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If you had an hour of school board time for BULL RUN MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,129
Middle
DISTRICT 1,150 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002303
Bull Run Middle
6308 Catharpin Rd., Gainesville, VA 20155 · (703) 753-9969 · Prince William County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,129 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.5:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
445 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 376 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 378 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 375 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Bull Run Middle
Bull Run Middle's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Run Middle this school | 1,129 | 39.4% | 76.6% |
| River Bend Middle Sterling | 1,137 | 47.1% | 71.5% |
| Twain Middle Alexandria | 1,026 | 35.3% | 74.7% |
| Harper Park Middle Leesburg | 858 | 34.7% | 77.1% |
| Hughes Middle Reston | 1,012 | 41.4% | 74.2% |
| Stone Middle Centreville | 718 | 39.0% | 73.3% |
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 Bull Run Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #102 of 337 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #121 of 342 ▲ 11 | #6 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #156 of 342 ▼ 33 | #8 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,129 | #51 of 343 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #286 of 327 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #30 of 333 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #248 of 340 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #198 of 224 | #10 of 11 |
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
1,129
-25 (-2%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 1,642
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,129 | 72.9 | 15.5:1 | 39% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 1,093 | 72.4 | 15.1:1 | 39% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 69 | 15.4:1 | 36% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 1,154 | 67 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,168 | 73.9 | 15.8:1 | 29% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 1,202 | 70 | 17.2:1 | 25% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 1,642 | 80 | 20.5:1 | 13% (221) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bull Run Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,168 to 1,129); teachers down 1% (73.9 to 72.9).
About Bull Run Middle
Bull Run Middle is a middle school in Gainesville, Virginia, and it is part of Prince William County Public Schools. The student body numbers 1,129 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Virginia is about 750, so this school runs 51% larger than that.
Prince William County Public Schools counts 95 schools and 90,242 students, including Bull Run Middle.
Enrollment at Bull Run Middle is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Prince William County is about 43% White. Bull Run Middle has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 72.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Around 39% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Prince William County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Bull Run Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bull Run Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.6%; the prediction is 77.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince William County show that median household income is about $131,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bull Run Middle is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County, which together enroll about 89,591 students.
George G. Tyler Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bull Run Middle ranks 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,154 to 1,129. The ratio was 17.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Bull Run Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Gainesville
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gainesville MiddleMiddle · 1,403 students
- Buckland Mills ElementaryElementary · 735 students
- Glenkirk ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- George G. Tyler ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Pace WestElementary
Nearby schools
- George G. Tyler Elementary1.5 mi · 490
- Mountain View Elementary1.5 mi · 418
- Battlefield High2.0 mi · 2,063
- Buckland Mills Elementary2.4 mi · 735
- Haymarket Elementary2.8 mi · 963
- Gainesville High2.8 mi · 2,648
Frequently asked questions
About Bull Run MiddleHow many students attend Bull Run Middle?
Bull Run Middle enrolls approximately 1,129 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bull Run Middle serve?
Bull Run Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bull Run Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bull Run Middle is approximately 15.5:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bull Run Middle?
Student demographics at Bull Run Middle are roughly 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bull Run Middle public or private?
Bull Run Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.