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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at KEY MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
700
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000511
Key Middle
6402 Franconia Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 · (703) 313-3900 · Fairfax County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
524 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 | 333 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 367 | 52% |
Student demographics
60%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
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
56.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Key Middle
Key Middle's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Middle this school | 700 | 74.9% | 53.5% |
| George M. Hampton Middle Woodbridge | 893 | 69.8% | 61.8% |
| Poe Middle Annandale | 879 | 76.8% | 48.5% |
| Holmes Middle Alexandria | 881 | 72.0% | 56.2% |
| Stuart M. Beville Middle Woodbridge | 1,181 | 69.2% | 62.5% |
| Woodbridge Middle Woodbridge | 873 | 69.5% | 66.1% |
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 Key Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #299 of 337 | #20 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #264 of 342 ▲ 18 | #22 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #299 of 342 ▼ 10 | #21 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #185 of 343 | #22 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #46 of 327 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #166 of 333 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #155 of 340 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #72 of 224 | #5 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
700
-103 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 700 | 64 | 10.9:1 | 75% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 63.7 | 10.8:1 | 74% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 54 | 12.6:1 | 68% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 71 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 69.7 | 11.8:1 | 57% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 74 | 11.2:1 | 57% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 49% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 67 | 11.6:1 | 31% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 50 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Key Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (823 to 700); teachers down 8% (69.7 to 64).
About Key Middle
Key Middle is a public middle-grades school run by Fairfax County Public Schools in Springfield, Virginia. The school serves 700 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Fairfax County Public Schools has 199 schools; together they serve 179,323 students.
Key Middle's enrollment is 59% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 16% Asian, 14% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Fairfax County overall, about 18% of residents are Hispanic. Key Middle has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Key Middle is 75%. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, lower than here.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Key Middle's results are 14.2 points below predicted: 53.5% against 67.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County show that median household income is about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Key Middle is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County, which together enroll about 174,475 students.
Key Center is located less than a tenth of a mile from Key Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Key Middle is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Key Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 803 in 2020-21 and 700 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
Other Key Middle schools
One other US public school is named Key Middle. Key Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Key Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Key Center0.1 mi · 43
- Springfield Estates Elementary0.3 mi · 596
- Lewis High0.4 mi · 1,658
- Forestdale Elementary0.5 mi · 537
- Franconia Elementary0.9 mi · 492
- Lane Elementary1.3 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Key MiddleHow many students attend Key Middle?
Key Middle enrolls approximately 700 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Key Middle serve?
Key Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Key Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Key Middle is approximately 10.9:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Key Middle?
Student demographics at Key Middle are roughly 14% White, 59% Hispanic, 7% Black, 16% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Key Middle in?
Key Middle is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.