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How has BRAMBLETON MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,164
Middle
DISTRICT 1,057 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225003036
Brambleton Middle
23070 Learning Circle, Ashburn, VA 20148 · (703) 957-4450 · Loudoun County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,164 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
137 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 7 | 602 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 562 | 48% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Brambleton Middle
Brambleton Middle's state test result (88.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brambleton Middle this school | 1,164 | 11.8% | 88.3% |
| Eagle Ridge Middle Ashburn | 1,258 | 12.4% | 91.3% |
| J. Michael Lunsford Middle Chantilly | 1,182 | 18.4% | 86.8% |
| Willard Middle Aldie | 1,684 | 8.8% | 89.0% |
| Carson Middle Herndon | 1,358 | 20.5% | 86.2% |
| Rocky Run Middle Chantilly | 882 | 19.6% | 91.2% |
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 Brambleton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #16 of 337 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #26 of 342 ▼ 3 | #5 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #14 of 342 ▼ 1 | #3 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,164 | #44 of 343 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #277 of 327 | #18 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #109 of 333 | #11 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #335 of 340 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #77 of 99 | 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
1,164
-369 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,164 | 76.5 | 15.2:1 | 12% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 1,685 | 119.1 | 14.2:1 | 9% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 1,621 | 117 | 13.8:1 | 10% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 1,533 | 110 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,119 | 81.5 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brambleton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,119 to 1,164); teachers down 6% (81.5 to 76.5).
About Brambleton Middle
Brambleton Middle is a large middle school that serves part of Ashburn, Virginia. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,164 students. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students each.
Loudoun County Public Schools is the district for Brambleton Middle. It has 98 schools and 81,486 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Brambleton Middle, at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 22%. Brambleton Middle's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Brambleton Middle's 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. On average, middle schools in Virginia have 13.1:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 12%. The rate at public schools in Loudoun County averages 28%, higher than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brambleton Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 88.3%; the prediction is 84.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Loudoun County, the median household income is $181,765, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Loudoun County has 103 public schools and roughly 81,486 students.
Nearby, Independence High is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Brambleton Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Brambleton Middle is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Brambleton Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment is down 24% from 2020-21, when Brambleton Middle had 1,533 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,164. Students per teacher rose from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Brambleton Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Ashburn
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Stone Bridge HighHigh · 1,629 students
- Rock Ridge HighCombined · 1,599 students
- Broad Run HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Eagle Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,258 students
Nearby schools
- Independence High0.2 mi · 2,166
- Madison's Trust Elementary0.4 mi · 1,004
- Watson Mountain Middle1.1 mi · 533
- Legacy Elementary1.4 mi · 627
- Creighton's Corner Elementary1.4 mi · 824
- Briar Woods High1.4 mi · 1,862
Frequently asked questions
About Brambleton MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Brambleton Middle?
Brambleton Middle enrolls approximately 1,164 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Brambleton Middle serve?
Brambleton Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Brambleton Middle?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Brambleton Middle.
How diverse is Brambleton Middle?
Brambleton Middle reports a student body of 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 45% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Brambleton Middle in?
Brambleton Middle is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.