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Enrollment
1,684
Middle
DISTRICT 1,057 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225003059
Willard Middle
40915 Braddock Road, Aldie, VA 20105 · (571) 367-4040 · Loudoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,684 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Virginia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.1:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
148 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 569 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 556 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 559 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
89.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Willard Middle
Willard Middle's state test result (89.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Middle this school | 1,684 | 8.8% | 89.0% |
| Eagle Ridge Middle Ashburn | 1,258 | 12.4% | 91.3% |
| Brambleton Middle Ashburn | 1,164 | 11.8% | 88.3% |
| J. Michael Lunsford Middle Chantilly | 1,182 | 18.4% | 86.8% |
| Carson Middle Herndon | 1,358 | 20.5% | 86.2% |
| Longfellow Middle Falls Church | 1,226 | 10.6% | 90.8% |
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 Willard Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #14 of 337 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #17 of 342 ▲ 11 | #3 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #19 of 342 ▲ 4 | #5 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,684 | #2 of 343 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #270 of 327 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #89 of 333 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #338 of 340 | #18 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
1,684
+239 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,684 | 111.9 | 15.1:1 | 9% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 1,626 | 110.5 | 14.7:1 | 9% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 1,587 | 106 | 15.0:1 | 9% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 1,445 | 92 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willard Middle.
About Willard Middle
Willard Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school located in Aldie, Virginia. School enrollment was 1,684 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students.
The district, Loudoun County Public Schools, operates 98 schools serving 81,486 students.
Enrollment at Willard Middle is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 41%. After that, the student body is 37% White, 8% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Loudoun County is about 22% Asian. Willard Middle has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 111.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.1 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 9% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Loudoun County is 28%.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Willard Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Willard Middle is 3.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 89.0% actual, 85.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Federal survey data for Loudoun County show that median household income is about $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Willard Middle is among the 103 public schools in Loudoun County.
Henrietta Lacks Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Willard Middle is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Willard Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 17%, from 1,445 to 1,684.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Aldie
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Mercer MiddleMiddle · 1,459 students
- Goshen Post ElementaryElementary · 851 students
- Hovatter ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Henrietta Lacks ElementaryElementary · 780 students
Other Willard Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Willard Middle. Willard Middle is the largest of the 4.
- WILLARD MIDDLEWILLARD, MO · 704 students
- Willard MiddleBerkeley, CA · 596 students
- Willard Middle SchoolWillard, OH · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Henrietta Lacks Elementary0.5 mi · 780
- Lightridge High0.5 mi · 2,030
- Hovatter Elementary0.6 mi · 810
- Goshen Post Elementary1.2 mi · 851
- John Champe High1.3 mi · 1,851
- Arcola Elementary1.7 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Willard MiddleHow many students attend Willard Middle?
Willard Middle enrolls approximately 1,684 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Willard Middle serve?
Willard Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Willard Middle?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Willard Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willard Middle?
At Willard Middle, the student body is approximately 37% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 41% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Willard Middle in?
Willard Middle is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.