Stone Middle

Set in Centreville, Virginia, Stone Middle is a medium-sized intermediate school, part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It works with 718 students across grades 7 through 8.

Stone Middle is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that teaches 179,323 students overall.

On demographics, Stone Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Stone Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stone Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.5%, the actual is 73.3%, a residual of -4.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Fairfax County reports that median household income runs about $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Stone Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Cub Run Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stone Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Stone Middle's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 768 (now 718). The White share of enrollment decreased from 45% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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