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Enrollment
1,012
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001839
Hughes Middle
11401 Ridge Heights Rd, Reston, VA 20191 · (703) 715-3600 · Fairfax County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,012 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest 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.
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
13.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
419 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 7 | 493 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 519 | 51% |
Student demographics
72%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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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%.
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 Hughes Middle
Hughes Middle's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Middle this school | 1,012 | 41.4% | 74.2% |
| Smart's Mill Middle Leesburg | 885 | 37.9% | 70.6% |
| Jefferson Middle Arlington | 1,120 | 43.0% | 69.5% |
| Andrew G. Wright Middle Stafford | 851 | 33.1% | 71.0% |
| H.H. Poole Middle Stafford | 995 | 39.7% | 60.8% |
| Twain Middle Alexandria | 1,026 | 35.3% | 74.7% |
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 Hughes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #134 of 337 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #127 of 342 ▲ 17 | #15 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #87 of 342 ▲ 22 | #12 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,012 | #76 of 343 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #198 of 327 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #39 of 333 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #242 of 340 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #210 of 224 | #16 of 18 |
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
1,012
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 1,012 | 73.9 | 13.7:1 | 41% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 1,001 | 71 | 14.1:1 | 42% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 993 | 65.8 | 15.1:1 | 41% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 1,022 | 86 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 80 | 13.0:1 | 34% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 972 | 78 | 12.5:1 | 34% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 914 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 34% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 897 | 73 | 12.3:1 | 23% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 973 | 61 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hughes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,038 to 1,012); teachers down 8% (80 to 73.9).
About Hughes Middle
Hughes Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Reston, Virginia, one of the schools in Fairfax County Public Schools. Federal data show 1,012 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools with a combined 179,323 students. Hughes Middle is one of them.
At Hughes Middle, White students make up the biggest share, 40%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. County-wide, 49% of Fairfax County residents are White. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Hughes Middle are from different groups.
Hughes Middle has 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The average for middle schools in Virginia is about 13.1:1. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Hughes Middle outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 76.8% at Hughes Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.2%.
In Fairfax County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hughes Middle, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, South Lakes High, is the closest to Hughes Middle. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hughes Middle. On proficiency, Hughes Middle is ahead of the 71.4% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 1,022 in 2020-21 to 1,012 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Reston
- South Lakes HighHigh · 2,434 students
- Dogwood ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and SciencesElementary · 726 students
- Lake Anne ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Terraset ElementaryElementary · 598 students
- Sunrise Valley ElementaryElementary · 558 students
Other Hughes Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hughes Middle. Hughes Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Hughes MiddleLong Beach, CA · 1,214 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolBURLESON, TX · 965 students
Nearby schools
- South Lakes High0.2 mi · 2,434
- Terraset Elementary0.2 mi · 598
- Sunrise Valley Elementary1.0 mi · 558
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences1.3 mi · 726
- Dogwood Elementary1.8 mi · 745
- Crossfield Elementary1.9 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Hughes MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hughes Middle?
Hughes Middle enrolls approximately 1,012 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Hughes Middle serve?
Hughes Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hughes Middle have?
Hughes Middle employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hughes Middle?
At Hughes Middle, the student body is approximately 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hughes Middle?
Hughes Middle is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.