📍 4700 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, Fairfax County, 22310
Twain Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 988 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 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Twain Middle enrolls 988 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 310 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 18% |
| Asian | 138 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 988 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Twain Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 39, state house district 43.
Twain 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 988 students, Twain 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