Middle School - At A Glance

• Class Size Limit: 12 (grades 6th-8th)
• Faculty with Masters or higher: 63%
• Faculty with PhDs: 25%
• School Enrollment (1st-12th): 80​

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Overall Rankings

We are proud to have earned state, national, and global recognition.

• 2023 Cognia School of Distinction: Out of 1,100 accreditation reviews, we were the only school in Virginia and one of 33 in the world to be recognized with the highest award. ​
• Ranked #1 for Best Private School and STEM Program in Virginia for Best Summer Camp and Best STEM Camp in Virginia by Washington Parent magazine.

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Iowa Assessments (Grades 1-8)

Each year, we use the Iowa Exams to measure progress towards college and career readiness. ​

• Reading: 4 years above grade level
• Language Arts: 4 years above grade level 
• Math: 3.5 years above grade level
• Social Studies: 3.5 years above grade level
• Science: 4 years above grade level 
• Complete Composite: +3.69 years above grade level across all subjects

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Humanities

On average, our students read 26 books per year. 
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Science

Northern Virginia Regional Science Fair

• 2024: 11 awards
• ​2023: 6 awards
• 2022: 6th-grade won the national Planting Science Award and was commended for “serving as an example to future participants."

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Engineering

Students begin Engineering & Computer Science in 1st grade. In Middle School, they progress to Java & Python and put their skills to use:

Aquatics Drone team (Middle School) in Sea Perch International Competition

• Top 1% Worldwide (2024-25) - 2 teams
• Top 3% Worldwide  (2023-24) - 2 teams

Aerial Drone team (Upper School) in Bell Helicopter's AVR competition:

• 2025: 4th nationally 
• 2024: 1st nationally
• 2023: 1st nationally
• 2022: 2nd nationally​

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Sports

Member of the Independent Small Schools Athletic Conference (ISSAC League):

• Volleyball - 2026 Quarterfinalists
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Flag football - 2026 Quarterfinalists
• Ultimate Frisbee

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National Spanish Exams 

Students can begin high school Spanish as early as 6th grade and begin lessons in 1st grade. Our students excel in the National Spanish Exams:

• 22 Gold Medals (Top 95%-100% percentile)
• 31 Silver Medals (Top 85%-94% percentile
• 19 Bronze Medals (Top 75%-84% percentile)
• 17 Honorable Mentions (Top 50%-74% percentile)

One of our students was also the recipient of the 2024 NSE Senior Scholarship.
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Mathematics

On average, our 3rd-8th grade students have a grade equivalency 3.9 years above grade level in Math (based on Iowa Assessment). Students complete Algebra by 8th grade (many in 6th or 7th grade or earlier), and most take a Post-AP Calculus level course before graduating our high school.

Math Competitions
100% of 4th-8th grade students participate in Math Olympiad, MATHCOUNTS, and Math Kangaroo with outstanding results:

Math Kangaroo

• 2025-26
  • National Teams:
    • 11th grade Team: 2nd Place
    • 4 teams for Top 20% (5th, 6th, and 8th grades)​
    • 6 Certificates of Excellence (5th, 6th, and 8th grade teams)
  • Individuals:
    • Nationals:
      • ​​#3 5th grader
      • Four students top 10 
      • Nine students top 20 
    • ​State:​
      • #1 8th grader
      • #2 5th grader
      • Four students top 5
      • Eight students top 10 
• 2024-25
  • National ranked 1st, 14th, and 17th​

​Bebras Math Challenge:

• 2 students had perfect scores
• 76% achieved Scores of Distinction

MATHCOUNTS 
Silver Level Club for many years

• 2025-26:
  • Ray Powell Award (Fairfax)
  • 4 students in Top 40 
  • 5th Place Team
• 2024-25:
  • 2 students finished top 25 Chapters
  • 89% earned highly commendable score
• 2022-23:
  • ​2nd Place, Individual Chapter Competition
  • 3rd Place, Individual Chapter Countdown
  • 3rd Place, Team Chapter Competition

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Math Olympiad (MOEMS):

• 2025-26
  • Elementary ​Top 100 (Top 10%) school worldwide
  • 6 students placed in top 2% worldwide 
  • 75% of LS students received an award
• 2024-25:
  • Perfect score achieved
  • Top 12% worldwide Middle School

AMCs

• AMC8:
  • Honor Roll winner: top 5%
  • Six students in 6th grade and below earned Achievement Roll

Middle School Curriculum

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