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Enrollment
632
Middle
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALLS CHURCH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510129000284
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle
105 Mustang Alley, Falls Church, VA 22043 · (703) 720-5700 · Falls Church city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Virginia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
64 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 188 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle→Meridian High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Falls Church City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
92.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
90.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Mary Ellen Henderson Middle
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle's state test result (90.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Henderson Middle this school | 632 | 10.1% | 90.6% |
| Blue Ridge Middle Purcellville | 714 | 17.1% | 83.6% |
| Auburn Middle Warrenton | 570 | 14.0% | 76.7% |
| Williamsburg Middle Arlington | 856 | 2.8% | 95.5% |
| Joseph T. Henley Middle Crozet | 847 | 13.5% | 86.6% |
| Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville | 862 | 16.8% | 88.8% |
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 Mary Ellen Henderson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #8 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #15 of 342 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #7 of 342 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #202 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #211 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #192 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #337 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #69 of 99 |
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
632
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
+58% since 2000-01, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 632 | 45.4 | 13.9:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 54.1 | 11.3:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 59 | 9.8:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 42 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 47.2 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 48 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 36 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Ellen Henderson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (601 to 632); teachers down 4% (47.2 to 45.4).
About Mary Ellen Henderson Middle
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is a small middle school with an address in Falls Church, Virginia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 632 students.
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is one of 5 schools in Falls Church City Public Schools, which enrolls 2,671 students in total.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle. Enrollment also includes 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle comes in at 56%.
Teachers at the school number 45.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 13% average for public schools in Falls Church city.
The allk12 Grade for Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is A. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is 85.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 90.6%.
In the county around the school, Falls Church city, median household income is about $143,262, roughly 81% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is among the 4 public schools in Falls Church city.
The shortest distance from Mary Ellen Henderson Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Meridian High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Falls Church city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,710
Census ACS
Median income
$143,262
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
81%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Falls Church City Public Schools
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
- Oak Street ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Mount Daniel ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Jessie Thackrey PreschoolElementary · 73 students
Other schools in Falls Church
- Justice HighHigh · 2,357 students
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Meridian High0.1 mi · 893
- Lemon Road Elementary0.5 mi · 595
- Mount Daniel Elementary0.6 mi · 486
- Shrevewood Elementary0.9 mi · 579
- Oak Street Elementary1.1 mi · 587
- Haycock Elementary1.1 mi · 838
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Ellen Henderson MiddleHow large is Mary Ellen Henderson Middle?
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mary Ellen Henderson Middle serve?
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle?
At Mary Ellen Henderson Middle, the student body is approximately 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Mary Ellen Henderson Middle?
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is overseen by Falls Church City Public Schools in Falls Church city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.