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Woodbridge Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8
317th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 416 Virginia Middle Schools
Better than 24% of Virginia middle schools
Summary

Woodbridge Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in Woodbridge, VA, that enrolls 873 students and is part of Prince William County Public Schools. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with about 69.5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and currently ranks in the bottom quarter of Virginia middle schools (317th of 416) after ranking in the 63rd percentile as recently as 2021-22.

The school's biggest strengths are its advanced math program, its attendance, and its effectiveness with African American students. Eighth-grade Algebra I proficiency is 98.8%, above both the district and state, and civics scores (77.8%) top the state average. Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the district average and most nearby schools. On the other hand, grade-level math is a major concern: only 29.7% of 8th graders are proficient in math, far below the district's 43.0%, and 8th-grade reading dropped sharply to 58.2%, the lowest among all nearby same-district middle schools. Science proficiency (59.3%) also trails the district and state.

What makes these results discouraging is how much worse they are than nearby schools serving very similar populations. Lake Ridge Middle, just 2.8 miles away, has nearly the same free/reduced lunch rate but posts far higher scores: 84.4% proficiency in 8th-grade reading versus Woodbridge's 58.2%, and 74.6% in science versus 59.3%. Herbert J. Saunders Middle similarly outranks Woodbridge with comparable demographics and lower spending per student. Woodbridge actually spends more per student ($10,590) than Lake Ridge ($9,209), yet lags on nearly every academic measure. Attendance is not the obstacle here; the gap points to school-level instructional factors. The most urgent concerns are the decline in 8th-grade reading and persistent weakness in grade-level math.

873
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,265
Per pupil spending ?
69.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 2201 York Dr
       Woodbridge, VA  22191

(703) 494-3181

District: Prince William County Public Schools


Students who attend Woodbridge Middle usually attend:

High:    Gar-Field High

Feeder schools for Woodbridge Middle:

Elementary:    Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary
    Rockledge Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.4%
African American:
21.3%
White:
16.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 69% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school60%
District avg70%
Virginia avg69%
317th of 416
Virginia public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 39 pts since 2016
From top 37% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 17Middle Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools
46th of 131Prince 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202633.4317 of 41623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202540.3277 of 41933.9%★★☆☆☆
202444.0256 of 41738.6%★★☆☆☆
202352.6206 of 42251.2%★★★☆☆
202259.4153 of 41563.1%★★★☆☆
202150.1193 of 41953.9%★★★☆☆
201956.4181 of 42457.3%★★★☆☆
201850.4204 of 41350.6%★★★☆☆
201756.9159 of 41561.7%★★★☆☆
201657.9152 of 40962.8%★★★☆☆
201564.1108 of 41273.8%★★★★☆
201467.782 of 41680.3%★★★★☆
201361.2112 of 41673.1%★★★★☆
201266.582 of 41380.1%★★★★☆
201164.4100 of 41375.8%★★★★☆
201052.8185 of 40854.7%★★★☆☆
200952.8170 of 39056.4%★★★☆☆
200844.4241 of 39138.4%★★☆☆☆
200737.4297 of 38723.3%★☆☆☆☆
200668.669 of 38382.0%★★★★☆
200575.457 of 34083.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202660.6109 of 29763.3%★★★☆☆
202564.794 of 29768.4%★★★☆☆
202468.977 of 29974.2%★★★★☆
202369.775 of 29874.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202626.5109 of 13720.4%★☆☆☆☆
202533.9102 of 13625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1106 of 12817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202331.7106 of 13219.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202639.2165 of 29243.5%★★☆☆☆
202424.5214 of 28123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.7147 of 27847.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202633.689 of 13433.6%★★☆☆☆
202538.978 of 13542.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.065 of 12246.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.452 of 10048.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202634.5311 of 40924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202534.7290 of 40328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202444.1251 of 40738.3%★★☆☆☆
202351.2210 of 41148.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202629.8218 of 28323.0%★☆☆☆☆
202539.2180 of 27935.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.2193 of 27229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202347.1140 of 27549.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202637.5283 of 40129.4%★☆☆☆☆
202550.8205 of 40349.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.6190 of 40252.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202633.2305 of 41025.6%★☆☆☆☆
202544.1243 of 40439.9%★★☆☆☆
202443.2244 of 40740.0%★★☆☆☆
202353.3195 of 40952.3%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202655.265 of 12548.0%★★★☆☆
202521.8120 of 1307.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202457.649 of 12360.2%★★★☆☆
202346.568 of 11440.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202639.7163 of 24934.5%★★☆☆☆
202535.3170 of 24430.3%★★☆☆☆
202467.166 of 23772.2%★★★★☆
202368.465 of 23171.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202644.4245 of 40038.8%★★☆☆☆
202544.3251 of 40037.3%★★☆☆☆
202463.3137 of 39665.4%★★★☆☆
202371.591 of 40277.4%★★★★☆
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)63rd percentile+40 vs school
Military Connected (2026)48th percentile+24 vs school
Disabled (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school
White (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile~ school
Female (2026)24th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Asian (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Geometry100%+3 vs state
Algebra I99%+4 vs state
Civics and Economics78%+3 vs state
English Reading64%-10 vs state
Science59%-5 vs state
Mathematics43%-12 vs state

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Students who attend Woodbridge Middle usually go on to attend Gar-Field High

Students at Woodbridge Middle are 44% Hispanic, 21% African American, 17% White, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Woodbridge Middle ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Virginia middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 873 students attended Woodbridge Middle.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 12, 2026
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2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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