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How has AUBURN MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
570
Middle
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132002409
Auburn Middle
7270 Riley Rd., Warrenton, VA 20187 · (540) 422-7410 · Fauquier County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
80 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 184 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 34% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Auburn Middle
Auburn Middle's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Middle this school | 570 | 14.0% | 76.7% |
| Blue Ridge Middle Purcellville | 714 | 17.1% | 83.6% |
| Poquoson Middle Poquoson | 491 | 20.2% | 87.3% |
| Joseph T. Henley Middle Crozet | 847 | 13.5% | 86.6% |
| Mary Ellen Henderson Middle Falls Church | 632 | 10.1% | 90.6% |
| Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville | 862 | 16.8% | 88.8% |
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 Auburn Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #100 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #72 of 342 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #89 of 342 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #231 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #145 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #280 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #328 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #72 of 99 |
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
570
+54 (+10%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 570 | 44.3 | 12.9:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 45.1 | 12.9:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 42.8 | 13.0:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 43 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 46.4 | 11.7:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 9% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (544 to 570); teachers down 4% (46.4 to 44.3).
About Auburn Middle
A small middle school in Warrenton, Virginia, Auburn Middle is part of Fauquier County Public Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 570 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
The 18 schools of Fauquier County Public Schools, including Auburn Middle, enroll 10,861 students.
At Auburn Middle, White students make up 76% of the student body. Next come 13% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. Auburn Middle's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 44.3 full-time equivalents, or about 12.9 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. About 14% of students, or 80, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fauquier County average 33%.
allk12 grades Auburn Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Virginia, Auburn Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 76.7% actual against a predicted 84.3%.
In Fauquier County (population about 74,577), the median household income is $130,189, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 22 public schools in Fauquier County, enrolling about 10,861 students in all.
The nearest public school is Kettle Run High, at about 1.9 miles. Within five miles of Auburn Middle, there are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Auburn Middle is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Auburn Middle's enrollment grew 10%, to 570.
Discussions about Auburn Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Margaret M. Pierce ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Warrenton
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- James G. Brumfield ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- P.B. Smith ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- C.M. Bradley ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Mountain Vista Governor's School for Math Science and TechElementary
Other Auburn Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Auburn Middle. Auburn Middle is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Auburn MiddleRiner, VA · 309 students
- Auburn MiddleAuburn, MA · 628 students
- Auburn Middle SchoolAuburn, ME · 499 students
- Auburn Middle SchoolAuburn, IL · 200 students
- AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLAUBURN, NE · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Kettle Run High1.9 mi · 1,175
- C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary2.0 mi · 525
- Greenville Elementary2.2 mi · 449
- P.B. Smith Elementary2.5 mi · 440
- C.M. Bradley Elementary4.5 mi · 362
- James G. Brumfield Elementary4.9 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn MiddleHow many students attend Auburn Middle?
Auburn Middle enrolls approximately 570 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Auburn Middle serve?
Auburn Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburn Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburn Middle is approximately 12.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Auburn Middle?
Auburn Middle reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Auburn Middle?
Auburn Middle is overseen by Fauquier County Public Schools in Fauquier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.