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Willard Middle

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Willard Middle is a large public middle school in Aldie, Virginia, serving grades 6–8 with 1,684 students — the largest of any nearby comparable school — and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. It holds a 5-star rating and is ranked 16th out of 416 Virginia middle schools, placing it in the 96th percentile statewide. Among traditional 6–8 middle schools in the area, it is the highest ranked; only Brambleton Middle, an 8th-grade-only school ranked 8th, sits higher among nearby options. Willard has improved its state ranking every year since the pandemic, climbing from 103rd in 2020–2021 to 16th today, surpassing its pre-pandemic rank of 26th.

Willard's academics are a major strength, especially math. Its 6th-grade math proficiency rate is 84.55%, the highest among nearby schools, and its 7th-grade math rate of 73.10% leads the comparison group. Both far exceed the district averages of 60.13% and 51.37%. The school's accelerated math track is particularly strong, with 100% proficiency in both 7th-grade Algebra I and 8th-grade Geometry. Reading scores are consistently strong too, with proficiency near 90–92% in every grade, well above district averages around 82–84%. Its 6th-grade math proficiency has jumped 25 percentage points in three years, rising from 59% to 84.55%, signaling deliberate and effective instructional improvements.

Despite its size, Willard keeps students engaged: its chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4%, well below the district average of 14.1% and the state average of 14.8%, and lower than nearly every nearby school. The school does this efficiently, too, spending $15,100 per pupil — less than J. Michael Lunsford Middle ($17,184), Stone Hill Middle ($16,137), and Eagle Ridge Middle ($15,773), all of which rank lower. Willard earns 5 stars for many student subgroups, including African American, English learner, and low-income students. One area to watch is 8th-grade math, where Brambleton Middle (73.38%) and Eagle Ridge Middle (74.47%) outperform Willard's 64.58%. Continued attention to military-connected and multi-racial students would also help round out an otherwise excellent record.

1,684

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,100

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40915 Braddock Road
Aldie, VA 20105

(571) 367-4040

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Willard Middle usually attend:

High:

Lightridge High

Feeder schools for Willard Middle:

Elementary:	Aldie Elementary
	Buffalo Trail Elementary
	Goshen Post Elementary
	Hovatter Elementary
	More...
	Pinebrook Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.9%

White:

37.2%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2019 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (90% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Virginia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Loudoun County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg80%

Virginia avg69%

16^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	16 of 416	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.3	26 of 419	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	39 of 417	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	72 of 422	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	76 of 415	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	103 of 419	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	26 of 424	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	9 of 297	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	24 of 297	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	16 of 299	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	57 of 298	80.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	14 of 137	89.8%	★★★★★
2025	74.1	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	18 of 128	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	31 of 292	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	51 of 281	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	94 of 278	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	13 of 135	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	14 of 409	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	21 of 403	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	48 of 407	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	86 of 411	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	26 of 283	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.4	32 of 279	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	51 of 272	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	98 of 275	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	81 of 401	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	160 of 403	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	173 of 402	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	22 of 410	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	33 of 404	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	26 of 407	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	61 of 409	85.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	40 of 125	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	59 of 130	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	87 of 123	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	28 of 244	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	86 of 237	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	90 of 231	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	53 of 400	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	94 of 400	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	97 of 396	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	183 of 402	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2026)68th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I98%+3 vs state

Civics and Economics93%+18 vs state

English Reading91%+18 vs state

Science86%+21 vs state

Mathematics76%+21 vs state

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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	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
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%)	86.2	16^th of 416 public middle schools	96.2%		84.3	26^th of 419 public middle schools	93.8%	10	100.0	100.0	97.0		84.6	73.1	64.6	86.1	92.0	90.6	90.8	93.1	$15,100	$296	$14,804
Gum Spring 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%)	78.1	56^th of 416 public middle schools	86.5%		76.3	78^th of 419 public middle schools	81.4%	22	100.0	99.1	95.5	100.0	63.5	52.8	53.9	84.9	86.2	85.3	87.9	95.9
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
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%)	80.5	43^rd of 416 public middle schools	89.7%		79.9	47^th of 419 public middle schools	88.8%	4	97.4	99.2	96.6		71.6	55.4	61.7	85.2	91.0	85.0	87.7	92.9	$17,184	$257	$16,927
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
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%)	74.6	81^st of 416 public middle schools	80.5%		76.3	80^th of 419 public middle schools	80.9%	1	100.0	100.0	92.5	100.0	61.7	56.0	55.9	79.6	82.2	86.3	86.4	90.3	$16,137	$155	$15,982
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	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
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
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
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%)	43.6	272^nd of 416 public middle schools	34.6%		46.1	242^nd of 419 public middle schools	42.2%	30	100.0	100.0	82.4			46.4		64.6		72.3	75.2		$14,017	$449	$13,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Middle

Is Willard Middle a good school?

Yes! Willard Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 416 Virginia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Willard Middle attend?

Students who attend Willard Middle usually go on to attend Lightridge High

What is the racial makeup of Willard Middle?

Students at Willard Middle are 41% Asian, 37% White, 8% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Willard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,684 students attended Willard Middle.

What district is Willard Middle in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

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