📍 901 Locust St, Herndon, Fairfax County, 20170
Herndon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Herndon, Fairfax County. The school has 958 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 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herndon Middle enrolls 958 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 520 | 54% |
| White | 253 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 71 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 958 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 472 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Herndon 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 86.
Herndon 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 958 students, Herndon 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