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Enrollment
995
Middle
DISTRICT 909 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366001199
H.H. Poole Middle
800 Eustace Rd, Stafford, VA 22554 · (540) 658-6190 · Stafford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL995 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
395 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 299 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 339 | 34% |
Student demographics
75%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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 77% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 H.H. Poole Middle
H.H. Poole Middle's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.H. Poole Middle this school | 995 | 39.7% | 60.8% |
| Stafford Middle Stafford | 961 | 48.2% | 59.6% |
| T. Benton Gayle Middle Fredericksburg | 939 | 41.1% | 69.9% |
| Hughes Middle Reston | 1,012 | 41.4% | 74.2% |
| Plaza Middle Virginia Beach | 1,033 | 44.6% | 83.5% |
| Landstown Middle Virginia Beach | 1,272 | 39.3% | 82.4% |
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 H.H. Poole Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #244 of 337 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #260 of 342 ▼ 29 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #195 of 342 ▲ 25 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 995 | #79 of 343 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #260 of 327 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #10 of 333 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #246 of 340 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.6% | #11 of 99 | #1 of 6 |
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
995
+51 (+5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 1,054
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 995 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 40% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 1,024 | 67.5 | 15.2:1 | 42% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 983 | 67 | 14.7:1 | 36% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 60 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 54.2 | 14.4:1 | 29% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 50 | 15.9:1 | 29% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 891 | 50 | 17.8:1 | 22% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 1,054 | 69 | 15.3:1 | 9% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H.H. Poole Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (780 to 995); teachers up 24% (54.2 to 67).
About H.H. Poole Middle
H.H. Poole Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Stafford, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 995 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students, so this school is 33% above average.
Stafford County Public Schools has 31,812 students spread across 32 schools.
White students form the largest group at H.H. Poole Middle, 32% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 28% Black, 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. In Stafford County overall, about 54% of residents are White. H.H. Poole Middle has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers at H.H. Poole Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, H.H. Poole Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, H.H. Poole Middle ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools. It scores 60.8%; the prediction is 77.3%.
Federal survey data for Stafford County show that median household income is about $137,807, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 41 public schools operate in Stafford County, serving about 31,812 students.
Park Ridge Elementary is located about 1.0 miles from H.H. Poole Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 60.8% is below the 71.7% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 995 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 944.
Discussions about H.H. Poole Middle may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Stafford
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
- Stafford MiddleMiddle · 961 students
Nearby schools
- Park Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 908
- Winding Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 840
- Hampton Oaks Elementary1.1 mi · 887
- Rodney E. Thompson Middle1.2 mi · 1,063
- North Stafford High1.3 mi · 1,982
- Colonial Forge High1.4 mi · 2,122
Frequently asked questions
About H.H. Poole MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at H.H. Poole Middle?
H.H. Poole Middle enrolls approximately 995 students in grades 06-08.
Is H.H. Poole Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
H.H. Poole Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H.H. Poole Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at H.H. Poole Middle is approximately 14.8:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at H.H. Poole Middle?
At H.H. Poole Middle, the student body is approximately 32% White, 25% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees H.H. Poole Middle?
H.H. Poole Middle is overseen by Stafford County Public Schools in Stafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.