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Enrollment
1,702
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000481
Glasgow Middle
4101 Fairfax Pkwy, Alexandria, VA 22312 · (703) 813-8700 · Fairfax County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,702 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,461 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 6 | 576 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 581 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 545 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%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
55.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Glasgow Middle
Glasgow Middle's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Middle this school | 1,702 | 85.8% | 53.0% |
| Francis C. Hammond Middle Alexandria | 1,597 | 83.8% | 50.0% |
| Parkside Middle Manassas | 1,352 | 69.4% | 64.6% |
| Stuart M. Beville Middle Woodbridge | 1,181 | 69.2% | 62.5% |
| Poe Middle Annandale | 879 | 76.8% | 48.5% |
| Grace E. Metz Middle Manassas | 1,111 | 77.8% | 47.8% |
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 Glasgow Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #302 of 337 | #21 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #263 of 342 ▲ 26 | #21 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #310 of 342 ▼ 14 | #22 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,702 | #1 of 343 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #209 of 327 | #17 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #151 of 333 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #105 of 340 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #207 of 224 | #15 of 18 |
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
1,702
-221 (-11%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 1,702 | 122.5 | 13.9:1 | 86% (1,461) |
| 2023-24 | 1,724 | 124.9 | 13.8:1 | 86% (1,484) |
| 2022-23 | 1,789 | 123.8 | 14.5:1 | 80% (1,426) |
| 2020-21 | 1,923 | 148 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,749 | 148.3 | 11.8:1 | 63% (1,099) |
| 2015-16 | 1,689 | 141 | 12.0:1 | 61% (1,037) |
| 2010-11 | 1,227 | 80 | 15.3:1 | 58% (717) |
| 2000-01 | 1,227 | 107 | 11.5:1 | 50% (608) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 55 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glasgow Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,749 to 1,702); teachers down 17% (148.3 to 122.5).
About Glasgow Middle
Glasgow Middle is a middle school located in Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Enrollment stands at 1,702 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 127% above the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia.
Fairfax County Public Schools counts 179,323 students in its 199 schools, and Glasgow Middle is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Glasgow Middle, about 55 are Hispanic. It is also 21% White, 12% Asian, 9% Black, and 2% multiracial. Fairfax County's residents are about 18% Hispanic, 38 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
For every teacher at Glasgow Middle, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 122.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. That is 49 points above the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
Glasgow Middle scores 53.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.7%.
The county, Fairfax County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 222 public schools and about 174,475 students.
Parklawn Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Glasgow Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Glasgow Middle comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Glasgow Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Glasgow Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Other Glasgow Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Glasgow Middle. Glasgow Middle is the largest of the 4.
- Glasgow Middle SchoolGlasgow, KY · 545 students
- Glasgow Middle SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 542 students
- Glasgow Middle SchoolGlasgow, MT · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Parklawn Elementary0.7 mi · 963
- Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 198
- John Adams Elementary0.9 mi · 743
- William Ramsay Elementary0.9 mi · 689
- Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences1.0 mi · 814
- Ferdinand T. Day Elementary1.0 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Glasgow MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Glasgow Middle?
Glasgow Middle enrolls approximately 1,702 students in grades 06-08.
Is Glasgow Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glasgow Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glasgow Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glasgow Middle is approximately 13.9:1 (123 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glasgow Middle?
At Glasgow Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 55% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Glasgow Middle?
Glasgow 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.