Is Poe Middle a good school?

Poe Middle ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Poe Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 871 students attended Poe Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Poe Middle?

Students at Poe Middle are 59% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% White, 9% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Poe Middle attend?

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

Poe Middle School in Annandale VA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Poe Middle ranks worse than 90.8% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks last among 23 ranked middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.01. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Poe Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.5%), Asian (17.3%), White (12.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Poe Middle is 10, which is the 2^nd best among 23 middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Poe Middle employs 86.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Poe Middle is $12,866, which is the highest among 24 middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Poe Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Poe Middle 377^th of 415 Virginia public middle schools. (See Poe Middle in the ranking list.)

Fairfax County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax County Public Schools 40^th of 131 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Poe Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	VA State Percentile
2005	61.14	147^th	340	56.8%
2006	50.16	186^th	383	51.4%
2007	45.38	235^th	387	39.3%
2008	47.61	219^th	391	44.0%
2009	50.05	187^th	390	52.1%
2010	41.97	265^th	408	35.0%
2011	54.94	168^th	413	59.3%
2012	51.61	189^th	413	54.2%
2013	44.64	223^rd	416	46.4%
2014	35.93	280^th	416	32.7%
2015	25.05	344^th	412	16.5%
2016	25.44	346^th	409	15.4%
2017	33.97	302^nd	415	27.2%
2018	34.91	299^th	413	27.6%
2019	27.63	351^st	424	17.2%
2021	11.75	392^nd	419	6.4%
2022	14.01	377^th	415	9.2%

Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Poe Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	470	470
1990	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	487	487
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	466	466
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	478	478
1993	378	53	186	160	7	n/a	n/a	0	784
1994	380	53	196	166	5	n/a	n/a	0	800
1995	388	66	195	182	2	n/a	n/a	0	833
1996	388	66	195	182	2	n/a	n/a	0	833
1997	385	65	201	189	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1998	378	71	215	180	5	n/a	n/a	0	849
1999	410	93	235	204	4	n/a	n/a	0	946
2000	429	113	209	234	3	n/a	n/a	-4	984
2001	426	121	261	294	4	n/a	n/a	0	1106
2002	408	141	319	355	4	n/a	n/a	24	1251
2003	408	141	319	355	4	n/a	n/a	24	1251
2004	405	130	277	358	1	n/a	n/a	28	1199
2005	350	132	262	375	4	n/a	n/a	37	1160
2006	320	131	263	377	4	n/a	n/a	34	1129
2007	288	152	269	374	5	n/a	n/a	32	1120
2008	284	148	274	418	3	n/a	n/a	40	1167
2009	293	128	288	479	3	n/a	n/a	52	1243
2010	283	137	315	482	2	n/a	n/a	59	1278
2011	235	121	265	515	2	0	41	0	1179
2012	203	135	251	488	1	1	25	0	1104
2013	151	114	228	429	3	2	18	0	945
2014	134	118	226	412	2	1	16	0	909
2015	116	105	214	426	1	2	15	0	879
2016	109	117	185	454	0	1	18	0	884
2017	97	110	164	512	2	1	14	0	900
2018	76	97	159	532	4	0	22	0	890
2019	80	102	148	564	2	0	21	0	917
2020	100	104	169	601	3	0	22	0	999
2021	99	104	154	603	2	0	18	0	980
2022	111	77	151	518	2	0	12	0	871

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Poe Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	470	32.9	14.2	n/a
1990	487	33.7	14.4	n/a
1991	466	36.3	12.8	n/a
1992	478	37.0	12.9	n/a
1993	784	58.4	13.4	n/a
1994	800	48.1	n/a	30.3
1995	833	n/a	0.0	27.4
1996	833	n/a	0.0	27.4
1997	841	n/a	0.0	25.3
1998	849	n/a	0.0	27.4
1999	946	80.0	11.8	37.1
2000	984	n/a	0.0	34.4
2001	1106	92.7	11.9	35.9
2002	1251	112.0	11.2	36.3
2003	1251	112.0	11.2	36.3
2004	1199	99.5	12.1	41.2
2005	1160	100.5	11.5	42.9
2006	1129	96.0	11.8	46.4
2007	1120	100.9	11.1	46
2008	1167	60.8	19.2	47.7
2009	1243	62.5	19.9	50.2
2010	1278	60.3	21.1	56.3
2011	1179	76.8	15.3	52.3
2012	1104	102.2	10.8	58.4
2013	945	94.7	9.9	58.5
2014	909	94.6	9.6	65.3
2015	879	88.0	9.9	67.3
2016	884	82.0	10.7	67.9
2017	900	89.3	10.0	68.4
2018	890	82.8	10.7	71.2
2019	917	83.3	11.0	71
2020	999	89.1	11.2	72.7
2021	980	96.3	10.1	n/a
2022	871	86.6	10.0	83.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Poe Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	470	32.9	14.2	n/a
1990	487	33.7	14.4	n/a
1991	466	36.3	12.8	n/a
1992	478	37.0	12.9	n/a
1993	784	58.4	13.4	n/a
1994	800	48.1	n/a	30.3
1995	833	n/a	0.0	27.4
1996	833	n/a	0.0	27.4
1997	841	n/a	0.0	25.3
1998	849	n/a	0.0	27.4
1999	946	80.0	11.8	37.1
2000	984	n/a	0.0	34.4
2001	1106	92.7	11.9	35.9
2002	1251	112.0	11.2	36.3
2003	1251	112.0	11.2	36.3
2004	1199	99.5	12.1	41.2
2005	1160	100.5	11.5	42.9
2006	1129	96.0	11.8	46.4
2007	1120	100.9	11.1	46
2008	1167	60.8	19.2	47.7
2009	1243	62.5	19.9	50.2
2010	1278	60.3	21.1	56.3
2011	1179	76.8	15.3	52.3
2012	1104	102.2	10.8	58.4
2013	945	94.7	9.9	58.5
2014	909	94.6	9.6	65.3
2015	879	88.0	9.9	67.3
2016	884	82.0	10.7	67.9
2017	900	89.3	10.0	68.4
2018	890	82.8	10.7	71.2
2019	917	83.3	11.0	71
2020	999	89.1	11.2	72.7
2021	980	96.3	10.1	n/a
2022	871	86.6	10.0	83.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Poe Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$389 (3.2%)	$11,714 (96.8%)	$12,103
2020	$808 (6.5%)	$11,534 (93.5%)	$12,342
2021	$649 (5.0%)	$12,216 (94.9%)	$12,866

Data source: Virginia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Poe Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 351^st of 424 Middle schools	Ranks 377^th of 415 Middle schools	8.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Poe Middle)	58	23	35%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)	87	75	12%
6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)	78	57	21%
6th Grade English Reading (Poe Middle)	68	52	16%
6th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)	83	81	2%
6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)	77	70	7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Poe Middle)	65	35	30%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)	86	69	17%
7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)	78	55	23%
7th Grade English Reading (Poe Middle)	67	55	12%
7th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)	84	79	5%
7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)	79	72	7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Poe Middle)	68	41	27%
8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)	83	66	17%
8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)	77	57	20%
8th Grade Science (Poe Middle)	73	49	24%
8th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)	83	71	12%
8th Grade Science (Virginia)	78	61	17%
8th Grade English Reading (Poe Middle)	64	56	8%
8th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)	82	79	3%
8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)	76	72	4%
End of Course Geometry (Poe Middle)	100	100
End of Course Geometry (Fairfax County Public Schools)	86	90	4%
End of Course Geometry (Virginia)	83	80	3%
End of Course Algebra I (Poe Middle)	100	83	17%
End of Course Algebra I (Fairfax County Public Schools)	89	86	3%
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)	86	80	6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	917	980	6.9%
African American	102	104	2%
American Indian	2	2
Asian	148	154	4.1%
Hispanic	564	603	6.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	80	99	23.8%
Two or More Races	21	18	14.3%

Elementary:	Annandale Terrace Elementary
	Braddock Elementary
	Mason Crest Elementary

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