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Enrollment
989
Middle
DISTRICT 1,014 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027003062
Dorothy Hamm Middle
4100 N Vacation Lane, Arlington, VA 22207 · (703) 228-2910 · Arlington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Virginia public middle schools
- ATest 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
14.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
187 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 6 | 327 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
86.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Dorothy Hamm Middle
Dorothy Hamm Middle's state test result (86.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Hamm Middle this school | 989 | 18.9% | 86.1% |
| Irving Middle Springfield | 1,204 | 15.6% | 83.5% |
| E.H. Marsteller Middle Bristow | 1,153 | 23.9% | 85.5% |
| Thoreau Middle Vienna | 1,239 | 18.8% | 85.5% |
| South County Middle Lorton | 943 | 23.2% | 83.5% |
| Swanson Middle Arlington | 993 | 19.9% | 82.6% |
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 Dorothy Hamm Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #27 of 337 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #35 of 342 ▼ 4 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #24 of 342 ▲ 7 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #83 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #229 of 327 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #110 of 333 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #315 of 340 | #5 of 6 |
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
989
+130 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 989 | 69.3 | 14.3:1 | 19% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 69.3 | 13.4:1 | 17% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 899 | 72.8 | 12.4:1 | 18% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 67 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy Hamm Middle.
About Dorothy Hamm Middle
In Arlington, Virginia, Dorothy Hamm Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its 989 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 32% bigger than the 750 average for middle schools in Virginia.
In Arlington County Public Schools, 36 schools enroll a combined 27,950 students.
By race and ethnicity, Dorothy Hamm Middle is 52% White. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Arlington County is about 60% White. Dorothy Hamm Middle has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 69.3 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. About 19% of students, or 187, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Arlington County, the average eligibility rate is 31%.
Dorothy Hamm Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dorothy Hamm Middle would be expected to post about 83.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Arlington County show that median household income is about $142,114, roughly 77% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 42 public schools in Arlington County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,950.
Nearest public school: Taylor Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Dorothy Hamm Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dorothy Hamm Middle at 4th of 6.
Dorothy Hamm Middle is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 859 in 2020-21 and 989 in 2024-25, a 15% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Arlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,254
Census ACS
Median income
$142,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
77%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,950 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington County Public Schools
- Washington-Liberty HighHigh · 3,044 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,646 students
- Yorktown HighHigh · 2,593 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,120 students
- Gunston MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Kenmore MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Washington-Liberty HighHigh · 3,044 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,646 students
- Yorktown HighHigh · 2,593 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,120 students
- Gunston MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Kenmore MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor Elementary0.5 mi · 530
- Integration Station0.7 mi · 34
- Glebe Elementary0.7 mi · 574
- Washington-Liberty High0.9 mi · 3,044
- Arlington Science Focus School0.9 mi · 632
- Arlington Community High1.3 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About Dorothy Hamm MiddleHow large is Dorothy Hamm Middle?
Dorothy Hamm Middle enrolls approximately 989 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dorothy Hamm Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dorothy Hamm Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dorothy Hamm Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dorothy Hamm Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dorothy Hamm Middle?
At Dorothy Hamm Middle, the student body is approximately 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Dorothy Hamm Middle?
Dorothy Hamm Middle is overseen by Arlington County Public Schools in Arlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.