Stafford Middle

Stafford Middle is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Stafford, Virginia, operated by Stafford County Public Schools. The school serves 961 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 750.

Stafford Middle is one of 32 schools operated by Stafford County Public Schools, a district that educates 31,812 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Stafford Middle shows that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, On paper, Stafford Middle has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 48% of students at Stafford Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Stafford Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 75.0%; this one comes in at 59.6%, -15.4 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Stafford County put median household earnings sit near $137,807, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Stafford Middle is one of 41 public schools in Stafford County (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students).

Brooke Point High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stafford Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stafford Middle at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 11%: 869 students in 2018 compared to 961 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 36% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.