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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ANDREW G. WRIGHT MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
851
Middle
DISTRICT 909 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366001978
Andrew G. Wright Middle
100 Wood Dr, Stafford, VA 22556 · (540) 658-6240 · Stafford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Virginia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
282 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 292 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 284 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 32% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andrew G. Wright Middle
Andrew G. Wright Middle's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew G. Wright Middle this school | 851 | 33.1% | 71.0% |
| J. Lupton Simpson Middle Leesburg | 874 | 30.1% | 75.4% |
| Smart's Mill Middle Leesburg | 885 | 37.9% | 70.6% |
| Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle Winchester | 853 | 36.2% | 68.3% |
| Hughes Middle Reston | 1,012 | 41.4% | 74.2% |
| Robert E. Aylor Middle White Post | 861 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andrew G. Wright Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #161 of 337 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #144 of 342 ▲ 6 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #140 of 342 ▲ 27 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #131 of 343 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #274 of 327 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #103 of 333 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #274 of 340 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #180 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
851
-56 (-6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 851 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 33% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 36% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 64 | 13.6:1 | 35% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 907 | 56 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 53.6 | 16.8:1 | 45% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 49 | 18.3:1 | 23% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 19% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 20% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 959 | 56 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew G. Wright Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (900 to 851); teachers up 4% (53.6 to 56).
About Andrew G. Wright Middle
Andrew G. Wright Middle sits in Stafford, Virginia, and is classified as a middle school. It enrolled 851 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district for Andrew G. Wright Middle is Stafford County Public Schools, with 32 schools and 31,812 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Andrew G. Wright Middle, at 47%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Andrew G. Wright Middle's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Andrew G. Wright Middle is 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.2:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 33%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Stafford County.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Andrew G. Wright Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Andrew G. Wright Middle scores 71.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 79.1%.
Within Stafford County, the median household income is $137,807, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Andrew G. Wright Middle, Stafford County has 40 other public schools.
Nearby, Garrisonville Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Andrew G. Wright Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.1%; Andrew G. Wright Middle's is 71.0%, ranking 7th of 8.
Andrew G. Wright Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 851 students in 2024-25, 56 fewer than the 907 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
The Andrew G. Wright Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Stafford
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
- H.H. Poole MiddleMiddle · 995 students
Nearby schools
- Garrisonville Elementary0.0 mi · 735
- Rockhill Elementary0.2 mi · 639
- North Star Early Childhood Education Center1.0 mi · 264
- Margaret Brent Elementary1.2 mi · 796
- Mountain View High1.4 mi · 2,233
- North Stafford High1.4 mi · 1,982
Frequently asked questions
About Andrew G. Wright MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Andrew G. Wright Middle?
Andrew G. Wright Middle enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Andrew G. Wright Middle serve?
Andrew G. Wright Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Andrew G. Wright Middle?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Andrew G. Wright Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andrew G. Wright Middle?
At Andrew G. Wright Middle, the student body is approximately 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Andrew G. Wright Middle public or private?
Andrew G. Wright Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stafford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.