📍 2505 Cedar Ln, Vienna, Fairfax County, 22180
Thoreau Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vienna, Fairfax County. The school has 1,194 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 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thoreau Middle enrolls 1,194 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 20% Asian and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 621 | 52% |
| Asian | 234 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 1,194 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Thoreau Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 35.
Thoreau 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 1,194 students, Thoreau 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