Summary:
Zip code 22182 in Vienna, VA is served by a single public middle school, Kilmer Middle, which enrolls about 1,199 students in grades 7–8 as part of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), a district ranked in the top 30% of Virginia.
Kilmer Middle is a high-achieving school with a clear pattern: exceptional performance in advanced coursework and literacy, but weaker proficiency in standard grade-level math. Students taking advanced math achieve near-perfect SOL results, with 100% proficiency in Geometry, Algebra II, and 7th-grade Algebra I, and 97.83% in 8th-grade Algebra I. By contrast, only 49.55% of 7th-graders and 33.05% of 8th-graders passed the standard Mathematics SOL, below state averages of 51.11% and 46.86%, respectively. This likely reflects a selection effect, as stronger math students are accelerated out of standard classes. Reading is a clear strength, with 86.75% (7th) and 85.39% (8th) proficiency, well above state averages around 73%. Science is also strong at 78.86%, beating the district by 4.6 points and the state by 14.1 points. Chronic absenteeism is a bright spot at 10.4%, lower than the FCPS average of 11.9% and the state's 14.8%.
The school is on a strong upward trajectory, improving its statewide rank from 104th (75th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 73rd (82nd percentile) in 2025–2026, climbing 31 positions while maintaining a 4-star rating. Per-student spending is $10,274 with a favorable 14.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported, limiting socioeconomic context. Overall, Kilmer Middle is an academically rigorous, top-20% Virginia school with excellent advanced math, reading, and science outcomes, a healthy attendance profile, and consistent year-over-year growth—its only notable challenge being standard-level math proficiency, likely shaped by aggressive course acceleration.
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