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H.H. Poole Middle

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H.H. Poole Middle ranks 262 nd of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

H.H. Poole Middle is a public middle school located in Stafford, Virginia, serving 1,024 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Stafford County Public Schools district.

While the school has shown some academic strengths, such as 100% proficiency in Geometry and Algebra I for 8th and 7th grades, its overall performance has declined in recent years, dropping from a high ranking of 92nd out of 415 Virginia middle schools in 2016-2017 to 262nd out of 419 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is mixed, with some grades and subjects performing above the state and district averages, while others lag behind. Notably, the nearby Rodney E. Thompson Middle stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 41st out of 419 Virginia middle schools in 2024-2025.

H.H. Poole Middle has a diverse student population, with significant percentages of Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. The school's ranking for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, varies significantly. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.09% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 20.8% over the past few years, may be contributing to its academic challenges and warrant further examination.

995

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,072

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Civics and Economics scores 11 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg69%

Virginia avg70%

262^nd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

68^th of 129Stafford 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2024)19th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I100%+6 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Science61%-4 vs state

Civics and Economics58%-11 vs state

Mathematics52%-5 vs state

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by a parent
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

Schools Near H.H. Poole 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 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%)	42.7	262^nd of 419 public middle schools	37.5%		35.3	293^rd of 417 public middle schools	29.7%	31	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.1		42.0	61.3	71.9	65.9	75.8	58.2		$8,072	$311	$7,761
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%)	81	41^st of 419 public middle schools	90.2%		80.8	52^nd of 417 public middle schools	87.5%	11	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.8		72.3	82.0	86.2	84.9	84.4	89.2		$8,324	$380	$7,944
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%)	59.6	180^th of 419 public middle schools	57.0%		56.1	199^th of 417 public middle schools	52.3%	19	100.0	97.9	100.0	68.0		68.4	70.9	76.8	73.0	77.6	67.8		$8,941	$349	$8,592
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%)	34.2	308^th of 419 public middle schools	26.5%		26.6	334^th of 417 public middle schools	19.9%	26	100.0	96.6	100.0	58.5		44.0	60.4	64.6	63.9	65.0	62.2		$8,432	$370	$8,061
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%)	22.1	360^th of 419 public middle schools	14.1%		29.2	322^nd of 417 public middle schools	22.8%	38	100.0	91.7	97.4	43.8		37.1	51.4	62.6	63.0	64.4	48.1		$8,342	$429	$7,914
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%)	53.5	209^th of 419 public middle schools	50.1%		54.6	207^th of 417 public middle schools	50.4%	2	97.6	100.0	99.0	73.2		39.8	64.3	75.6	74.3	71.7	70.7		$9,407	$416	$8,990
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%)	35.1	305^th of 419 public middle schools	27.2%		31.6	313^th of 417 public middle schools	24.9%	8	100.0	98.0	100.0	71.7		42.6	54.0	68.9	63.4	61.8	59.1		$13,167	$762	$12,405
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%)	56.5	194^th of 419 public middle schools	53.7%		50.3	227^th of 417 public middle schools	45.6%	33	100.0	98.8	96.6	63.9		61.3	71.9	71.5	75.5	77.3	67.1		$9,700	$437	$9,264
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%)	39.7	281^st of 419 public middle schools	32.9%		42.7	264^th of 417 public middle schools	36.7%	17			100.0	56.3	54.1	49.4	60.1	59.4	64.1	69.6		78.0	$12,785	$702	$12,083
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

Frequently Asked Questions about H.H. Poole Middle

What district is H.H. Poole Middle in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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

Is H.H. Poole Middle a good school?

H.H. Poole Middle ranks 262^nd of 419 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars 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.

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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