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Enrollment
1,200
Middle
DISTRICT 1,150 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001319
Rippon Middle
15101 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191 · (703) 491-2171 · Prince William County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,200 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
831 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 | 390 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 405 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 405 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%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
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Rippon Middle
Rippon Middle's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rippon Middle this school | 1,200 | 69.3% | 62.5% |
| Woodbridge Middle Woodbridge | 873 | 69.5% | 66.1% |
| Fred M. Lynn Middle Woodbridge | 973 | 68.7% | 59.8% |
| Potomac Middle Dumfries | 931 | 69.8% | 63.1% |
| Stuart M. Beville Middle Woodbridge | 1,181 | 69.2% | 62.5% |
| Holmes Middle Alexandria | 881 | 72.0% | 56.2% |
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 Rippon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #227 of 337 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #257 of 342 ▼ 21 | #11 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #221 of 342 ▼ 5 | #9 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,200 | #34 of 343 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #232 of 327 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #93 of 333 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #187 of 340 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #148 of 224 | #7 of 11 |
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
1,200
-171 (-12%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,200 | 84 | 14.3:1 | 69% (831) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 77.4 | 15.2:1 | 72% (843) |
| 2022-23 | 1,176 | 77.3 | 15.2:1 | 72% (852) |
| 2020-21 | 1,371 | 82 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,297 | 86.6 | 15.0:1 | 62% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 1,193 | 74 | 16.1:1 | 63% (752) |
| 2010-11 | 953 | 48 | 19.9:1 | 52% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 1,101 | 67 | 16.4:1 | 36% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 47 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rippon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,297 to 1,200); teachers down 3% (86.6 to 84).
About Rippon Middle
Rippon Middle is one of the public schools in Woodbridge, Virginia. It is a large middle school. A total of 1,200 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Virginia is about 750 students, so this school is 60% bigger than average.
Prince William County Public Schools runs 95 schools with a combined 90,242 students. Rippon Middle is one of them.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Rippon Middle, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 10% Asian, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Prince William County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. The chance that two students picked at random at Rippon Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal staffing data show 84 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rippon Middle and a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Virginia is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 69% of enrollment. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County is 14 points.
Rippon Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Virginia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rippon Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.5%, compared with a predicted 69.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Prince William County (population about 488,880), median household income is about $131,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 102 public schools operate in Prince William County, serving about 89,591 students.
Nearby, Featherstone Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. Rippon Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 70.3% on proficiency, and Rippon Middle is below that at 62.5%.
Rippon Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 1,371 to 1,200 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.
The Rippon Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Woodbridge
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 2,303 students
- C.D. Hylton HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Lake Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
Nearby schools
- Featherstone Elementary0.6 mi · 452
- Mary G. Porter Traditional0.6 mi · 679
- Freedom High1.1 mi · 2,303
- Potomac View Elementary1.1 mi · 557
- Leesylvania Elementary1.6 mi · 759
- Marumsco Hills Elementary1.8 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Rippon MiddleHow many students attend Rippon Middle?
Rippon Middle enrolls approximately 1,200 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rippon Middle serve?
Rippon Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rippon Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rippon Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rippon Middle?
At Rippon Middle, the student body is approximately 9% White, 46% Hispanic, 30% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Rippon Middle public or private?
Rippon Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.