George Washington Middle

As a well-populated middle school in Alexandria, Virginia, George Washington Middle teaches 1,458 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Alexandria City Public Schools. That puts it 94% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Alexandria City Public Schools comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 16,575 students; George Washington Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, George Washington Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 37% White, 16% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, George Washington Middle records 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting George Washington Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Alexandria city's rate of about 69%.

With demographic context factored in, George Washington Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Alexandria city) records that the typical household earns roughly $119,681 per year, roughly 66% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alexandria city's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students), George Washington Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Washington Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.0%.

George Washington Middle operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 1,383 students in 2018 compared to 1,458 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 37% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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