Summary:
There is one middle school in zip code 20187 — Auburn Middle in Warrenton, Virginia — serving grades 6–8 with 570 students as part of Fauquier County Public Schools. This is a high-performing school, ranking #75 out of 416 Virginia middle schools (82nd percentile) with a 4-star rating, and it has improved steadily from #119 three years ago.
Auburn Middle outperforms both its district and the state in nearly every subject and grade. For example, 7th-grade math proficiency is 71.4% versus 56.8% for the district and 51.1% for the state, while 8th-grade reading is 84.7% compared to the state’s 73.5%. The school’s advanced math program is exceptional: 100% proficiency in both 8th-grade Geometry and 7th-grade Algebra I, and 98.3% in 8th-grade Algebra I. However, standard grade-level math scores are notably lower — 70.4% in 6th grade and 63.1% in 8th grade — and 8th-grade math dropped nearly 9 percentage points year-over-year. Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength at 7.9%, roughly half the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 supports a favorable learning environment.
With only 14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and per-student spending of $10,689, Auburn serves a relatively affluent community and benefits from solid resources. The school’s main challenges are the widening gap between accelerated and standard math proficiency and declining scores in 6th- and 8th-grade math. Still, for parents in the 20187 zip code, Auburn Middle stands out as a strong, well-rounded academic choice with excellent reading outcomes, outstanding advanced math results, and consistently high state rankings.
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