Robert Frost Middle School (Fairfax County, Virginia)

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Frost Middle School is a school in the Fairfax County Public Schools System. It is named after the poet Robert Frost.

Contents 1 Feeder school 2 Demographics 3 Test Scores 4 Teachers 5 Teams 6 GT Center 6.1 7th Grade 6.2 8th Grade 7 Extracurricular Activities 8 MUN (Model United Nations) 8.1 Community Service 9 Bibliography

[edit] Feeder school

Most students feed into W. T. Woodson High School for grades 9-12, but some also feed into Falls Church, Oakton High School and Annandale High School. A select few (around 30) also test into Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

[edit] Demographics

Frost's student body during the 2005-2006 school year was 64.39% white, 21.04% Asian, 5.49% Hispanic, 3.96% Black, and 5.13% Unspecified. During the same school year, 5.49% of the student body received free/reduced-priced meals. 8.45% were classified as having limited English.

[edit] Test Scores

Frost is full accredited by the Virginia Department of Education. The following chart is for the 2005-2006 school year.

SOL Test	Percent Passing
Grade 7 English: Reading	93%
Grade 7 Math	76%
Grade 8 English: Reading	94%
Grade 8 Science	98%
Grade 8 English: Writing	98%
Grade 8 Math	94%

[edit] Teachers

45% of teachers have a Bachelor's degree, 55% have a Master's degree, 0% have a Doctorate degree. There are 14 students per teacher. There is a 96% attendance rate.

[edit] Teams

There are 8 teams at Frost, 4 per grade.

[edit] GT Center

The 7th grade team Discovery, and the 8th grade team Seekers make up Frost Middle School's Gifted and Talented Center.

[edit] 7th Grade

• Cavaliers
• Discovery
• Endeavor
• Travelers

[edit] 8th Grade

• Atoms
• Explorers
• Galaxy
• Seekers

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week. Students have the option to stay after school on Tuesdays and Fridays, but they must have a ride home. They include;
- Frost Follies (currently ended)
- Debate Club
- Technology Students Association (TSA)
- H.E.L.P. Club
- Frost Service Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Book Club
- the Deaf Club
- Mathalicious Club
- Project ADAM
- Ladies Project ADAM
- Fashion Club
- the Boardgame Club
- the Chess Club
- Club Frost
- the Dance Club
- Intramurals
- Peer Mediation
- Peer Tutoring
- College Parthnership
- Model United Nations
- Chat Club
- MathCounts
- Science Olympiad
- SCA
- Step

[edit] MUN (Model United Nations)

Frost has a very large number of students currently involved in MUN. Some people consider it the "national sport" of Frost. The Frost MUN mascot is the Nagarajotops, named after famed delegate Hareesh Nagaraj.

[edit] Community Service

All students at Frost are required to do community service each quarter. 7th Graders must do 3 hours per quarter, and 8th graders must do 5 hours per quarter. There are several teachers who have things for the students to do, but they can also volunteer at a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, etc.

[edit] Bibliography

• Manta .com verification of basic data.
• Mantua.org community group evaluation of school. (This is the site of a nearby neighborhood containing one of the schools feeding into Frost, Mantua Elementary)