📍 8428 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, Fairfax County, 22308
Sandburg Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 1,438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 93.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandburg Middle enrolls 1,438 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 93.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 571 | 40% |
| White | 471 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 232 | 16% |
| Asian | 86 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
706 of the school's 1,438 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 613 qualify for free lunch and 93 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandburg Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 36, state house district 44.
Sandburg Middle is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,438 students, Sandburg Middle is larger than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large