Rippon Middle

Rippon Middle, a big middle-grades school in Woodbridge, Virginia, one of the schools within Prince William County Public Schools, instructs 1,200 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 750 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Prince William County Public Schools runs 95 schools in total, collectively educating 90,242 students. Rippon Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Rippon Middle records that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Black, 10% Asian, 9% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Rippon Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince William County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rippon Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 62.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Prince William County indicate median household earnings sit near $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rippon Middle is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students).

Featherstone Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rippon Middle comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 70.3%.

Rippon Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 1,297 students in 2018 compared to 1,200 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 46% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.