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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 22405

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Schools

1,512

Students

Top rankedDonald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle240^th of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Edward E. Drew Junior Middle up 10 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 22405 covers the Falmouth/Fredericksburg area of Virginia and is home to two public middle schools serving grades 6-8: Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle and Edward E. Drew Junior Middle, both part of Stafford County Public Schools, a district ranked 74th out of 131 in Virginia. Dixon-Smith is the larger school at 887 students and is the higher performer, ranking 240th of 416 Virginia middle schools with a 2-star rating, while Drew Junior Middle, with 625 students, sits at 295th with a 1-star rating.

The biggest demographic difference is poverty: 35.96% of Dixon-Smith students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch versus 74.4% at Drew, which provides critical context for the achievement gap. Dixon-Smith posts stronger proficiency in most subjects, including reading (72.6% average vs. 68.6%), science (62.6% vs. 54.6%), civics (62.6% vs. 60.0%), and on-grade math (63.6% vs. 54.1%). Both schools excel in advanced math, however: 7th-grade Algebra I proficiency is 100% at both, 8th-grade Geometry reaches 97.44% at Dixon-Smith and 91.3% at Drew, and Drew's 8th-grade Algebra I score (93.75%) exceeds both the district and state averages. The main weakness is on-grade 8th-grade math, where Drew (35.53%) trails the state (46.86%) and Dixon-Smith (52.14%), and Drew's reading also declines steadily from 70.35% in 6th grade to 66.49% in 8th grade.

Drew spends considerably more per student ($13,167 vs. $9,700) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.2 vs. 15.2), yet still trails in most academic measures—likely reflecting the higher level of student need it serves. Drew also has slightly lower chronic absenteeism (15.6% vs. 17.2%), though both exceed the state rate of 14.8%. Drew has improved its state ranking for three straight years, from 313th to 295th, while Dixon-Smith rose to 194th in 2024-2025 before slipping to 240th. The bottom line: Dixon-Smith is the stronger all-around choice, but Drew's advanced math results and improving trajectory make it a school to watch.

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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	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 Mathematics 6th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$9,700	$437	$9,264

Cities Near Zip Code 22405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Falmouth	0.73 mi	3	288^th
Fredericksburg	1.02 mi	36	278^th
Stafford	4.14 mi	25	208^th
King George	5.84 mi	4	230^th
Spotsylvania	9.24 mi	18	258^th

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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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