State/Public Middle Open

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle

๐Ÿ“ 105 Mustang Alley, Falls Church, Falls Church city, 22043

581
Pupils
9.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Falls Church, Falls Church city. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Falls Church City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Falls Church City Public Schools
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle enrolls 581 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.

Male students
271 (47%)
Female students
310 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student-teacher ratio
9.8:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 13% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37164%
Two or more races7513%
Hispanic or Latino6511%
Asian508.6%
Black or African American193.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

53 of the school's 581 students (9.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Supplemental Virtual

Mary Ellen Henderson 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-80, state senate district 35, state house district 53.

School district: Falls Church City Public Schools

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is one of 5 schools in Falls Church City Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 2,671 students district-wide and employs 207 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle is close to the district average of about 534 students per school.

2,671
District students
5
Schools
207
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12) IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16) IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
050351
IB since
04 February 2017
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

88%
Reading proficient
81%
Math proficient
0%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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