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J. Michael Lunsford Middle

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J. Michael Lunsford Middle ranks 47 th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

J. Michael Lunsford Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Chantilly, VA, serving 1,235 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

J. Michael Lunsford Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Virginia, with exceptional performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests that often exceed the scores of the Loudoun County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking highly for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as for English Language Learners and military-connected students. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, it remains lower than the state average.

Notably, J. Michael Lunsford Middle stands out for its students' exceptional performance in advanced math courses, such as Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry, where they consistently achieve 100% proficiency rates, significantly outperforming the Loudoun County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia. The school also demonstrates consistently high proficiency rates in English Reading, with scores ranging from 85% to 87% across grades 6-8, outpacing the district and state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools within the Loudoun County Public Schools district, such as Brambleton Middle and Willard Middle, J. Michael Lunsford Middle generally outperforms its peers, particularly in advanced math courses and English Reading.

1,182

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,184

Per pupil spending ?

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26020 Ticonderoga Road
Chantilly, VA 20152

(703) 722-2660

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend J. Michael Lunsford Middle usually attend:

High:

Freedom High

Feeder schools for J. Michael Lunsford Middle:

Elementary:	Cardinal Ridge Elementary
	Hutchison Farm Elementary
	Little River Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.8%

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 80th percentile in 2018 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Virginia middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 89th (2025) from a 80th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg80%

Virginia avg69%

47^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

19^th of 129Loudoun 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
2025	79.9	47 of 419	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	64 of 417	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	53 of 422	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	79 of 415	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	80 of 419	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	44 of 424	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	82 of 413	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	47 of 415	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	46 of 409	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	26 of 412	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	79.1	37 of 416	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	26 of 297	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	43 of 298	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	39 of 136	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	31 of 128	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	33 of 132	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	47 of 281	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	36 of 278	87.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	27 of 135	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	8 of 122	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	56 of 403	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	57 of 407	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	56 of 411	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	34 of 279	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	36 of 272	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	53 of 275	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	118 of 403	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	90 of 402	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	39 of 404	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	60 of 407	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	56 of 409	86.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	8 of 130	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	21 of 244	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	16 of 237	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	134 of 400	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	158 of 396	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	144 of 402	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2024)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra II100%~ state avg

Algebra I99%+5 vs state

Civics and Economics92%+18 vs state

Science89%+23 vs state

English Reading86%+13 vs state

Mathematics64%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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. Michael Lunsford Middle	Public	6-8	26020 Ticonderoga Road	Chantilly	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 722-2660	1,182	80	14.7	18.4%	448 (37.9%)	83 (7.0%)	104 (8.8%)	471 (39.8%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.9%)	79.9	47^th of 419 public middle schools	88.8%		78.8	64^th of 417 public middle schools	84.7%	17	100.0	100.0	98.6	100.0	68.7	66.5	54.0	88.9	85.2	85.6	87.5	92.2	$17,184	$257	$16,927
Mercer Middle	Public	6-8	42149 Greenstone Dr.	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4340	1,459	102	14.2	20.4%	377 (25.8%)	128 (8.8%)	103 (7.1%)	764 (52.4%)	25 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.0%)	76.3	78^th of 419 public middle schools	81.4%		72.2	98^th of 417 public middle schools	76.5%	20	100.0	100.0	97.3	100.0	61.0	57.1	59.0	82.0	84.3	86.2	87.7	90.6
Willard Middle	Public	6-8	40915 Braddock Road	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4040	1,684	112	15.0	8.8%	626 (37.2%)	128 (7.6%)	127 (7.5%)	688 (40.9%)	22 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	90 (5.3%)	84.3	26^th of 419 public middle schools	93.8%		82.4	39^th of 417 public middle schools	90.6%	13	100.0	100.0	97.8	100.0	79.6	70.1	72.2	87.1	87.1	89.2	89.3	93.5	$15,100	$296	$14,804
Stone Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	5500 Sully Park Dr.	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 631-5500	718	79	9.1	39.0%	265 (36.9%)	61 (8.5%)	247 (34.4%)	97 (13.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	46.1	242^nd of 419 public middle schools	42.2%		53.6	210^th of 417 public middle schools	49.6%	32	100.0	100.0	79.9			48.5		65.0		75.9	76.3		$14,017	$449	$13,568
Stone Hill Middle	Public	6-8	23415 Evergreen Ridge Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4420	1,146	78	14.7	19.5%	191 (16.7%)	116 (10.1%)	79 (6.9%)	672 (58.6%)	19 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	64 (5.6%)	76.3	80^th of 419 public middle schools	80.9%		75.1	82^nd of 417 public middle schools	80.3%	2	100.0	100.0	89.3	100.0	73.1	57.3	30.2	80.4	87.3	89.8	85.6	92.0	$16,137	$155	$15,982
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%)	77.3	64^th of 419 public middle schools	84.7%		73.8	90^th of 417 public middle schools	78.4%	26	100.0	100.0	96.0			68.8	50.4	85.1		82.7	88.4		$12,402	$387	$12,015
Brambleton Middle	Public	7-8	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%)	82.6	35^th of 419 public middle schools	91.6%		80.2	57^th of 417 public middle schools	86.3%	22	98.7	100.0	93.6	100.0		74.1	53.0	87.9		93.4	87.2	93.3	$15,134	$325	$14,809
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%)	77.2	66^th of 419 public middle schools	84.2%		81.4	48^th of 417 public middle schools	88.5%	18	100.0	100.0	98.6	100.0		55.8	49.2	83.1		86.7	88.7		$11,103	$236	$10,867
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%)	85.6	19^th of 419 public middle schools	95.5%		85.6	20^th of 417 public middle schools	95.2%	1	100.0	100.0	98.7	100.0		69.0	79.2	90.2		92.6	92.6		$11,983	$348	$11,635
Watson Mountain Middle	Public	6-7	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%)								(n/a)					58.7				90.4

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Michael Lunsford Middle

How many students attend J. Michael Lunsford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,182 students attended J. Michael Lunsford Middle.

What is the racial makeup of J. Michael Lunsford Middle?

Students at J. Michael Lunsford Middle are 40% Asian, 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is J. Michael Lunsford Middle a good school?

J. Michael Lunsford Middle ranks 47^th of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of J. Michael Lunsford Middle attend?

Students who attend J. Michael Lunsford Middle usually go on to attend Freedom High

What district is J. Michael Lunsford Middle in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

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