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What's one thing FROST MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,272
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000479
Frost Middle
4101 Pickett Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032 · (703) 426-5700 · Fairfax County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
202 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 625 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 647 | 51% |
Student demographics
69%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% 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 Frost Middle
Frost Middle's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Middle this school | 1,272 | 15.9% | 87.7% |
| Trailside Middle Ashburn | 1,131 | 21.7% | 85.4% |
| Belmont Ridge Middle Leesburg | 1,071 | 21.6% | 84.1% |
| Thoreau Middle Vienna | 1,239 | 18.8% | 85.5% |
| Old Donation School Virginia Beach | 1,377 | 14.3% | 100.0% |
| Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle Haymarket | 1,436 | 16.9% | 85.1% |
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 Frost Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #18 of 337 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #29 of 342 ▼ 13 | #5 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #17 of 342 ▼ 8 | #4 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #26 of 343 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #236 of 327 | #20 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #70 of 333 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #322 of 340 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #71 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
1,272
+54 (+4%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,272 | 88.1 | 14.4:1 | 16% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 1,246 | 94.6 | 13.2:1 | 16% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 1,209 | 82.3 | 14.7:1 | 14% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 1,218 | 90 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,214 | 90.8 | 13.4:1 | 11% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 1,140 | 86 | 13.3:1 | 10% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 1,045 | 58 | 18.0:1 | 7% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 75 | 13.7:1 | 5% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 47 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,214 to 1,272); teachers down 3% (90.8 to 88.1).
About Frost Middle
Frost Middle is a middle school in Fairfax, Virginia, and it is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 1,272 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Virginia enroll around 750, and this school is 70% above that mark.
Frost Middle sits within Fairfax County Public Schools, which has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
The student body at Frost Middle has no majority group. White students lead at 47%. Next come 24% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. In Fairfax County overall, the White share is about 49%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.4:1 is based on 88.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Frost Middle's results are 3.9 points above predicted: 87.7% against 83.8%.
For Fairfax County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $153,637 a year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fairfax County number 222, with about 174,475 students.
Woodson High is about 0.3 miles from Frost Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Frost Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 1,272 in 2024-25.
The Frost Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Fairfax
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Woodson HighHigh · 2,436 students
- Fairfax HighHigh · 2,404 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 954 students
- Mosaic ElementaryElementary · 927 students
Other Frost Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Frost Middle. Frost Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Frost Middle SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 641 students
- Frost Middle SchoolLawrence, MA · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Woodson High0.3 mi · 2,436
- Olde Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 359
- Little Run Elementary0.8 mi · 264
- Mantua Elementary1.1 mi · 909
- Wakefield Forest Elementary1.4 mi · 626
- Daniels Run Elementary1.6 mi · 811
Frequently asked questions
About Frost MiddleHow many students attend Frost Middle?
Frost Middle enrolls approximately 1,272 students in grades 07-08.
Is Frost Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frost Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Frost Middle have?
Frost Middle employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Frost Middle?
Frost Middle reports a student body of 47% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Frost Middle?
Frost Middle is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.