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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Fairfax County, Virginia

Across Fairfax County, Virginia, 23 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cooper Middle leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 80.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Fairfax County, Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

96.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

80.0%

BEST IN READING · FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Cooper Middle	McLean, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	997	96.0%
2	Longfellow Middle	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,226	94.0%
3	Rocky Run Middle	Chantilly, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	882	93.0%
4	Frost Middle	Fairfax, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,272	89.0%
5	Carson Middle	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,358	88.0%
6	Irving Middle	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	87.0%
7	Thoreau Middle	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,239	87.0%
8	Kilmer Middle	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,199	86.0%
9	Franklin Middle	Chantilly, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	798	86.0%
10	South County Middle	Lorton, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	943	85.0%
11	Kings Glen Elementary	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	476	82.0%
12	Hughes Middle	Reston, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,012	80.0%
13	Twain Middle	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,026	79.0%
14	Liberty Middle	Clifton, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	913	78.0%
15	Stone Middle	Centreville, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	718	76.0%
16	Sandburg Middle	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,401	72.0%
17	Jackson Middle	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	991	68.0%
18	Whitman Middle	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	828	63.0%
19	Herndon Middle	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	895	60.0%
20	Holmes Middle	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	881	59.0%
21	Key Middle	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	700	57.0%
22	Glasgow Middle	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,702	55.0%
23	Poe Middle	Annandale, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	879	51.0%

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