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Enrollment
1,401
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000474
Sandburg Middle
8428 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 · (703) 799-6100 · Fairfax County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,401 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.4:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
701 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 | 708 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 693 | 49% |
Student demographics
70%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Sandburg Middle
Sandburg Middle's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandburg Middle this school | 1,401 | 50.0% | 64.2% |
| George Washington Middle Alexandria | 1,458 | 45.6% | 63.0% |
| Jefferson Middle Arlington | 1,120 | 43.0% | 69.5% |
| Shirley C. Heim Middle Stafford | 953 | 54.0% | 54.8% |
| Kenmore Middle Arlington | 1,053 | 54.9% | 71.4% |
| Hughes Middle Reston | 1,012 | 41.4% | 74.2% |
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 Sandburg Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #213 of 337 | #15 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #195 of 342 ▲ 66 | #16 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #178 of 342 ▲ 33 | #16 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,401 | #13 of 343 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #235 of 327 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #55 of 333 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #228 of 340 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #135 of 224 | #11 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
1,401
-136 (-9%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 971
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 1,401 | 97.3 | 14.4:1 | 50% (701) |
| 2023-24 | 1,403 | 134.5 | 10.4:1 | 52% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 1,438 | 93.8 | 15.3:1 | 49% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 1,537 | 109 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,532 | 105.2 | 14.6:1 | 43% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 1,437 | 106 | 13.6:1 | 41% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 1,213 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 40% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 1,185 | 94 | 12.6:1 | 35% (409) |
| 1990-91 | 971 | 70 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandburg Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,532 to 1,401); teachers down 8% (105.2 to 97.3).
About Sandburg Middle
Sandburg Middle is one of the public schools in Alexandria, Virginia. It is a large middle school. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 1,401 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 750.
Within Fairfax County Public Schools, Sandburg Middle is one of 199 schools. The district enrolls 179,323 students.
No group is above 50% at Sandburg Middle; the largest is Hispanic, at 40%. After that, the student body is 31% White, 18% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Fairfax County, the Hispanic share is about 18%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Based on 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sandburg Middle has a ratio of 14.4:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%. Among public schools in Fairfax County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Sandburg Middle outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sandburg Middle's results are 10.3 points below predicted: 64.2% against 74.5%.
In Fairfax County, home to about 1,147,837 people, median household income comes to about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairfax County's 222 public schools enroll about 174,475 students and include Sandburg Middle.
Sandburg Middle is about 0.4 miles from Stratford Landing Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 64.2% is below the 67.9% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school shrank from 1,537 students in 2020-21 to 1,401 in 2024-25.
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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 Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Other Sandburg Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sandburg Middle. Sandburg Middle is the largest of the 5.
- Sandburg Middle SchoolLevittown, PA · 729 students
- Sandburg MiddleGlendora, CA · 695 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolElmhurst, IL · 633 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolGOLDEN VALLEY, MN · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Stratford Landing Elementary0.4 mi · 669
- Waynewood Elementary0.4 mi · 738
- Fort Hunt Elementary0.7 mi · 551
- Whitman Middle1.1 mi · 828
- Hollin Meadows Elementary1.6 mi · 594
- Mount Vernon High1.7 mi · 1,858
Frequently asked questions
About Sandburg MiddleHow many students attend Sandburg Middle?
Sandburg Middle enrolls approximately 1,401 students in grades 07-08.
Is Sandburg Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandburg Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Sandburg Middle have?
Sandburg Middle employs 97 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Sandburg Middle?
Sandburg Middle reports a student body of 31% White, 40% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sandburg Middle public or private?
Sandburg Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.