Williamsburg Middle

Williamsburg Middle is an intermediate school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Arlington, Virginia, run under Arlington County Public Schools, hosting 856 students in grades 6 through 8.

Williamsburg Middle is one of 36 schools operated by Arlington County Public Schools, a district that teaches 27,950 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Williamsburg Middle reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Arlington County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Arlington County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Williamsburg Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 87.3%, the actual is 95.5%, a residual of +8.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Arlington County shows the typical household earns roughly $142,114 per year, about 77% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Williamsburg Middle is one of 42 public schools in Arlington County (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students).

The closest other public school is Discovery Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Williamsburg Middle comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 91.6%.

Williamsburg Middle operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Williamsburg Middle's enrollment has declined 35% since 2018, when it stood at 1,316 (now 856). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 68% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.