Gunston Middle

Set in Arlington, Virginia, Gunston Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school, one of the schools within Arlington County Public Schools. It instructs 1,072 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 750 students each, so Gunston Middle sits 43% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 36 schools in Arlington County Public Schools (27,950 students total), Gunston Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gunston Middle logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Gunston Middle records 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Gunston Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gunston Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 79.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Arlington County) reports that median household income runs about $142,114, 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gunston Middle is one of 42 public schools in Arlington County (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students).

Oakridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gunston Middle. On composite proficiency, Gunston Middle comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 62.9%.

Gunston Middle operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gunston Middle has ticked up 5%, going from 1,023 students in 2018 to 1,072 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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