^rd of 416 public middle schools	34.4%		33.9	309^th of 419 public middle schools	26.3%	36	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	94.2		65.1	38.2	38.6	65.2	69.7	64.6	72.5	74.4	$10,514	$450	$10,064
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%)	19.1	369^th of 416 public middle schools	11.3%		24.8	350^th of 419 public middle schools	16.5%	19		100.0		100.0	96.2		37.1	26.2	31.8	52.6	48.7	54.9	57.4	81.8	$12,473	$572	$11,901
Woodbridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2201 York Dr	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-3181	873	62	14.0	69.5%	147 (16.8%)	186 (21.3%)	388 (44.4%)	109 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.5%)	33.4	317^th of 416 public middle schools	23.8%		40.3	277^th of 419 public middle schools	33.9%	40		100.0		100.0	98.8		55.4	37.4	29.7	59.3	65.1	67.0	58.2	77.8	$10,590	$363	$10,226
Herbert J. Saunders Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13557 Spriggs Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-9188	1,198	80	14.9	69.5%	374 (31.2%)	222 (18.5%)	367 (30.6%)	154 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (6.4%)	68.7	110^th of 416 public middle schools	73.6%		78.5	57^th of 419 public middle schools	86.4%	53		100.0		100.0	100.0		71.8	45.7	71.7	74.9	78.2	79.0	79.4	83.1	$10,059	$228	$9,832
Lake Ridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12350 Mohican Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-5154	1,487	92	16.0	69.3%	437 (29.4%)	311 (20.9%)	458 (30.8%)	148 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (8.8%)	67.7	123^rd of 416 public middle schools	70.4%		73	97^th of 419 public middle schools	76.8%	26		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	94.5		71.3	43.6	39.4	74.6	79.9	81.5	84.4	88.5	$9,209	$64	$9,145
Bull Run Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6308 Catharpin Rd.	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-9969	1,129	73	15.4	39.4%	451 (39.9%)	115 (10.2%)	328 (29.1%)	170 (15.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.3%)	67.3	126^th of 416 public middle schools	69.7%		64.6	146^th of 419 public middle schools	65.2%	20		100.0		93.3	99.4		75.1	56.4	55.9	75.3	77.5	76.4	77.8	82.8	$11,188	$200	$10,989
Louise A. Benton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7411 Hoadly Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 791-0727	1,339	80	16.7	25.0%	590 (44.1%)	190 (14.2%)	291 (21.7%)	146 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	117 (8.7%)	74.7	80^th of 416 public middle schools	80.8%		78.8	53^rd of 419 public middle schools	87.4%	27	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	96.8	≥ 50%	81.1	48.8	51.8	76.8	84.9	80.1	84.5	87.6	$10,403	$201	$10,202
Potomac Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3130 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 221-4996	931	72	12.9	69.8%	103 (11.1%)	292 (31.4%)	337 (36.2%)	127 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	62 (6.7%)	30.5	326^th of 416 public middle schools	21.6%		35.8	300^th of 419 public middle schools	28.4%	26		≥ 50%		≥ 50%	98.0		55.0	38.9	39.0	54.4	65.0	61.9	61.9	71.8	$10,695	$213	$10,482
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%)	80.6	41^st of 416 public middle schools	90.1%		84.2	27^th of 419 public middle schools	93.6%	14		100.0		100.0	100.0		84.7	55.6	57.0	82.5	83.7	86.5	84.4	90.7	$9,905	$167	$9,738
Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	15801 Tanning House Place	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 402-3500	1,436	87	16.5	16.9%	720 (50.1%)	156 (10.9%)	173 (12.0%)	261 (18.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (8.6%)	80.6	42^nd of 416 public middle schools	89.9%		80.1	45^th of 419 public middle schools	89.3%	3	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	99.1		82.3	46.5	54.7	84.0	86.5	88.8	85.7	88.8	$9,499	$286	$9,213
Potomac Shores Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	17851 Woods View Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 291-3590	1,229	77	15.9	69.7%	212 (17.2%)	568 (46.2%)	261 (21.2%)	106 (8.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (6.2%)	53	218^th of 416 public middle schools	47.6%		59.9	176^th of 419 public middle schools	58.0%	42	≥ 50%	80.0		515.0	100.0		75.8	47.8	42.3	69.1	72.4	69.9	72.4	73.7	$9,305	$89	$9,217

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	2.21 mi	23
Independence Nontraditional School - Middle	3.14 mi	1
Northern Virginia Regional Special Education Pgm	3.23 mi	1
Manassas City Public Schools	7.76 mi	12	125^th
Manassas Park City Public Schools	7.94 mi	4	123^rd

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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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