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Hughes Middle

Q: Is Hughes Middle a good school?

Hughes Middle ranks 137 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 7-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Hughes Middle is a grades 7–8 middle school in Reston, VA, serving 1,012 students within Fairfax County Public Schools. In 2025–2026, Hughes ranks 137th of 416 Virginia middle schools (67th percentile, 3 stars) — its strongest state ranking since 2016–2017 and a notable improvement from the 54th percentile just two years earlier.

Reading is a clear strength: both 7th and 8th graders score well above state averages (81.2% and 84.0% proficient, respectively), and 8th-grade science has steadily risen to 76.5%, now above the district and well above the state. Advanced math is also impressive — 100% proficiency in 7th-grade Algebra I and 98.3% in Geometry — but on-grade math is the school's biggest vulnerability. Only 27.0% of 8th graders meet proficiency in grade-level math, far below the district (33.1%) and state (46.9%). This gap likely reflects a concentrated group of students not in accelerated math, and Hughes reports no Algebra II results while several nearby schools do, suggesting a less extended acceleration path.

Compared with nearby schools, Hughes sits in a middle tier: it trails high-performing Fairfax schools like Rocky Run Middle, Thoreau Middle, Carson Middle, Kilmer Middle, and Franklin Middle, but clearly outperforms Johnson Middle, Jackson Middle, Herndon Middle, Seneca Ridge Middle, and Sterling Middle. It serves several student groups well, including African American, Multiracial, White, and Disabled students (73rd–86th percentiles), while Hispanic and low-SES groups have improved but still trail the school overall. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 21.4% to 12.0%, matching the district average, and Hughes delivers these results while spending less than several lower-performing nearby schools — making it a strong value for families.

1,012

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,309

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11401 Ridge Heights Rd
Reston, VA 20191-1398

(703) 715-3600

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Hughes Middle usually attend:

High:

South Lakes High

Feeder schools for Hughes Middle:

Elementary:	Dogwood Elementary
	Forest Edge Elementary
	Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
	Lake Anne Elementary
	More...
	Sunrise Valley Elementary
	Terraset Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

30.6%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Virginia avg69%

137^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 23Middle Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

39^th of 131Fairfax 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
2026	65.1	137 of 416	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	184 of 419	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	190 of 417	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	158 of 422	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	167 of 415	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	192 of 419	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	172 of 424	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	158 of 413	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	119 of 415	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.9	103 of 409	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	60.3	143 of 412	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	112 of 416	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	72 of 416	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	60.5	111 of 413	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	55.0	166 of 413	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	178 of 408	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.9	237 of 390	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	178 of 391	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.6	227 of 387	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	157 of 383	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.2	194 of 340	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	80 of 297	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	59.6	116 of 297	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	120 of 299	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	71 of 298	76.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	80 of 137	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	76 of 136	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	56 of 132	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	77 of 292	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	90 of 281	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	88 of 278	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	50 of 135	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	34 of 100	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	133 of 409	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	198 of 403	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	197 of 407	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	164 of 411	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	143 of 283	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.2	194 of 279	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	212 of 272	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	179 of 275	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	216 of 401	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	243 of 403	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	266 of 402	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	135 of 410	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	156 of 404	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	169 of 407	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	142 of 409	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	35 of 249	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	53 of 244	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	63 of 237	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	46 of 231	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	68 of 400	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	71 of 400	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	52 of 396	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	55 of 402	86.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry98%~ state avg

Algebra I94%~ state avg

English Reading83%+9 vs state

Science76%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 10, 2019

This school is terrible. Teachers suck. classes are out of control. gangs and fights all the time. AVOID THIS SCHOOL and area. Close Quote

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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 8th 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
Hughes Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	11401 Ridge Heights Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 715-3600	1,012	74	13.6	41.4%	404 (39.9%)	140 (13.8%)	310 (30.6%)	71 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (8.3%)	65.1	137^th of 416 public middle schools	67.1%		58.9	184^th of 419 public middle schools	56.1%	47	98.3	100.0	91.6			47.2	27.0	76.5		81.2	84.0		$12,309	$414	$11,896
Herndon Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	901 Locust St	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 904-4800	895	90	9.9	65.1%	231 (25.8%)	54 (6.0%)	520 (58.1%)	53 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	25.7	348^th of 416 public middle schools	16.3%		28.8	330^th of 419 public middle schools	21.2%	18		100.0	80.7			13.3	10.0	59.1		62.0	66.0		$15,367	$1,050	$14,317
Carson Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	13618 McLearen Road	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 925-3600	1,358	120	11.3	20.5%	376 (27.7%)	160 (11.8%)	149 (11.0%)	584 (43.0%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (6.0%)	78.6	52^nd of 416 public middle schools	87.5%		77.2	66^th of 419 public middle schools	84.2%	14	100.0	100.0	98.0	100.0		61.2	51.5	80.9		87.3	86.3		$11,103	$236	$10,867
Franklin Middle	Public	7-8	3300 Lees Corner Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 904-5100	798	59	13.5	21.2%	333 (41.7%)	45 (5.6%)	118 (14.8%)	235 (29.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.3%)	74.8	79^th of 416 public middle schools	81.0%		77.3	64^th of 419 public middle schools	84.7%	15	100.0	100.0	95.9			63.0	37.4	78.8		84.0	87.8		$12,402	$387	$12,015
Johnson Middle	Public	7-8	3801 Jermantown Rd	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 934-2400	1,165	97	12.0	36.1%	399 (34.2%)	89 (7.6%)	303 (26.0%)	292 (25.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (6.6%)	57.7	184^th of 416 public middle schools	55.8%		58.8	185^th of 419 public middle schools	55.8%	1	100.0	100.0	91.8			44.4	25.0	70.8		76.9	78.2		$12,307	$382	$11,925
Rocky Run Middle	Public	7-8	4400 Stringfellow Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 802-7700	882	58	15.1	19.6%	296 (33.6%)	48 (5.4%)	145 (16.4%)	350 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.6%)	84.7	21^st of 416 public middle schools	95.0%		85.6	19^th of 419 public middle schools	95.5%	2	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0		74.5	49.4	87.3		93.0	92.6		$11,983	$348	$11,635
Sterling Middle	Public	6-8	201 W Holly Ave	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4520	967	94	10.2	84.6%	76 (7.9%)	49 (5.1%)	739 (76.4%)	82 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.6%)	11.5	391^st of 416 public middle schools	6.0%		9.3	399^th of 419 public middle schools	4.8%	8	100.0	94.1	77.6		23.8	34.4	28.1	47.8	47.1	55.1	51.9	60.1	$19,619	$575	$19,044
Thoreau Middle	Public	7-8	2505 Cedar Ln	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 846-8000	1,239	109	11.3	18.8%	614 (49.6%)	67 (5.4%)	232 (18.7%)	231 (18.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.2%)	78.7	51^st of 416 public middle schools	87.7%		77.9	61^st of 419 public middle schools	85.4%	10	100.0	100.0	96.4			67.5	38.0	83.4		89.0	87.0		$10,833	$276	$10,557
Kilmer Middle	Public	7-8	8100 Wolftrap Rd	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 846-8800	1,199	83	14.4		498 (41.5%)	71 (5.9%)	216 (18.0%)	312 (26.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (7.9%)	75.3	73^rd of 416 public middle schools	82.5%		73.4	96^th of 419 public middle schools	77.1%	23	100.0	100.0	97.8	100.0		49.6	33.1	78.9		86.8	85.4		$10,274	$239	$10,035
Seneca Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	98 Seneca Ridge Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 434-4420	862	77	11.1	55.7%	282 (32.7%)	48 (5.6%)	360 (41.8%)	128 (14.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.8%)	43.2	277^th of 416 public middle schools	33.4%		46.1	240^th of 419 public middle schools	42.7%	37	100.0	100.0	93.2		51.1	25.4	20.4	70.2	73.3	66.3	70.2	74.8	$19,145	$107	$19,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughes Middle

What high school do graduates of Hughes Middle attend?

Students who attend Hughes Middle usually go on to attend South Lakes High

Is Hughes Middle a good school?

Hughes Middle ranks 137^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hughes Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Hughes Middle.

What district is Hughes Middle in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hughes Middle?

Students at Hughes Middle are 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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