West Nova News

There were 832 6th-grade students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 6th-grade students in the county was Cedar Lee Middle School.

Within Fauquier County schools, the largest number of students were found in 12th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Fauquier County ranked 25th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 25th the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 6th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cedar Lee Middle School	285	33.4%	853
W. C. Taylor Middle School	214	35.1%	610
Auburn Middle School	186	32%	582
Marshall Middle School	147	35.9%	410
Mary Walter Elementary School	0	0%	399
Claude Thompson Elementary School	0	0%	262
P. B. Smith Elementary School	0	0%	405
Fauquier High School	0	0%	1,162
Grace Miller Elementary School	0	0%	519
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	0	0%	318
Greenville Elementary School	0	0%	459
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	0	0%	385
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	0	0%	514
Kettle Run High School	0	0%	1,189
Liberty High School	0	0%	1,360
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	0	0%	526
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	0	0%	542
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	0	0%	350