Key Middle

Set in Springfield, Virginia, Key Middle is a reasonably sized middle-grades school, part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It teaches 700 students across grades 7 through 8.

Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 179,323 students. Key Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Key Middle lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 16% Asian, 14% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Fairfax County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Key Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Key Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 53.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fairfax County shows median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Key Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Key Center, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Key Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.0%.

Key Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 823 students in 2018 compared to 700 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 42% to 59%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.