📍 13618 McLearen Road, Herndon, Fairfax County, 20171
Carson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Herndon, Fairfax County. The school has 1,361 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 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carson Middle enrolls 1,361 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Asian, 28% White and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 641 | 47% |
| White | 378 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 1,361 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Carson 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 33, state house district 86.
Carson 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 1,361 students, Carson 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