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Fred M. Lynn Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Fred M. Lynn Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Woodbridge, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 968 students. The school is part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Fred M. Lynn Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools, placing between 330-393 out of around 415-424 schools over the past 9 school years. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates across core subject areas like Mathematics, Science, and English Reading. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade Math proficiency rate was 42.37% compared to 54.9% for the district and 50.48% for the state. Additionally, Fred M. Lynn Middle has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 20% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Fred M. Lynn Middle faces significant challenges, its performance varies across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 50% and top 30% of Virginia middle schools, respectively, in recent years. However, it performs poorly for Asian, Hispanic, and White student subgroups. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 77% to 92.29% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its overall academic underperformance compared to other middle schools in the Prince William County district and the state.

973

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,848

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Prince William Parkway
Woodbridge, VA 22191

(703) 494-5157

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend Fred M. Lynn Middle usually attend:

High:

Freedom High

Feeder schools for Fred M. Lynn Middle:

Elementary:	Belmont Elementary
	Occoquan Elementary
	Potomac View Elementary
	R. Dean Kilby Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

African American:

22.7%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg71%

Virginia avg69%

332^nd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Middle Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools

42^nd of 129Prince William 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	28.5	332 of 419	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	330 of 417	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	344 of 422	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	333 of 415	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	355 of 419	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	374 of 424	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	393 of 413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	390 of 415	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	380 of 409	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	369 of 412	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	395 of 416	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	403 of 416	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	382 of 413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	388 of 413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	44.6	244 of 408	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	277 of 390	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	323 of 391	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	364 of 387	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	346 of 383	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	30.0	299 of 340	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	111 of 297	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	87 of 299	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	120 of 298	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	129 of 136	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	182 of 281	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	198 of 278	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	56 of 135	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	51 of 100	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	349 of 403	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	330 of 407	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	325 of 411	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	201 of 279	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	216 of 272	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	210 of 275	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	256 of 402	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	293 of 404	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	314 of 407	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	338 of 409	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	149 of 237	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	111 of 231	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	272 of 400	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	265 of 396	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	294 of 402	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)63rd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)37th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2024)35th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+3 vs state

Civics and Economics73%~ state avg

English Reading58%-15 vs state

Science56%-10 vs state

Mathematics48%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Try to send your child somewhere else. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 20, 2013

this is a good school its not true about fred lynn middle school being bad and full of bad kids I mean what school doesn't have bad kids cause they all do fred lynn middle school has about 3% of bad kids and 97% of great kids so don't be making stuff up about fred lynn if you don't have anything positive to say Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Fred Lynn lacks the bare essentials to a quality education. It is located just a few short steps from a DAY LABOR SITE, where men stand around a convenience store waiting for someone to pick them up for a job. In today's environment, this could be an unsafe situation for the students.

Secondly the building is very old, the classrooms are dark and does not appear as an area of higher learning. The school lacks adequate resources, such as updated computers, smart boards and other technology that is a requirement in providing children of today, a quality education.

Teachers come and go, so there is not a lot of continuity in the year, because there is a large turnover of instructors. Be careful of where you choose to buy or rent a home, because the zoning does not have clear cut boundaries for this school's attendance.

If you value your child's education, I would not select Fred Lynn as a choice. You child will suffer in the end, because they will not be able to compete with their high school counterparts. The school's performance has remained low for many years and there does not seem to be an easy answer to the problem. I suggest another education option for your child/children. Close Quote

Schools Near Fred M. Lynn Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (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 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
Fred M. Lynn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1650 Prince William Parkway	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-5157	973	77	12.6	68.7%	84 (8.6%)	221 (22.7%)	549 (56.4%)	83 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.5%)	28.5	332^nd of 419 public middle schools	20.8%		27	330^th of 417 public middle schools	20.9%	2		100.0	96.0	49.5	51.4	42.4	55.9	57.4	59.9	56.5	73.4	$11,848	$1,067	$10,781
Woodbridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2201 York Dr	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-3181	873	62	14.0	69.5%	147 (16.8%)	186 (21.3%)	388 (44.4%)	109 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.5%)	40.3	277^th of 419 public middle schools	33.9%		44	256^th of 417 public middle schools	38.6%	21		100.0	100.0	57.1	44.1	38.9	65.0	66.0	65.8	69.5	75.6	$10,590	$363	$10,226
Rippon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	15101 Blackburn Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 491-2171	1,200	84	14.2	69.3%	108 (9.0%)	355 (29.6%)	554 (46.2%)	121 (10.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (4.8%)	33.9	309^th of 419 public middle schools	26.3%		37.6	285^th of 417 public middle schools	31.7%	24	100.0	100.0	100.0	54.3	47.2	36.1	59.1	63.7	66.8	68.0	65.3	$10,514	$450	$10,064
Lake Ridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12350 Mohican Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-5154	1,487	92	16.0	69.3%	437 (29.4%)	311 (20.9%)	458 (30.8%)	148 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	131 (8.8%)	73	97^th of 419 public middle schools	76.8%		68.2	127^th of 417 public middle schools	69.5%	30		100.0	98.5	71.1	61.5	60.8	76.2	82.0	83.5	81.8	86.0	$9,209	$64	$9,145
George M. Hampton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14800 Darbydale Avenue	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-6166	893	73	12.2	69.8%	72 (8.1%)	155 (17.4%)	526 (58.9%)	116 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	32	316^th of 419 public middle schools	24.6%		31.9	311^th of 417 public middle schools	25.4%	5			97.6	51.2	36.8	40.6	51.0	64.7	67.5	63.9	83.6	$12,062	$676	$11,386
Potomac Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3130 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 221-4996	931	72	12.9	69.8%	103 (11.1%)	292 (31.4%)	337 (36.2%)	127 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	62 (6.7%)	35.8	300^th of 419 public middle schools	28.4%		33.1	305^th of 417 public middle schools	26.9%	5			97.7	52.4	35.9	51.1	59.4	63.0	59.5	69.6	84.5	$10,695	$213	$10,482
South County Middle	Public	7-8	8700 Laurel Crest Dr.	Lorton	22079	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 690-5500	943	71	13.2	23.2%	383 (40.6%)	181 (19.2%)	146 (15.5%)	152 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.5%)	79.2	52^nd of 419 public middle schools	87.6%		80.2	58^th of 417 public middle schools	86.1%	6	100.0	100.0	100.0		74.5	52.3	80.8		86.0	84.9		$11,992	$345	$11,647
Stuart M. Beville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Dale Blvd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 878-2593	1,181	87	13.5	69.2%	120 (10.2%)	196 (16.6%)	646 (54.7%)	160 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (4.7%)	39.6	284^th of 419 public middle schools	32.2%		30.7	315^th of 417 public middle schools	24.5%	31			98.1	54.4	46.2	51.0	61.3	59.6	68.5	70.2	76.8	$11,961	$441	$11,521
Potomac Shores Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	17851 Woods View Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 291-3590	1,229	77	15.9	69.7%	212 (17.2%)	568 (46.2%)	261 (21.2%)	106 (8.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (6.2%)	59.9	176^th of 419 public middle schools	58.0%		54.1	209^th of 417 public middle schools	49.9%	33			100.0	72.1	59.6	50.8	70.8	76.2	75.8	75.0	73.8	$9,305	$89	$9,217
Herbert J. Saunders Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13557 Spriggs Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-9188	1,198	80	14.9	69.5%	374 (31.2%)	222 (18.5%)	367 (30.6%)	154 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (6.4%)	78.5	57^th of 419 public middle schools	86.4%		71.9	100^th of 417 public middle schools	76.0%	43	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.1	64.4	78.4	82.7	83.3	78.6	87.2	85.3	$10,059	$228	$9,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred M. Lynn Middle

How many students attend Fred M. Lynn Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Fred M. Lynn Middle.

What district is Fred M. Lynn Middle in?

Prince William County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Fred M. Lynn Middle attend?

Students who attend Fred M. Lynn Middle usually go on to attend Freedom High

What is the racial makeup of Fred M. Lynn Middle?

Students at Fred M. Lynn Middle are 56% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% White, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Fred M. Lynn Middle a good school?

Fred M. Lynn Middle ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Virginia middle schools.

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