Jefferson Middle School, 125 S. Old Glebe Road: grades 6-8, 1,052 students on Sept. 30, 2026, framework score 87.2. Office: 703-228-5900.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Jefferson Middle School, Arlington Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.

Jefferson Middle School is an Arlington Public Schools (APS) neighborhood middle school for central and south-central Arlington. It sits at 125 S. Old Glebe Road and serves grades 6 to 8. APS’s schools page lists it as Thomas Jefferson.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-228-5900 (fax 703-979-3744)
  • New to APS (registration): APS Welcome Center, 703-228-8000, option 1; 2110 Washington Blvd., first floor
  • Buses and general questions: APS main line, 703-228-8000
  • Which school serves an address: School and Community Relations, 703-228-6005
Address 125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22204
Grades 6 to 8
School day 7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. (early release 12:05 p.m.)
Website jefferson.apsva.us
Division Arlington Public Schools

Principal

Principal Keisha Boggan, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • APS count: 1,052 students on Sept. 30, 2026: 355 sixth graders, 353 in seventh grade and 344 in eighth, in APS’s official membership summary (PDF).
  • State count: 1,120 students in fall 2025, after 1,121 in 2024 and 1,090 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 1,088 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework scores each school on mastery on state tests, growth, readiness and graduation, according to APS’s framework page. Schools scoring 90 or more are Distinguished, 80 to 89 Meets Expectations, 65 to 79 Approaching Expectations and below 65 Needs Intensive Support. A school with a student group identified for federal support drops one category.

  • 2026-27 framework score: 87.2, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary (PDF). Students with disabilities were identified for Targeted Support and Improvement.
  • Accreditation: Fully Accredited

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed), from the School Quality Profile:

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 70% 70% 70%
Math 63% 64% 67%
Science 70% 64% 66%

Attendance zone

APS assigns neighborhood schools by home address. Check an address in the APS boundary locator or on the 2026-27 middle school boundary map (PDF).

Feeder elementary schools: on APS’s boundary maps, all of the Alice West Fleet and Randolph zones lie inside the Jefferson zone, along with nearly all of Long Branch and parts of Barcroft, Abingdon, Dr. Charles R. Drew, Hoffman-Boston and Arlington Science Focus.

High school: most of the Jefferson zone lies in the Washington-Liberty High School zone and most of the rest in the Wakefield zone.

Calendar and bell times

From the APS 2026-27 calendar:

  • Wednesday, Oct. 28: early release, all schools
  • Monday, Nov. 2: end of first quarter
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students (Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 23 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Thursday, March 18, 2027: early release; Friday, March 19: no school (parent-teacher conferences)
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break
  • Thursday, June 17, 2027: last day of school, early release

The school day runs 7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with early release at 12:05 p.m., according to APS.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Jefferson Middle School serve?

Grades 6 through 8. APS counted 1,052 students there on Sept. 30, 2026.

How is Jefferson Middle School rated by the state?

It is fully accredited. In Virginia’s 2026-27 School Performance and Support Framework it scored 87.2 and is rated Approaching Expectations, a category lowered by one because students with disabilities were identified for targeted federal support.

Which high school does Jefferson Middle School feed into?

Most of its zone lies in the Washington-Liberty High School zone and the rest in the Wakefield zone, on APS’s boundary maps. Check an address in the APS boundary locator.

What time does Jefferson Middle School start?

7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with early release at 12:05 p.m., according to Arlington Public Schools.