List of Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools
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This list of Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools encompasses public middle schools operated by the Fairfax County Public Schools school district of Virginia, United States.
One middle school, Lanier Middle School, is located in the city of Fairfax. The others are located in incorporated and unincorporated areas in Fairfax County.
[edit] Rachel Carson Middle School
Rachel Carson Middle School (Cluster: 8; Grades: 7-8) is a middle school southwest of Herndon, and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Its principal is August Frattali. Opened in the 1998-1999 school year, it is named after the ecologist Rachel Carson and has been a School To Watch in Virginia since 2004.[1]
[edit] James Fenimore Cooper Middle School
James Fenimore Cooper Middle School (Cluster: 1; Grades: 7-8, website), in McLean, is a public school named after the author James Fenimore Cooper. It opened in the 1962 school year. Students attend Langley High School or perhaps Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria (must qualify).
Students from Great Falls, Forestville, Spring Hill, Colvin Run, Churchill Road, and other elementary schools come to Cooper for middle school.
School begins at 7:30 AM and ends at 2:20 PM. Cooper Middle's principal is Arlene Randall. Books-A-Million has a business partnership with the school, having given its books for the school's book fair.
The school offers a partial-Japanese language immersion program for those who have taken the language in elementary school. Another program at Cooper is Mobile Team Challenge, an experiential team-building low ropes course designed to support the learning and emotional environment for the students.
Eighth graders have access to such electives as Journalism, Technology Education, Foreign Language, Music, Art, Drama, Tech Tools, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Special Education.
Seventh graders have access to some of the above and are required to take the Wheel program which lets students explore four classes, one for each quarter, out of five possible classes.
Teams are organized by grade like high school sub-schools. The school has three eighth grade teams (Avalanche, Team Fusion, Tornadoes) and three seventh grade teams (Lightning, Tidal Waves and The Eclipse).
53.38% of the 966 students are male and 46.62% female; 77.48% were non-Hispanic Caucasians, 13.42% were Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.75% were Hispanic, 2.10% were African-Americans, and 4.44% were other.
[edit] Franklin Middle School
Franklin Middle School (Cluster: 7; Grades: 7-8, website) is a public school in Chantilly. It was founded in 1984, is named after Benjamin Franklin and was originally called Franklin Intermediate School. In the early 1990's the name was changed to the current Franklin Middle School.
The school feeds into Chantilly High School, Oakton High School, and Westfield High School. It has 1053 students.
A total of 48% of teachers have a bachelor's degree, 52% have a master's degree, 0% have a doctorate degree. There are 14 students per teacher. There is a 97% attendance rate.
There are eight teams at Franklin. Four are 7th grade teams, and four are 8th grade teams. The school mascot is a falcon.
[edit] Robert Frost Middle School
| SOL Test | Percent Passing |
|---|---|
| Grade 7 English: Reading | 93% |
| Grade 7 Math | 96% |
| Grade 8 English: Reading | 94% |
| Grade 8 Science | 98% |
| Grade 8 English: Writing | 98% |
| Grade 8 Math | 94% |
Robert Frost Middle School (Cluster: 3; Grades: 7-8, website) is a public school named after the poet Robert Frost and located southeast of Fairfax.
Most students feed into W. T. Woodson High School for grades 9-12, but some feed into Falls Church, Oakton High School and Annandale High School. A select few (around 30) also test into Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Frost's student body of 1066 during the 2007-2008 school year was 63.99% white, 20.80% Asian, 6.34% Hispanic, 3.54% Black, and 5.32% Unspecified. During the same school year, 5.78% of the student body received free/reduced-priced meals. 9.24% were classified as having limited English.
Frost has a GT center (FCPS Gifted and Talented). There are eight teams at Frost, four in the seventh grade (Cavaliers, Discovery [GT]), Endeavor, Travelers) and four in the eighth grade (Atoms, Explorers, Galaxy, Seekers [GT]).
As with many other middle schools in the area, the chorus and band classes take a trip to Busch Gardens near the end of the year, while the Strings go to Busch Gardens.
Extracurricular activities occur every day of the week, with late buses offered on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Students have the option to stay after school on Tuesdays and Fridays, but they must have a ride home. The activities include:
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All students at Frost are required to do community service each quarter. Seventh Graders must do 3 hours per quarter, and eighth graders must do 5 hours per quarter. There are several teachers who have things for the students to do, but they can also volunteer at a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, or similar location.
In 2007, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave a lecture to the entire Seekers team at Frost. Scalia's grandson was a student there at the time.
[edit] Ellen Glasgow Middle School
Ellen Glasgow Middle School (Cluster: 3; Grades: 6-8) is part of the Fairfax County Public School system. It was named for the novelist Ellen Glasgow. The school's mascot is the panther. Glasgow follows the modified school year calendar, which means students return to school two weeks earlier than most schools in the county and get out of school two weeks earlier. This is meant to give students more time to prepare for the state required Standards of Learning (SOL) tests.
The majority of the students feed into J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church. A few students may feed into other local high schools such as Annandale High School and Falls Church High School. Students have the option of testing for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and each year around ten students are offered admission to TJHSST.
Students at Glasgow participate in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP), and work towards earning an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in high school.[2] Glasgow also offers a Spanish Immersion program for students who have participated in an elementary school immersion program. In addition to this Glasgow offers a gifted and talented (GT) program. Some students may pupil place into Glasgow for the Immersion or GT programs.
Many students opt to stay after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to participate in extracurricular activities. Students have the option of participating in various academic teams such as Girls Engineering in Math and Science (GEMS), Science Olympiad, and Math Counts. NJHS (National Junior Honor Society), a service club, is also available, but only for the eighth grade. They also have the opportunity to participate in various sports or games clubs. Students who demonstrate leadership skills and are creative can also run for the Student Government Association (SGA), in which they decide upcoming events for the school. Elections for "representatives" take place at the beginning of the year, while elections for "officers", such as president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer, take place at the end of the year for the following year.
On January 29, 2008, Glasgow students moved to a new building, built behind the old one. It was originally scheduled to be moved into during winter break, but it was changed until after the 2nd grading quarter ended.
[edit] Hayfield Secondary School
Hayfield Secondary School is a secondary school, meaning it serves grades 7 through 12, but the high school and middle school students are generally kept segregated. The middle school has an honors (formally GT) program and the high school offers both honors and Advanced Placement courses. As of Spring 2007, the number of exams on which a score of 3 or higher was achieved (on a scale of 1-5) rose to 57% from 46% the previous year, the best results found on record for Hayfield.
[edit] Herndon Middle School
Herndon Middle School (Cluster: 1; Grades: 7-8) is a school in Herndon. It consists of 7 different academic teams, which were recently renamed into teams with the names of birds. There were originally eight teams, but the Firebirds Team was removed during the 07-08 year.
There are 8 classes a day, each about 45-56 minutes (94 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday), and students can choose from a variety of electives to complement their core classes.
The school offers classes such as Home Economics, Innovations and Inventions, various languages and music education.
It was constructed in 1952, although recent renovations have been made due to the growing population of the community. It includes a historic Cold War-era fallout shelter.
In 2006, the school added an extra period, increasing the schedule from an original seven periods to the current eight.
The school has four seventh-grade teams (Roadrunners, Raptors, Thunderbirds, Firebirds - up until 07-08 school year) and four eighth-grade teams (Eagles, Falcons, Kestrels and Pelicans).
[edit] Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School (Cluster: 3; Grades: 6-8, website), also known as Holmes Middle School, is a public school with an Alexandria address but is outside of the city limits. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. It is named after Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Holmes Middle School was founded in 1966. In 1991, additional construction was started. In 2004, a whole new front area of the building was constructed including a new media center, office, and guidance office. That same year, Holmes became a member of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program.
These elementary schools feed into Holmes: North Springfield Elementary School (Springfield address), Weyanoke Elementary School (Alexandria address), Columbia Elementary School, and Parklawn Elementary School.
Holmes' 788 students move on to Annandale High School in Fairfax County's Annandale community. A few Holmes students attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a magnet school with a Alexandria address.
[edit] Langston Hughes Middle School
Langston Hughes Middle School (Cluster: 8; Grades: 7-8, website), named for the African-American poet Langston Hughes, is a public school in Reston in unincorporated Fairfax County. The principal is Aimee Monticchio.
The school was established in 1979 as Langston Hughes Intermediate School, and shared a building with South Lakes High School for the first year, and part of the second year of the school's history. The mascot is the panther, while the school colors are Navy Blue and Grey.
The school is built on the same floor plan as Rocky Run Middle School and feeds into South Lakes High School for grades 9-12. It is an "International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program" school in conjunction with South Lakes, and is also part of the "Model Campus" of South Lakes and Terraset Elementary school. All three schools share the same track, fields, etc.
There are six teams at Hughes. The seventh grade teams are named Comets, Super Nova, and Gamma Rays. Eighth grade teams are named Lasers, Stars, and Galaxy.
[edit] Washington Irving Middle School
| SOL Test | Percent Passing |
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| Grade 7 English: Reading | 92% |
| Grade 7 Math | 62% |
| Grade 8 English: Reading | 90% |
| Grade 8 Science | 96% |
| Grade 8 English: Writing | 97% |
| Grade 8 Math | 89% |
Washington Irving Middle School (Cluster: 6; Grades: 7-8, website) is a public school located in Springfield. It feeds into West Springfield High School. Some elementary schools that feed into Washington Irving Middle School are Cardinal Forest, Hunt Valley, Keene Mill, Orange Hunt, and Rolling Valley, Sangster, and West Springfield.
Irving is divided into eight teams, four seventh grade (Jaguars, Eagles, Explorers, and Dolphins) and four eighth grade (Patriots, Owls, Stars, and Roadrunners). All the members on each team have the same teachers for their core classes: Science, English, Math, and History/Civics. Irving's student body of 1208 is 62% White, 18% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Unspecified, and less than 1% Native American.
54% of teachers have a Bachelor's degree, 44% have a Master's degree, 3% have a Doctorate degree. There are 15 students per teacher. There is a 95% attendance rate.
The school has a chorus and four bands or orchestras: Beginning Band/Cadet, Concert 1, Concert 2, and Symphonic orchestra.
[edit] Luther Jackson Middle School
Luther Jackson Middle School (Cluster: 2; Grades: 7-8), located southwest of Falls Church and is one of 26 public middle schools in the county. It opened in 1954 as Luther Jackson High School, the first all-black high school in Fairfax County. This gave Virginia African-American students a closer option than schools in Washington DC.[3]
In 1965, when the county was integrated, the school was designated as Luther Jackson Intermediate School, which eventually changed to Luther Jackson Middle School. The school is named after Dr. Luther P. Jackson, an established historian and educator.
The school is in the process of transitioning into a GT Center school to reduce overcrowding at Joyce Kilmer Middle School and Robert Frost Middle School.[4]
[edit] Francis Scott Key Middle School
| SOL Test | Percent Passing |
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| Grade 7 English: Reading | 81% |
| Grade 7 Math | 36% |
| Grade 8 English: Reading | 78% |
| Grade 8 Science | 82% |
| Grade 8 English: Writing | 93% |
| Grade 8 Math | 76% |
Francis Scott Key Middle School (Cluster: 5; Grades: 7-8, website) is a public school in Springfield that feeds into Robert E. Lee High School.
Key's student body of 1010 is 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 17% Black, 4% Unspecified, and less than 1% Native American.
A total of 41% of teachers have a Bachelor's degree, 59% have a Master's degree, and less than 1% have a Doctorate degree. There is a 96% attendance rate.
There are six teams at Key, three in the seventh grade (7A-The Adventurers, 7B-The Bulldogs, 7C-The Champs), and three in the eighth grade.
[edit] Joyce Kilmer Middle School
Joyce Kilmer Middle School (Cluster: 2; Grades: 7-8, website) is a public school named after the journalist and poet Joyce Kilmer.
The school feeds into James Madison High School, Oakton High School, George C. Marshall High School, Langley High School and McLean High School.
Kilmer has a GT program for students who have been determined to be "Gifted and Talented".
The school offers many electives for both 7th and 8th graders. Some include Family And Consumer Sciences (Home EC), Drama, Tech Tools, Inventions and Innovations, Technological Systems, and Advanced Technology Tools. Kilmer is also known for its outstanding Band program. Under the direction of conductor Christopher Weise, the Kilmer Symphonic band has been recognized as one of the best middle school bands in the state.[5] In addition to its band program it also has a chorus and string orchestra. The strings program offers violin, viola, cello, and bass.
48% of the teachers have a Bachelor degrees, 52% have Masters degrees. There are 19.5 students per teacher. There is a 97% attendance rate.
Kilmer's student body of 961 is 60% White, 21% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% Unspecified, 4% black, and less than 1% Native American.
[edit] Lake Braddock Secondary School
Lake Braddock Secondary School is a combined junior-high and high school in Burke administered by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). It is one of four secondary schools in Fairfax County, the other three being Hayfield Secondary School, Robinson Secondary School and South County Secondary School. Opened in 1973, Lake Braddock has recently completed an extensive renovation project. Its mascot is the Bruin Bear, and its school colors are purple and gold.
[edit] Sidney Lanier Middle School
Sidney Lanier Middle School (Cluster: 7; Grades: 7-8) is located in Fairfax.
[edit] Liberty Middle School
Liberty Middle School (Cluster: 7; Grades: 7-8) is one of the feeder middle schools for Centreville High School. They are both located on the same road less than two miles apart.
The school requires four core classes (Math, Science, History, and English) and P.E. for each student. Also, students can choose three electives (one in seventh grade, two in eighth). However, some electives are only for a semester or quarter instead of a full year, in which case a student may take more electives.
Of 1100+ students (2006-2007), Liberty Middle School demographics is 77% White, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic
There are eight teams in the school:[6]
[edit] Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Middle School
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Middle School (Cluster: 1; Grades: 7-8, website), north of Falls Church, is a public school named after the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is a two story building with two gymnasiums, one cafetorium, and a "Little Theater." It also has a 21 room modular building and a two room "mini mod." The principal is Carole Kihm, who became principal on May 19, 2008.
The student body in 2006-2007 was 66% White,19% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 5% Other.[7]
Elementary schools that feed into Longfellow include Chesterbrook, Haycock, Kent Gardens, Franklin Sherman, and Timberlane. Additionally, some students come from from Westgate, Spring Hill, Colvin Run, and Churchill Road Elementary school. Most of Longfellow's 1015 students go to McLean High School, but some go to Langley High School, Marshall High School, or Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, although they must apply and be accepted to the latter as it is a magnet school.
The school has two gymnasiums, two playing fields, four tennis courts, a basketball court, and a quarter mile gravel track. After-school activities at Longfellow include flag football, basketball, and tennis. Once a year the students at Longfellow participate in an annual track meet with Thoreau Middle School and Cooper Middle School. Longfellow's current mile run time record is 5 minutes 11 seconds. The school had won many awards in mathematics and science, and is nationally ranked for its math department. On March 13th, 2008, Margaret Spellings, the United States Secretary of Education, visited the school to publish a review of the math education in the United States and to get rid of "fuzzy math". The school's mascot is the Lancer.
[edit] Edgar Allan Poe Middle School
Edgar Allan Poe Middle School (Cluster: 3; Grades: 6-8) is named after the author Edgar Allan Poe. Its mascot is the Raven. Sonya Swansbrough is the principal.
Most students feed into Annandale High School or J.E.B. Stuart High School. A select few also test into Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Poe's 1,101 students during the 2005-2006 school year were 33.06% Hispanic, 28.07% White, 21.04% Asian, 11.17% Black, and 3.54% unspecified. During the same school year, 47.68% of the student body received free/reduced-priced meals and 44.69% were classified as having limited English.
[edit] James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School
James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School was named after Medal of Honor recipient James William Robinson, Jr.
Robinson opened its doors in September 1971, taking its students from Oakton High School, Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School, West Springfield High School and Fairfax High School. Robinson was the second of Fairfax County's large "superschools," or "Secondary Schools" which housed grades 7-12. Robinson's chief rival to the east, Lake Braddock, which opened in 1973, was the third of these schools from this era, the first of which was Hayfield, near Mount Vernon which opened in 1969. The most recent addition to the series of secondary schools is South County in Lorton, which opened in 2005, taking its students from former Hayfield territory.
[edit] Rocky Run Middle School
Rocky Run Middle School (Cluster: 7; Grades: 7-8) as of September, 2006, accommodates 819 students.[8] Being a GT (FCPS Gifted and talented program) magnet school, it is fed by many elementary schools, including Brookfield, Bull Run, Greenbriar East, Greenbriar West, Poplar Tree, Willow Springs, and Centreville. The school is located on the borders of many suburban neighborhoods and is on Stringfellow Road, a main road soon to be expanded.
[edit] Carl Sandburg Middle School
Carl Sandburg Middle School (Cluster: 4; Grades 7-8) is located south of Alexandria. In 1985, Fort Hunt High School was renamed Carl Sandburg Middle School. Carl Sandburg's planetarium has a Spitz A4 planetarium projector, a 30-foot diameter dome, and 76 seats.
[edit] South County Secondary School
South County Secondary School is a secondary school in Lorton, part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system, opened in September 2005. The school mascot is the Stallions, and school colors are green, blue, and silver.
[edit] Ormond Stone Middle School
Ormond Stone Middle School (Cluster: 8; Grades: 7-8) on Stone Road, named after the Ormond Stone, opened in 1991.
[edit] Henry David Thoreau Middle School
Henry David Thoreau Middle School (Cluster: 2; Grades: 7-8), is located east of Vienna.
Thoreau is a feeder school for James Madison High School, George C. Marshall High School, and (after the 2008 Fairfax County redristriction) South Lakes High School. Thoreau offers several advanced classes, including French 1, Spanish 1, and Algebra 1. Thoreau students enrolled in Geometry give up an elective to attend Geometry at Kilmer Middle School in the morning. Thoreau's electives include Drama, Inventions and Innovations, Introduction to Foreign Languages, Tech Tools, and Family and Consumer Sciences.
[edit] Mark Twain Middle School
Mark Twain Middle School (Cluster: 5; Grades: 7-8) is located south of Alexandria. It is located in cluster 5 and feeds into Thomas A. Edison High School. The school has 837 students.[9]. The school is named after the famous writer Mark Twain.
Twain students are assigned to teams of approximately 125 students. Each team is coordinated by the four core teachers (from English, mathematics, science and social studies), a guidance counselor and an administrator. They are the Quasars, Thunderbirds, Superstars, Pathfinders, Mustangs, Patriots and Aces. Mark Twain Middle offers the Gifted and Talented program, Special Education program, and ESOL.
As of June 2005, the school's racial/ethnic breakdown was: 15 percent Asian, 18 percent black, 22 percent Hispanic, 40 percent white, 5 percent other.[10]
[edit] Walt Whitman Middle School
Walt Whitman Middle School (Cluster: 4; Grades: 7-8) is located in Alexandria.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Schools to Watch". National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- ^ "International Baccalaureate: Glasgow Middle School". Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ Glod, Maria (2004-11-04). "Same Location, Different Times", The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Mathews, Jay (2006-11-16). "An Exchange on a Possible Gifted and Talented Center", Extra Credit, The Washington Post, p. VA05. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
- ^ "Kilmer Middle School Band". Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Song, Bonny (2004-03-08). "Liberty MS Teams". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ "Fairfax County public schools: school profiles". Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ "Fairfax County Public Schools > Schools and Centers Directory > School Profiles > Rocky Run MS". Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Fairfax County Public Schools > Schools and Centers Directory > School Profiles > Twain MS".
- ^ "Twain Middle School". Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
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