Grace E. Metz Middle

As a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Manassas, Virginia, Grace E. Metz Middle caters to 1,111 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Manassas City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.

Grace E. Metz Middle is one of 9 schools operated by Manassas City Public Schools, a district that enrolls 7,345 students overall.

Demographically, Grace E. Metz Middle records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 10% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Manassas city as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Grace E. Metz Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Grace E. Metz Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 66.9%; actual is 47.8%, a gap of -19.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Manassas city) records that the typical household earns roughly $113,590 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Grace E. Metz Middle is one of 12 public schools in Manassas city (combined enrollment of about 7,996 students).

Osbourn High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grace E. Metz Middle ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,098 students in 2018 compared to 1,111 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 64% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.