H.H. Poole Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Stafford, Virginia
H.H. Poole Middle in Stafford, Virginia enrolled 995 students in 2024-25 with 67.0 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 53% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
983 students in 2022-23, 1,024 students in 2023-24, 995 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 67.0 to 67.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 983 | 67.0 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,024 | 67.5 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 995 | 67.0 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 332 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection H.H. Poole Middle enrolled 997 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 332 of the 997 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions70
- Chronically absent17.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
32.1% of students were White, 27.7% Black, 25.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White32.1%
- Black27.7%
- Hispanic25.1%
- Two or more races8.4%
- Asian6.1%
- American Indian0.5%
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 H.H. Poole Middle scored proficient or above: 53% 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 | 53% | 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 Stafford
5 public middle schools in Stafford report 2024-25 enrollment; H.H. Poole Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney E. Thompson Middle | 1,063 | 15.6 | 21.6% |
| H.H. Poole Middle | 995 | 14.8 | 36.3% |
| Stafford Middle | 961 | 13.5 | 42.2% |
| Shirley C. Heim Middle | 953 | 14.9 | 48.1% |
| Andrew G. Wright Middle | 851 | 15.2 | 30.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about H.H. Poole Middle
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 1,063 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Andrew G. Wright MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 851 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare H.H. Poole Middle with Rodney E. Thompson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Stafford County Public Schools spends per student$13,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,431
- The largest public schools in VirginiaH.H. Poole Middle is the number 79 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#79 of 337
- Virginia schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.14.8:1
- 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 H.H. Poole Middle
How many students attend H.H. Poole Middle?
995 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 983 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Stafford, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at H.H. Poole Middle?
14.8 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 H.H. Poole Middle a Title I school?
H.H. Poole Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at H.H. Poole Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at H.H. Poole Middle scored proficient or above: 53% 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 H.H. Poole Middle in?
Stafford County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510366001199 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.