Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle School

Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
503 Deacon Rd,  Fredericksburg, VA
Stafford County Public Schools
3.2
2.8
881 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Lisa M. Besceglia
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Math Proficiency
48%
Reading Proficiency
71%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B-
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
71%
Math Proficiency
48%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
64
Full Time Teachers
64
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.5%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
259:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.5%
Female
47.5%
White
59.7%
Hispanic
17.3%
Black
13.3%
Two or more races
6.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.3%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.2 3 Reviews
1.0 Middle School Student
6/7/2019
The teaches at Dixon Smith Middle School are completely disrespectful. They are homophobic and can't explain good. Almost everyone in my math and reading class failed. But overall Dixon makes me have a lot of stress. And the janitor are underpaid. All the kids at Dixon cuss and some have lost there virginity.
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2.8 4 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/14/2023
This school has a terrible reputation of bullying and what is worse is that the staff does nothing to stop it. My child was bullied non-stop everyday for weeks and let his teachers and administrators know and nothing was done until one day he had enough and punched his bully repeatedly. It is only t...
1.0 parent
12/2/2021
This school is so disappointing. First off there is an extreme amount of bullying amongst students in the school. There is no tolerance for anyone who is not part of the popular crowd. Slurs are often expressed to those that are different, and the "popular kids" often try to intimidate them by pushi...
5.0 parent
5/20/2011
This is our first experience with middle school in the Stafford County public school system. Our four older children all graduated from St. Francis of Assisi Middle School and we were unsure what to expect with our fifth child's experience. He has been extremely happy and adjusted amazingly well. Th...
4.0 other
11/5/2010
I love it but there are these huge things about bullying and how they won't accept it, but a girl I know always gets her locker slammed in her face and made fun of right in front of the teachers and they don't do anything about it. hypocrites!

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