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Bull Run Middle

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Bull Run Middle ranks 126 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Bull Run Middle is a public middle school in Gainesville, Virginia, serving 1,129 students in grades 6–8 as part of Prince William County Public Schools. In the 2025–2026 state rankings, Bull Run placed 126th out of 416 Virginia middle schools, earning a 70th-percentile ranking and 4 stars — its strongest star rating in nearly a decade. The school has shown steady improvement in recent years, climbing from 155th in 2021–2022 to its current position, and it consistently outperforms both its district and the state across nearly every subject on Virginia's SOL tests.

Bull Run sits in the middle of an unusually strong local cluster of middle schools. Nearby schools like Gainesville Middle and Willard Middle are among the top 20 middle schools in Virginia, and several others in the area rank in the 90th percentile. Bull Run's 70th percentile places it behind those standouts, but it significantly outperforms nearby Parkside Middle and Unity Braxton Middle. In 8th-grade reading and 6th-grade math, Bull Run trails the top local schools by 7 to 13 percentage points, though it remains above state averages. Advanced math results are excellent, with 99.4% proficiency in 8th-grade Algebra I and 100% in 8th-grade Geometry.

Bull Run serves a moderately diverse economic community, with 39.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — a rate between its high-performing neighbors (which range from 8.8% to 24.5%) and its lower-performing ones (around 69%). Chronic absenteeism has improved to 13.3%, still higher than nearby top schools like Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle (11.8%) and E.H. Marsteller Middle (9.1%). The school spends $11,188 per student with a 15.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Attendance and closing achievement gaps for Hispanic, low-income, and English learner students represent the most promising opportunities for Bull Run to rise further in the rankings.

1,129

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,329

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6308 Catharpin Rd.
Gainesville, VA 20155

(703) 753-9969

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend Bull Run Middle usually attend:

High:

Battlefield High

Feeder schools for Bull Run Middle:

Elementary:	C.A. Sinclair Elementary
	George G. Tyler Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Virginia median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg70%

Virginia avg69%

126^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

46^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	126 of 416	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	146 of 419	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	132 of 417	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	143 of 422	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	155 of 415	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	127 of 419	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	182 of 424	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	165 of 413	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	132 of 415	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	116 of 409	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	88 of 412	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	57 of 416	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	51 of 416	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	32 of 413	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	77.2	35 of 413	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	76.8	29 of 408	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	74.2	35 of 390	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	72.7	51 of 391	87.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	46 of 387	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	32 of 383	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	81.6	28 of 340	91.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	34 of 297	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	45 of 297	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	37 of 299	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	67 of 298	77.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	76 of 137	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.5	59 of 136	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	59 of 128	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	65 of 132	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	119 of 292	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	136 of 281	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	119 of 278	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	92 of 135	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	41 of 100	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	159 of 409	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	189 of 403	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	154 of 407	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	151 of 411	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	171 of 283	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	192 of 279	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	186 of 272	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	151 of 275	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	229 of 401	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	261 of 403	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	248 of 402	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	99 of 410	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	116 of 404	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	115 of 407	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	137 of 409	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	38 of 125	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	20.0	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	77 of 123	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	63 of 249	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	33 of 244	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	60 of 237	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	113 of 231	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	59 of 400	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	79 of 400	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	63 of 396	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	82 of 402	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I99%+4 vs state

Civics and Economics83%+8 vs state

English Reading77%+4 vs state

Science75%+11 vs state

Mathematics65%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 15, 2017

Teachers and Principal are very dedicated to their 6th grade students. We had the best transition from elementary to middle for my son! Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th 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
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	$12,329	$106	$12,223
Gainesville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8001 Limestone Dr	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-2997	1,403	88	15.9	24.5%	634 (45.2%)	155 (11.0%)	238 (17.0%)	246 (17.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	127 (9.1%)	80.6	41^st of 416 public middle schools	90.1%		84.2	27^th of 419 public middle schools	93.6%	14		100.0		100.0	100.0		84.7	55.6	57.0	82.5	83.7	86.5	84.4	90.7	$11,032	$77	$10,955
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	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	99.1		82.3	46.5	54.7	84.0	86.5	88.8	85.7	88.8	$10,367	$84	$10,284
E.H. Marsteller Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14000 Sudley Manor Dr	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 393-7608	1,153	75	15.3	23.9%	550 (47.7%)	150 (13.0%)	203 (17.6%)	148 (12.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (8.3%)	80.1	47^th of 416 public middle schools	88.7%		85	23^rd of 419 public middle schools	94.5%	24	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	98.4		78.6	63.0	50.3	83.2	84.9	87.5	87.4	88.6	$11,695	$96	$11,598
Unity Braxton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10100 Lomond Dr	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-3185	1,055	80	13.2	69.2%	96 (9.1%)	101 (9.6%)	723 (68.5%)	95 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.3%)	19.1	369^th of 416 public middle schools	11.3%		24.8	350^th of 419 public middle schools	16.5%	19		100.0		100.0	96.2		37.1	26.2	31.8	52.6	48.7	54.9	57.4	81.8	$12,800	$368	$12,431
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	≥ 50%	97.4	580.0	99.2	96.6	535.0	71.6	55.4	61.7	85.2	91.0	85.0	87.7	92.9	$16,792	$176	$16,616
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	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	97.0	531.0	84.6	73.1	64.6	86.1	92.0	90.6	90.8	93.1	$14,707	$245	$14,462
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	≥ 50%	100.0	567.0	99.1	95.5	100.0	63.5	52.8	53.9	84.9	86.2	85.3	87.9	95.9	$15,424	$67	$15,357
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	307.0	64.6		72.3	75.2		$14,027	$302	$13,725
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	7270 Riley Rd.	Warrenton	20187	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7410	570	44	12.8	14.0%	436 (76.5%)	11 (1.9%)	74 (13.0%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	75.2	75^th of 416 public middle schools	82.0%		72.6	101^st of 419 public middle schools	75.9%	26		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	98.3		70.4	71.4	63.1	76.2	79.9	85.8	84.7		$11,435	$99	$11,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Bull Run Middle

What district is Bull Run Middle in?

Prince William County Public Schools

Is Bull Run Middle a good school?

Bull Run Middle ranks 126^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bull Run Middle?

Students at Bull Run Middle are 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bull Run Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,129 students attended Bull Run Middle.

What high school do graduates of Bull Run Middle attend?

Students who attend Bull Run Middle usually go on to attend Battlefield High

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