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How has PARKSIDE MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,352
Middle
DISTRICT 1,150 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001315
Parkside Middle
8602 Mathis Ave, Manassas, VA 20110 · (703) 361-3106 · Prince William County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,352 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
938 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 435 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 483 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 434 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Parkside Middle
Parkside Middle's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Middle this school | 1,352 | 69.4% | 64.6% |
| Herndon Middle Herndon | 895 | 65.1% | 60.3% |
| Stuart M. Beville Middle Woodbridge | 1,181 | 69.2% | 62.5% |
| Unity Braxton Middle Manassas | 1,055 | 69.2% | 57.9% |
| Fred M. Lynn Middle Woodbridge | 973 | 68.7% | 59.8% |
| George M. Hampton Middle Woodbridge | 893 | 69.8% | 61.8% |
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 Parkside Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #209 of 337 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #234 of 342 ▲ 24 | #10 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #250 of 342 ▼ 10 | #14 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,352 | #20 of 343 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #245 of 327 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #162 of 333 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #185 of 340 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #91 of 99 | N/A |
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
1,352
-163 (-11%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,352 | 92.3 | 14.6:1 | 69% (938) |
| 2023-24 | 1,392 | 94 | 14.8:1 | 65% (908) |
| 2022-23 | 1,421 | 98 | 14.5:1 | 62% (882) |
| 2020-21 | 1,515 | 87 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,331 | 83.3 | 16.0:1 | 50% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 1,230 | 75 | 16.4:1 | 48% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 1,089 | 59 | 18.5:1 | 40% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 14% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 46 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,331 to 1,352); teachers up 11% (83.3 to 92.3).
About Parkside Middle
Parkside Middle sits in Manassas, Virginia, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The school counted 1,352 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 80% larger than the average of about 750 students for middle schools in Virginia.
Prince William County Public Schools has 90,242 students in 95 schools, and Parkside Middle is one of those schools.
At Parkside Middle, 56% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 23% White, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Prince William County is roughly 26% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parkside Middle scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkside Middle is 14.6:1, based on 92.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Prince William County report 55%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Parkside Middle is 4.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.6% actual, 69.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Prince William County show that median household income comes to about $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 102, with about 89,591 students.
Parkside Middle's nearest public school is Osbourn Park High (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Parkside Middle places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Parkside Middle is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.6:1, from 17.4:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Parkside Middle, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Manassas
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Unity Reed HighHigh · 2,042 students
- Louise A. Benton MiddleMiddle · 1,339 students
- Herbert J. Saunders MiddleMiddle · 1,198 students
Other Parkside Middle schools
One other US public school is named Parkside Middle. Parkside Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Parkside Middle SchoolPeru, IL · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Osbourn Park High0.6 mi · 2,661
- Weems Elementary0.6 mi · 556
- Manassas Park Middle1.0 mi · 753
- Manassas Park High1.1 mi · 1,070
- Mayfield Intermediate1.3 mi · 839
- Yorkshire Elementary1.3 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Parkside Middle?
Parkside Middle enrolls approximately 1,352 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Parkside Middle serve?
Parkside Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Parkside Middle have?
Parkside Middle employs 92 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkside Middle?
Student demographics at Parkside Middle are roughly 23% White, 56% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Parkside Middle in?
Parkside Middle is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.