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J. Lupton Simpson Middle

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J. Lupton Simpson Middle ranks 152 nd of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

J. Lupton Simpson Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Leesburg, VA, serving 874 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked 18th in Virginia; the school currently sits in the middle of the state’s middle schools at 152nd out of 416. That’s a solid improvement from recent years, but in a county where many neighboring middle schools are top performers, Simpson Middle still has some ground to cover.

One of the school’s biggest bright spots is math acceleration: Simpson posts near-perfect results in advanced classes, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I and 98.61% in Geometry. However, on-grade-level math tells a different story—only 30.56% of 7th-graders passed the math SOL, the lowest figure among all nearby middle schools, including Smart's Mill Middle at 33.09%. Reading scores are also below district averages across all three grades, though the school does stand out for supporting students with disabilities, who rank in the 79th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism (14.7%) runs slightly higher than most local peers, such as Eagle Ridge Middle (9.6%) and Trailside Middle (11.4%).

The most significant challenge is an equity gap: while affluent and multiracial students perform well, economically disadvantaged students and English learners rank in the 14th and 16th percentiles statewide, respectively—a wide disparity that suggests the school’s strongest strategies aren’t reaching all learners yet. Encouragingly, Simpson has climbed from 268th in 2018–19 to its current rank, and it spends more per student ($19,180) with smaller class sizes than several higher-performing neighbors like Brambleton Middle and Eagle Ridge. If the school can apply the same success it shows with advanced math and special education to its on-grade-level and struggling populations, it has the resources and momentum to rise further—but for now, it trails most of the high-achieving middle schools nearby.

874

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,180

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

490 Evergreen Mill Rd SE
Leesburg, VA 20175

(571) 252-2840

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend J. Lupton Simpson Middle usually attend:

High:

Loudoun County High

Feeder schools for J. Lupton Simpson Middle:

Elementary:	Catoctin Elementary
	Evergreen Mill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

Hispanic:

26.0%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg80%

Virginia avg69%

152^nd of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Middle Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

18^th of 131Loudoun 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	62.4	152 of 416	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	204 of 419	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	163 of 417	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	177 of 422	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	242 of 419	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	268 of 424	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	176 of 413	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.2	105 of 415	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	57.0	160 of 409	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	172 of 412	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	141 of 416	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	111 of 416	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	55.3	159 of 413	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	142 of 413	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.1	147 of 408	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	189 of 390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	182 of 391	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.7	206 of 387	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	165 of 383	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	151 of 340	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	178 of 297	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	171 of 297	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	180 of 299	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	146 of 298	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	71 of 137	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	100 of 136	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.2	66 of 128	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	61 of 292	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	83 of 281	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	112 of 278	59.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	112 of 134	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	100 of 122	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	68 of 100	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	170 of 409	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	186 of 403	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	150 of 407	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	152 of 411	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	203 of 283	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	240 of 279	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	205 of 272	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	223 of 275	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	344 of 401	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	365 of 403	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	318 of 402	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	140 of 410	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	208 of 404	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	174 of 407	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	200 of 409	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	63 of 244	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	100 of 237	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	92 of 231	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	89 of 400	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	107 of 400	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	96 of 396	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	150 of 402	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)79th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)48th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+5 vs state

Geometry99%~ state avg

Civics and Economics85%+11 vs state

English Reading77%+4 vs state

Science72%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%-6 vs state

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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	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
J. Lupton Simpson Middle	Public	6-8	490 Evergreen Mill Rd SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2840	874	73	12.0	30.1%	475 (54.3%)	58 (6.6%)	227 (26.0%)	52 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)	62.4	152^nd of 416 public middle schools	63.5%		54.9	204^th of 419 public middle schools	51.3%	52	98.6	100.0	100.0		64.1	30.6	50.5	72.5	78.5	76.3	76.1	85.3	$19,180	$390	$18,790
Harper Park Middle	Public	6-8	701 Potomac Station Dr NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2820	858	65	13.1	34.7%	399 (46.5%)	57 (6.6%)	229 (26.7%)	115 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (6.3%)	56.8	189^th of 416 public middle schools	54.6%		62.7	162^nd of 419 public middle schools	61.3%	27	100.0	100.0	92.0		61.2	39.7	41.1	67.4	78.0	75.7	75.5	81.6	$19,435	$358	$19,077
Smart's Mill Middle	Public	6-8	850 N. King St.	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2030	885	76	11.5	37.9%	426 (48.1%)	62 (7.0%)	277 (31.3%)	67 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	50.2	231^st of 416 public middle schools	44.5%		46.9	237^th of 419 public middle schools	43.4%	6	100.0	100.0	100.0		25.9	33.1	35.7	69.3	68.6	73.8	75.9	81.4	$20,299	$614	$19,684
Belmont Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	19045 Upper Belmont Place	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2220	1,071	77	13.8	21.6%	461 (43.0%)	125 (11.7%)	146 (13.6%)	247 (23.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (8.0%)	75.3	72^nd of 416 public middle schools	82.7%		77.5	62^nd of 419 public middle schools	85.2%	10	98.6	100.0	98.1		62.9	51.8	64.9	79.0	83.6	79.6	87.9	90.0	$16,275	$173	$16,102
Trailside Middle	Public	6-8	20325 Claiborne Parkway	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2280	1,131	85	13.2	21.7%	553 (48.9%)	72 (6.4%)	163 (14.4%)	266 (23.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.5%)	82	33^rd of 416 public middle schools	92.1%		85.2	22^nd of 419 public middle schools	94.7%	11	100.0	100.0	96.8		67.4	55.7	65.7	89.8	87.7	87.1	91.6	95.6	$16,296	$147	$16,150
Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	42901 Waxpool Rd	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2140	1,258	88	14.3	12.4%	430 (34.2%)	94 (7.5%)	102 (8.1%)	534 (42.4%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.8%)	85.3	19^th of 416 public middle schools	95.4%		87.3	14^th of 419 public middle schools	96.7%	5	98.8	100.0	95.2		81.3	70.0	74.5	85.4	90.6	94.8	90.4	93.7	$15,773	$219	$15,553
Farmwell Station Middle	Public	6-8	44281 Gloucester Pkwy	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2320	981	72	13.5	32.4%	371 (37.8%)	101 (10.3%)	175 (17.8%)	265 (27.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.7%)	74.4	82^nd of 416 public middle schools	80.3%		78.7	54^th of 419 public middle schools	87.1%	28	98.6	100.0	98.3		63.5	64.1	59.0	78.0	85.6	79.5	83.5	88.1	$17,102	$396	$16,706
Harmony Middle	Public	6-8	38174 W. Colonial Highway	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2500	1,115	91	12.2	12.2%	831 (74.5%)	41 (3.7%)	138 (12.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.7%)	80.3	46^th of 416 public middle schools	88.9%		80.1	44^th of 419 public middle schools	89.5%	2	100.0	100.0	98.1		65.7	70.2	66.0	80.8	84.1	83.3	88.7	94.4	$19,147	$422	$18,725
Watson Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	41480 Steeplechase Loop Drive	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(571) 367-4250	533	45	11.7	13.9%	174 (32.6%)	36 (6.8%)	49 (9.2%)	239 (44.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	76	67^th of 416 public middle schools	83.9%					(n/a)		100.0			62.2	45.9			90.8	89.6
Brambleton Middle	Public	8	23070 Learning Circle	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4450	1,164	77	15.2	11.8%	408 (35.1%)	67 (5.8%)	86 (7.4%)	518 (44.5%)	19 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (5.5%)	89.4	8^th of 416 public middle schools	98.1%		82.6	35^th of 419 public middle schools	91.6%	27	100.0		98.6	100.0			73.4	91.2			94.0	96.3	$15,134	$325	$14,809

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Lupton Simpson Middle

What district is J. Lupton Simpson Middle in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of J. Lupton Simpson Middle?

Students at J. Lupton Simpson Middle are 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend J. Lupton Simpson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended J. Lupton Simpson Middle.

What high school do graduates of J. Lupton Simpson Middle attend?

Students who attend J. Lupton Simpson Middle usually go on to attend Loudoun County High

Is J. Lupton Simpson Middle a good school?

J. Lupton Simpson Middle ranks 152^nd of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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