Herndon Middle

Herndon Middle operates as a moderately sized junior high in Herndon, Virginia, operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 895 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Herndon Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Herndon Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 26% White, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Herndon Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Herndon Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.4%; this one delivers 60.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fairfax County put the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Herndon Middle is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hutchison Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Herndon Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Herndon Middle's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,104 (now 895). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 45% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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