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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 22042

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991

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Top rankedJackson Middle325^th of 416 Virginia middle schools

Summary:

Zip code 22042 in Falls Church, Virginia, is served by a single public middle school—Jackson Middle—which enrolls 991 students in grades 7 and 8 as part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Because there is only one middle school in the zip code, this analysis focuses entirely on Jackson Middle's performance relative to its district and the state of Virginia. The school serves a majority low-income student body, with 52.88% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio with $13,311 spent per student.

Jackson Middle presents a sharply divided academic profile. Its advanced math offerings are exceptional: 8th graders taking Geometry and Algebra II both post 100% proficiency, and 7th graders in Algebra I reach 97.85% proficiency. However, grade-level math tells a very different story, with just 11.19% of 7th graders and 19.23% of 8th graders proficient in standard math—far below the district averages of 47.83% and 33.05%, respectively. Reading proficiency also trails the district, with 7th grade at 58.96% versus the district's 80.03%, and 8th grade at 67.81% versus 80.38%. The one bright spot outside of advanced math is science, where 8th graders hit 66.29% proficiency, slightly above the state average of 64.72%.

Year-over-year trends are concerning. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, 7th grade math proficiency fell by 25.81 points, 8th grade math dropped by 13.96 points, and 8th grade Algebra I declined by 21.53 points. As a result, Jackson Middle's state ranking has slipped from the 32nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 22nd percentile in 2025–2026, earning just one star from the state. On a more positive note, chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, which is slightly better than both the district (11.9%) and the state (14.8%). For parents, the picture is clear: Jackson Middle excels at accelerating advanced math students, but the majority of students in standard grade-level math and reading are struggling, and these gaps have widened significantly in the past year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)		SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	3020 Gallows Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 204-8100	991	76	13.0	52.9%	208 (21.0%)	50 (5.0%)	502 (50.7%)	172 (17.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.3%)	31	325^th of 416 public middle schools	21.9%		37.7	289^th of 419 public middle schools	31.0%	36	100.0	97.9	72.7	100.0	11.2	19.2	66.3	59.0	67.8	$13,311	$262	$13,049

Cities Near Zip Code 22042

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Falls Church	0.64 mi	32	229^th
Annandale	1.54 mi	8	261^st
Herndon	1.85 mi	16	216^th
Vienna	2.32 mi	16	49^th
Dunn Loring	2.7 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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