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Graham Park Middle
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 256 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 34% |
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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%.
Schools most like Graham Park Middle
Graham Park Middle's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Park Middle this school | 713 | 68.9% | 65.4% |
| Potomac Middle Dumfries | 931 | 69.8% | 63.1% |
| Woodbridge Middle Woodbridge | 873 | 69.5% | 66.1% |
| Whitman Middle Alexandria | 828 | 67.8% | 58.3% |
| Providence Middle North Chesterfield | 1,033 | 75.0% | 53.8% |
| Salem Church Middle North Chesterfield | 876 | 75.3% | 50.1% |
Where Graham Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #205 of 337 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #226 of 342 ▼ 25 | #9 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #240 of 342 ▼ 17 | #13 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #182 of 343 | #17 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #158 of 327 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #80 of 333 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #190 of 340 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #10 of 224 | #2 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 713 | 54.6 | 13.1:1 | 69% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 57 | 12.0:1 | 73% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 56 | 12.1:1 | 67% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 985 | 61 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,043 | 65.3 | 16.0:1 | 50% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 1,021 | 58 | 17.6:1 | 47% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 45% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 28% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 799 | 52 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,043 to 713); teachers down 16% (65.3 to 54.6).
About Graham Park Middle
Graham Park Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Triangle, Virginia. Federal data show 713 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Besides Graham Park Middle, Prince William County Public Schools runs 94 other schools. The district enrolls 90,242 students.
About 43% of students at Graham Park Middle are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 34% Black, 11% White, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Prince William County's residents are about 26% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Graham Park Middle are from different groups.
There are 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Graham Park Middle, giving a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.1:1. A total of 491 students, or 69%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Prince William County average 55%.
Graham Park Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Virginia public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Graham Park Middle, the prediction is 69.3% and the result is 65.4%.
The county, Prince William County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 102, with about 89,591 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Triangle Elementary, is the closest to Graham Park Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 65.4% proficiency; Graham Park Middle posts 65.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 28%, from 985 to 713. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.1 to 13.1 over 4 years.
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