Bull Run Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Gainesville, Virginia
Bull Run Middle in Gainesville, Virginia enrolled 1,129 students in 2024-25 with 72.9 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
1,064 students in 2022-23, 1,093 students in 2023-24, 1,129 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.0 to 72.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 69.0 | 15.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,093 | 72.4 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,129 | 72.9 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Virginia middle schools
Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 220 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bull Run Middle enrolled 1,100 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 220 of the 1,100 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions63
- Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.9% of students were White, 29.1% Hispanic, 15.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- White39.9%
- Hispanic29.1%
- Asian15.1%
- Black10.2%
- Two or more races5.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bull Run Middle scored proficient or above: 68% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 68% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Gainesville
2 public middle schools in Gainesville report 2024-25 enrollment; Bull Run Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Middle | 1,403 | 15.9 | 19.8% |
| Bull Run Middle | 1,129 | 15.5 | 34.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bull Run Middle
- Gainesville MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 1,403 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Ronald Wilson Reagan MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 1,436 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Bull Run Middle with Gainesville MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prince William County Public Schools spends per student$15,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,373
- The largest public schools in VirginiaBull Run Middle is the number 51 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 337
- Virginia schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bull Run Middle
How many students attend Bull Run Middle?
1,129 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,064 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Gainesville, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bull Run Middle?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bull Run Middle a Title I school?
Bull Run Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bull Run Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bull Run Middle scored proficient or above: 68% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bull Run Middle in?
Prince William County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510313002303 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.