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H.H. Poole Middle

Q: Is H.H. Poole Middle a good school?

H.H. Poole Middle ranks 304 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend H.H. Poole Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended H.H. Poole Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of H.H. Poole Middle?

Students at H.H. Poole Middle are 32% White, 28% African American, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of H.H. Poole Middle attend?

Students who attend H.H. Poole Middle usually go on to attend North Stafford High

Public Grades 6-8

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

H.H. Poole Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Stafford, VA, serving 995 students as part of Stafford County Public Schools. The school has experienced a striking decline over the past decade, falling from the 84th percentile in Virginia's middle school rankings in 2015–2016 to the 27th percentile today, placing it at 304th out of 416 schools with a 1-star rating.

Academically, H.H. Poole presents a "two-tier" picture. Students in accelerated math pathways are thriving — Geometry and Algebra I proficiency are at or near 100%, above district and state averages. However, on-grade-level 8th-grade math tells a very different story: only 24.71% of students are proficient, compared to 46.86% statewide. Science scores are also consistently below district and state averages, with 8th-grade science at 54.46% proficiency versus 64.72% for Virginia. Reading performance is closer to district norms but still trails the state, and results have been inconsistent from year to year.

The contrast with nearby Rodney E. Thompson Middle, just 1.18 miles away, is striking: Thompson ranks 87th in Virginia (79th percentile) with 4 stars, while H.H. Poole ranks 304th. Chronic absenteeism at H.H. Poole is 17.3%, above the state average of 14.8% and well above Thompson's 10.3%. Per-pupil spending is the lowest among comparable schools at $8,072. There are some bright spots: military-connected students have improved dramatically, rising from the 9th percentile to the 34th percentile over three years. However, English Language Learner outcomes have collapsed, dropping from the 41st percentile to the 7th percentile in a single year, which warrants immediate attention.

995

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,270

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

800 Eustace Rd
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 658-6190

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend H.H. Poole Middle usually attend:

High:

North Stafford High

Feeder schools for H.H. Poole Middle:

Elementary:	Kate Waller Barrett Elementary
	Park Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.1%

African American:

27.7%

Hispanic:

25.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 57 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg69%

Virginia avg69%

304^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 57 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the Stafford County Public Schools

74^th of 131Stafford 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	36.9	304 of 416	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	262 of 419	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	293 of 417	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	313 of 422	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	285 of 415	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	279 of 419	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	228 of 424	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	123 of 413	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.6	92 of 415	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	64 of 409	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	72 of 412	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	53 of 416	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	49 of 416	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	75 of 413	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.8	97 of 413	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	62.5	113 of 408	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	61.7	112 of 390	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.9	119 of 391	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	103 of 387	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.0	53 of 383	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	86 of 340	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	209 of 297	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	183 of 297	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	191 of 299	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	204 of 298	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	105 of 137	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	103 of 136	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	241 of 292	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	252 of 278	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	80 of 135	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	86 of 122	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	74 of 100	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	281 of 409	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	249 of 403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	268 of 407	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	303 of 411	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	181 of 283	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	161 of 279	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	168 of 272	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	197 of 275	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	294 of 401	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	263 of 403	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	302 of 402	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	307 of 410	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.1	269 of 404	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	298 of 407	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	307 of 409	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	82 of 125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	112 of 123	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	66 of 114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	161 of 244	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	205 of 237	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	183 of 231	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	254 of 400	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	218 of 400	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	244 of 396	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	254 of 402	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I98%+3 vs state

English Reading68%-5 vs state

Civics and Economics66%-4 vs state

Science54%-10 vs state

Mathematics47%-8 vs state

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Incompetent office staff sends out mail about children to others peoples parents. When confronted about this confidentiality breech, the assistant principal became irate towards me and threatened to write a report about me. What a joke. Close Quote

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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 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 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H.H. Poole Middle	Public	6-8	800 Eustace Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6190	995	67	14.8	39.7%	319 (32.1%)	276 (27.7%)	250 (25.1%)	61 (6.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.4%)	36.9	304^th of 416 public middle schools	26.9%		42.7	262^nd of 419 public middle schools	37.5%	42		100.0	100.0	96.5	61.0	< 50%	24.7	54.5	64.8	72.5	68.0	65.7		$9,270	$206	$9,065
Rodney E. Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	75 Walpole St	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6420	1,063	68	15.6	24.6%	478 (45.0%)	228 (21.4%)	183 (17.2%)	81 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (8.4%)	74	87^th of 416 public middle schools	79.1%		81	41^st of 419 public middle schools	90.2%	46		100.0	98.4	93.6	67.1	384.0	43.9	77.1	85.9	85.5	85.7	86.2		$9,413	$262	$9,151
Andrew G. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	100 Wood Dr	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6240	851	56	15.1	33.1%	400 (47.0%)	98 (11.5%)	249 (29.3%)	36 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	60 (7.1%)	47.5	248^th of 416 public middle schools	40.4%		59.6	180^th of 419 public middle schools	57.0%	68		97.8	98.5	91.8	62.5	< 50%	48.6	69.0	70.5	76.4	72.9	60.6		$9,964	$275	$9,688
Stafford Middle	Public	6-8	101 Spartan Dr	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6210	961	71	13.5	48.2%	242 (25.2%)	308 (32.0%)	256 (26.6%)	61 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	88 (9.2%)	31.6	324^th of 416 public middle schools	22.1%		34.2	308^th of 419 public middle schools	26.5%	16	≥ 50%	96.2	91.1	96.0	58.2	< 50%	25.0	52.1	69.4	66.2	61.5	67.2		$9,459	$319	$9,141
Shirley C. Heim Middle	Public	6-8	320 Telegraph Road	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-5910	953	64	14.8	54.0%	248 (26.0%)	197 (20.7%)	379 (39.8%)	57 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.1%)	26.8	340^th of 416 public middle schools	18.3%		22.1	360^th of 419 public middle schools	14.1%	20		100.0	97.5	96.1	54.3		35.8	52.3	59.0	67.1	65.3	54.5		$9,644	$299	$9,345
T. Benton Gayle Middle	Public	6-8	100 Panther Drive	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-0383	939	62	15.1	41.1%	392 (41.7%)	213 (22.7%)	157 (16.7%)	74 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (10.6%)	46.9	249^th of 416 public middle schools	40.1%		53.5	209^th of 419 public middle schools	50.1%	40		98.3	99.0	87.3	68.8	< 50%	31.2	63.5	73.7	74.6	69.8	68.5		$10,540	$424	$10,117
Edward E. Drew Junior Middle	Public	6-8	501 Cambridge St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-1415	625	51	12.2	74.4%	180 (28.8%)	168 (26.9%)	147 (23.5%)	58 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (10.7%)	38	295^th of 416 public middle schools	29.1%		35.1	305^th of 419 public middle schools	27.2%	10		91.3	100.0	93.8	72.7		35.5	54.6	70.4	68.9	66.5	60.0		$14,398	$501	$13,897
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle	Public	6-8	503 Deacon Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 899-0860	887	58	15.2	36.0%	534 (60.2%)	118 (13.3%)	137 (15.4%)	29 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.3%)	48.2	240^th of 416 public middle schools	42.3%		56.5	194^th of 419 public middle schools	53.7%	46		97.4	100.0	87.6	75.0		52.1	62.6	70.7	74.2	73.0	62.6	≥ 50%	$10,997	$256	$10,741
Graham Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3613 Graham Park Rd	Triangle	22172	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 221-2118	713	55	13.0	68.9%	78 (10.9%)	239 (33.5%)	304 (42.6%)	60 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	37.1	302^nd of 416 public middle schools	27.4%		39.7	281^st of 419 public middle schools	32.9%	21		≥ 50%	100.0	96.1	58.5	36.4	34.5	65.7	59.3	63.9	70.7		76.3	$13,549	$390	$13,158
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%)	53	218^th of 416 public middle schools	47.6%		59.9	176^th of 419 public middle schools	58.0%	42	≥ 50%	80.0	515.0	100.0	75.8	47.8	42.3	69.1	72.4	69.9	72.4		73.7	$10,091	$78	$10,013

Frequently Asked Questions about H.H. Poole Middle

Is H.H. Poole Middle a good school?

H.H. Poole Middle ranks 304^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of H.H. Poole Middle?

Students at H.H. Poole Middle are 32% White, 28% African American, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of H.H. Poole Middle attend?

Students who attend H.H. Poole Middle usually go on to attend North Stafford High

What district is H.H. Poole Middle in?

Stafford County Public Schools

How many students attend H.H. Poole Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended H.H. Poole Middle.

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