SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the VA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 85%Projected 69%

Thoreau Middle Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the VA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the VA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 84%VA 73%

English proficiency

School 87%VA 73%

Science proficiency

School 85%VA 70%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
5%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
4%

Gold marks the VA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B+

19.63 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A

1.27 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B

12.78 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$220,338

VA average $107,027

Median home value

$967,430

VA average $417,432

Median rent

$2,808 /mo

VA average $1,695

Unemployment rate

3.2%

VA average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 97.1%VA 91.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

VA average 12:1

Teachers

84

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$93,912

All teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio VA average 316:1199:1
Support staff11
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff1

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 88%VA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 96%VA 95%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days14
Out-of-school suspension days38
Total days missed to suspension35
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$11068 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$10.07

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

51%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

18%

Black

5%

Latino

18%

Multiracial

7%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged13%
Students with disabilities10%
English as a second language6%
Gifted and talented1%
Foster care0%
Military connected4%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Thoreau Middle

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Kilmer Middle

  • Actual: 84%
  • Projected: 78%
  • Distance: 1.3 mi
Jackson Middle

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle

  • Actual: 91%
  • Projected: 69%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Longfellow Middle

  • Actual: 92%
  • Projected: 77%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Frost Middle

  • Actual: 87%
  • Projected: 72%
  • Distance: 4.0 mi
Johnson Middle

  • Actual: 74%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Cooper Middle

  • Actual: 95%
  • Projected: 77%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Williamsburg Middle

  • Actual: 95%
  • Projected: 72%
  • Distance: 5.2 mi
Swanson Middle

  • Actual: 83%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 5.5 mi
Poe Middle

  • Actual: 49%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 5.5 mi