Middle school

Sterling Falls Middle

Grades served: 6-8
Neighborhood: Downtown
Enrollment: 780; 2025-26
Students per teacher: 16:1

Enrollment

How many students go here, and who they are. Some small groups are not shown, to protect student privacy; we explain why.

780 students were enrolled at Sterling Falls Middle for 2025-26.

Race and ethnicity

Race and ethnicity at Sterling Falls Middle, 2025-26
Group	Students
Asian	27
Black	174
Hispanic	104
Two or more races	32
White	431
American Indian or Alaska Native	n < 10. We hide results for very small groups so that individual students cannot be identified.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	n < 10. We hide results for very small groups so that individual students cannot be identified.

Gender

Gender at Sterling Falls Middle, 2025-26
Group	Students
Female	394
Male	386

Additional groups

Additional groups at Sterling Falls Middle, 2025-26
Group	Students
Economically disadvantaged	351
English learners	84
Students with disabilities	91
Students without stable housing	12
Military-connected	29

n < 10We hide results for very small groups so that individual students cannot be identified. Results for fewer than 10 students are not published. When hiding one group would still let someone work out its number by subtracting the others from the total, we hide a second group as well. This is required to protect student privacy, and it is why some rows show more hidden values than you might expect.

Test results

How students at this school did on last year's state tests, next to the district and the state, so you can see how this school compares.

Reading and writing

Tests covering reading, writing, and understanding what a text says. Schools and the state often call this English language arts.

Percent of tested students at Sterling Falls Middle who met or exceeded what their grade expects, compared with the district and the Virginia average.

Mathematics

Tests covering the math taught at each grade level.

Percent of tested students at Sterling Falls Middle who met or exceeded what their grade expects, compared with the district and the Virginia average.

Science

Tests covering science, given in some grades rather than every grade.

Percent of tested students at Sterling Falls Middle who met or exceeded what their grade expects, compared with the district and the Virginia average.

Staff

How many teachers work here, and how many students each one is responsible for on average.

Licensed instructional staff: 54
Classroom teachers: 49
Students per teacher: 16:1

We publish two staffing numbers because they count different people. Licensed instructional staff includes classroom teachers plus librarians, counsellors, reading specialists, and instructional coaches. The student-teacher ratio uses classroom teachers only, which is the standard way districts report it.