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Rodney E. Thompson Middle

Q: Is Rodney E. Thompson Middle a good school?

Rodney E. Thompson Middle ranks 87 th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Rodney E. Thompson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,063 students attended Rodney E. Thompson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rodney E. Thompson Middle?

Students at Rodney E. Thompson Middle are 45% White, 21% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Rodney E. Thompson Middle attend?

Students who attend Rodney E. Thompson Middle usually go on to attend Mountain View High

Public Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Rodney E. Thompson Middle is a 6–8 middle school in Stafford, VA, serving 1,063 students as part of Stafford County Public Schools. It is a consistently high-performing school, ranking 87th out of 416 Virginia middle schools (79th percentile) in 2025–2026 after ranking 41st (90th percentile) the year before, and it has never fallen below the 76th percentile over the past decade — a clear academic leader among nearby peers. By comparison, the next-highest Stafford middle schools, such as Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle and Andrew G. Wright Middle, rank in the low 40th percentiles, while Stafford Middle sits near the 22nd percentile.

Academically, Rodney E. Thompson shines in reading, science, and civics. Reading proficiency holds remarkably steady across all grades — around 85% in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades — which is 12–15 points above the district and state averages. In 8th-grade science, 77% of students are proficient, versus roughly 61% district-wide. The school’s 7th-grade civics result (86% proficient) towers over every nearby school, where proficiency ranges from 54% to 68%. Advanced math performance is nearly universal: 100% proficiency in 8th-grade Geometry and 98% in 7th-grade Algebra I. The one caveat is on-grade 8th-grade math proficiency (44%), but that drop mirrors a regional trend — nearby schools like H.H. Poole Middle fell from 42% to 25% over the same period.

Rodney E. Thompson also stands out for student engagement and efficiency. Chronic absenteeism is just 10.3%, compared with 17.5% for the district and 14.8% statewide — far better than any comparable school. The school serves a comparatively more affluent attendance zone (about 25% free/reduced lunch), yet subgroup results are strong across the board: African American students rank in the 91st–97th percentile statewide, Hispanic and low-income students in the 80s, and English Learners in the 75th percentile. All of this is achieved while spending less per student ($8,324) than most peers — only H.H. Poole Middle spends slightly less, but with far weaker outcomes. Overall, Rodney E. Thompson is a high-efficiency, high-consistency school that gives families in the Stafford area a top-tier middle school option.

1,063

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,324

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Walpole St
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 658-6420

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Rodney E. Thompson Middle usually attend:

High:

Mountain View High

Feeder schools for Rodney E. Thompson Middle:

Elementary:

Winding Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Virginia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Stafford County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg69%

Virginia avg69%

87^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	74.0	87 of 416	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	41 of 419	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	52 of 417	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	83 of 422	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	97 of 415	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	99 of 419	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	45 of 424	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	15 of 413	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	18 of 415	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	85.4	15 of 409	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	80.3	35 of 412	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	78.1	41 of 416	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	23 of 416	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	21 of 413	94.9%	★★★★★
2011	78.8	27 of 413	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	75.2	39 of 408	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	18 of 390	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	77.3	26 of 391	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	68.0	81 of 387	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	67 of 383	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	92 of 340	72.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	28 of 297	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.7	8 of 297	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	19 of 299	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	41 of 298	86.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	83 of 137	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	56 of 136	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	28 of 128	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	79 of 292	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	69 of 281	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	87 of 278	68.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	33 of 134	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	80 of 409	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	35 of 407	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	63 of 411	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	45 of 283	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	30 of 279	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	44 of 272	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	57 of 275	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	84 of 401	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	53 of 403	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	58 of 402	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	92 of 410	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	50 of 404	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	55 of 407	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	90 of 409	78.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	62 of 125	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.7	14 of 130	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	15 of 123	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	42 of 114	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	89 of 249	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	77 of 244	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	47 of 237	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	44 of 231	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	87 of 400	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	43 of 400	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	30 of 396	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	49 of 402	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)91st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2026)50th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)39th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I96%~ state avg

Civics and Economics86%+16 vs state

English Reading86%+13 vs state

Science77%+12 vs state

Mathematics61%+6 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 Civics and Economics (2026)		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 (2025)	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
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		$8,324	$380	$7,944
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		$8,072	$311	$7,761
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		$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%)	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		$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%)	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		$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%)	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		$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%)	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		$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%)	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%	$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%)	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	$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%)	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	$9,305	$89	$9,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodney E. Thompson Middle

Is Rodney E. Thompson Middle a good school?

Rodney E. Thompson Middle ranks 87^th of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rodney E. Thompson Middle attend?

Students who attend Rodney E. Thompson Middle usually go on to attend Mountain View High

How many students attend Rodney E. Thompson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,063 students attended Rodney E. Thompson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rodney E. Thompson Middle?

Students at Rodney E. Thompson Middle are 45% White, 21% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What district is Rodney E. Thompson Middle in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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