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Stafford Middle

Q: Is Stafford Middle a good school?

Stafford Middle ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Stafford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended Stafford Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Stafford Middle?

Students at Stafford Middle are 32% African American, 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Stafford Middle attend?

Students who attend Stafford Middle usually go on to attend Brooke Point High

Public Grades 6-8

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Stafford Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in Stafford, VA, serving 961 students within Stafford County Public Schools. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia middle schools, placing in the 22nd percentile for 2025–2026 with a one-star rating, and it has shown no sustained improvement over the past decade.

Stafford Middle’s most striking pattern is the gap between advanced and on-grade-level math. While 8th graders in Geometry and Algebra I score near or above state averages (96% and 96% proficient, respectively), only 25% of 8th graders in standard math are proficient—far below the state average of 46.86% and well behind nearby schools like Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle (52.14%) and Andrew G. Wright Middle (48.62%). Reading proficiency also trails the state at every grade level, with 8th grade reading at 61.51%—the lowest among same-district middle schools. Chronic absenteeism is the highest in the district at 19.4% in 2024–2025, compared to 10.3% at Rodney E. Thompson Middle and 12.7% at Andrew G. Wright Middle, and it has remained above 19% for three consecutive years.

One of the most urgent concerns is the performance of military-connected students, who ranked in the 2nd percentile statewide in 2025–2026—a persistent issue given the area’s significant military presence. That said, African American students at Stafford Middle ranked in the 52nd percentile, a relative bright spot compared to the school’s overall performance. Spending and staffing are not the primary issues: the school’s $8,432 per-student spending and 13.5 student-teacher ratio are comparable to or better than many higher-performing neighboring schools. The real challenge lies in converting these resources into consistent academic gains across all student groups, especially in on-grade-level math, reading, and attendance.

961

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,459

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

101 Spartan Dr
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 658-6210

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Stafford Middle usually attend:

High:

Brooke Point High

Feeder schools for Stafford Middle:

Elementary:

Stafford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.0%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

25.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

Virginia avg69%

324^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	31.6	324 of 416	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	308 of 419	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	334 of 417	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	338 of 422	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	331 of 415	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	331 of 419	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	346 of 424	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	329 of 413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	336 of 415	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.4	271 of 409	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.4	160 of 412	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.3	150 of 416	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.7	110 of 416	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	56.6	146 of 413	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.4	235 of 413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	250 of 408	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	236 of 390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	225 of 391	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	180 of 387	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.0	136 of 383	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.5	77 of 340	77.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	143 of 297	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	161 of 297	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	209 of 299	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	223 of 298	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	100 of 137	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	105 of 136	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	249 of 292	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	193 of 281	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	218 of 278	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	85 of 122	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	97 of 100	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	307 of 409	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	282 of 403	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	320 of 407	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	315 of 411	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	233 of 283	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	178 of 279	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	192 of 272	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	180 of 275	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	297 of 401	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	323 of 402	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	326 of 410	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	303 of 404	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	334 of 407	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	331 of 409	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	122 of 125	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	114 of 130	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	178 of 244	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	184 of 237	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	166 of 231	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	292 of 400	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	285 of 400	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	312 of 396	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	286 of 402	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)52nd percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry96%~ state avg

Algebra I95%~ state avg

Civics and Economics67%-3 vs state

English Reading66%-7 vs state

Science52%-13 vs state

Mathematics47%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Geography (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 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 Geography 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	2201 Idlewild Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1145	796	54	14.6	91.5%	164 (20.6%)	221 (27.8%)	210 (26.4%)	120 (15.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.7%)	20.5	364^th of 416 public middle schools	12.5%		18.8	377^th of 419 public middle schools	10.0%	13		100.0	100.0	96.2	29.6	42.2	41.2	54.7	57.6	55.8	63.6	57.3	54.8		$12,122	$1,235	$10,887
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stafford Middle

What district is Stafford Middle in?

Stafford County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Stafford Middle?

Students at Stafford Middle are 32% African American, 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Stafford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended Stafford Middle.

Is Stafford Middle a good school?

Stafford Middle ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Virginia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Stafford Middle attend?

Students who attend Stafford Middle usually go on to attend Brooke Point High

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