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Enrollment
623
Middle
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132000614
W.C. Taylor Middle
244 Waterloo St, Warrenton, VA 20186 · (540) 422-7470 · Fauquier County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest 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
11.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
152 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 202 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +20.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 W.C. Taylor Middle
W.C. Taylor Middle's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.C. Taylor Middle this school | 623 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Ni River Middle Spotsylvania | 692 | 23.0% | 75.6% |
| Toano Middle Toano | 704 | 32.0% | 75.4% |
| Goochland Middle Goochland | 616 | 30.4% | 72.8% |
| Hidden Valley Middle Roanoke | 581 | 30.3% | 85.0% |
| Queens Lake Middle Williamsburg | 554 | 31.9% | 80.4% |
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 W.C. Taylor Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #146 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #119 of 342 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #88 of 342 ▲ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #206 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #86 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #182 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #300 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.6% | #12 of 99 |
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
623
+200 (+47%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 623 | 52.2 | 11.9:1 | 24% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 49 | 12.4:1 | 23% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 45 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 41.4 | 11.9:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 22% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 17% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W.C. Taylor Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (492 to 623); teachers up 26% (41.4 to 52.2).
About W.C. Taylor Middle
W.C. Taylor Middle is a middle school in Warrenton, Virginia, reachable at (540) 422-7470. In all, 623 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Besides W.C. Taylor Middle, Fauquier County Public Schools runs 17 other schools. The district enrolls 10,861 students.
About 61% of the student body at W.C. Taylor Middle is White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Fauquier County, the White share is about 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
There are 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fauquier County is 33%.
W.C. Taylor Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of Virginia public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 81.5% at W.C. Taylor Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fauquier County show that median household income comes to about $130,189, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 10,861 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fauquier High is about 0.7 miles from W.C. Taylor Middle. The five-mile area around W.C. Taylor Middle holds 5 other public schools. The school's 72.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment was 423 in 2020-21 and 623 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.4:1 to 11.9:1.
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Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Margaret M. Pierce ElementaryElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Warrenton
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- James G. Brumfield ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- P.B. Smith ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- C.M. Bradley ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Mountain Vista Governor's School for Math Science and TechElementary
Nearby schools
- Fauquier High0.7 mi · 1,156
- James G. Brumfield Elementary1.2 mi · 496
- C.M. Bradley Elementary1.3 mi · 362
- P.B. Smith Elementary2.7 mi · 440
- Auburn Middle5.0 mi · 570
- C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary6.6 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About W.C. Taylor MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at W.C. Taylor Middle?
W.C. Taylor Middle enrolls approximately 623 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does W.C. Taylor Middle serve?
W.C. Taylor Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at W.C. Taylor Middle?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at W.C. Taylor Middle.
How diverse is W.C. Taylor Middle?
W.C. Taylor Middle reports a student body of 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is W.C. Taylor Middle public or private?
W.C. Taylor Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fauquier County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.