Summary:
Zip code 22304 contains a single public middle school — Francis C. Hammond Middle — which serves grades 6 through 8 as part of Alexandria City Public Schools and enrolls roughly 1,600 students in the Alexandria, Virginia area.
Since Francis C. Hammond Middle is the only middle school in this zip code, it stands out by default, but it also deserves attention for real achievements. The school improved its statewide rank from the 5th percentile in 2024-25 to the 11th percentile in 2025-26, earning a star after two years without one. Nearly 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet chronic absenteeism is just 10.2% — better than the district's 13.8% and the state's 14.8%. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 and per-student spending of $13,351, the school has solid resources to build on.
Academically, the strongest results are in advanced math: 8th graders scored 100% proficiency in Geometry, and 7th graders posted 95% proficiency in Algebra I. The school improved in 10 of 11 tested areas from the prior year, highlighted by an 8th grade Algebra I jump from 73.14% to 89.8% and a 6th grade math gain from 29.08% to 43.31%. Still, challenges remain. Grade-level math proficiency trails the state significantly — 8th grade math is 24.12% versus the state's 46.86% — and reading proficiency sits near 50% across grades, roughly 20 points behind Virginia's average. Civics is a relative strength at 72.11%, nearly matching the state's 74.74%, while 8th grade science improved to 45.28% but remains well below the state's 64.72%.
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