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Sandburg Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

8428 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 · (703) 799-6100 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

Fort Hunt’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
1,401
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Sandburg Middle

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Hunt kids: 25 high schools

On the path

Where Fort Hunt kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Sandburg MiddleYou are here
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8428 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7708
Grade 8693
Enrollment over time
1,537’20
1,520’21
1,438’22
1,403’23
1,401’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%White 31%Black 18%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sandburg Middle from Fort Hunt families.

Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

The district →
Coates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C
996 students14:1
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
980 students17:1
Hutchison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D−
970 students14:1
Parklawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
963 students14:1
Braddock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D
955 students16:1
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
954 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Fort Hunt’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.