Grace E. Metz Middle, 9950 Wellington Road: grades 7 and 8, 1,099 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, framework score 76.85. Office: 571-377-6800.
Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Sources: Grace E. Metz Middle School, Manassas City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.
Grace E. Metz Middle School serves seventh and eighth grade at 9950 Wellington Road for Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS). It is the division’s only middle school, so every student who lives inside the city limits is zoned for it. It had 1,099 students in fall 2025, the state’s count shows. Its teams are the Mustangs.
Who to call
- Main office: 571-377-6800
- Registering a new student: registrar Cruz Martinez, 571-377-6824, after the online form on the division’s new student registration page
- Which school is my address zoned for? the division’s WebQuery school and bus stop lookup
- Buses: MCPS Transportation, 571-377-6091; after hours and emergencies, 571-245-8119
| Address | 9950 Wellington Road, Manassas, VA 20110 |
| Phone | 571-377-6800 |
| Grades | 7 and 8 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. |
| Website | mcpsva.org/o/mms |
| Division | Manassas City Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Juliet Finnegan, according to the school’s administration page, which says she has more than 20 years in public schools as a teacher, dean and assistant principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 1,099 students in fall 2025, compared with 1,111 in fall 2024 and 1,076 in fall 2023, according to the School Quality Profile. Fall 2025 broke down as 544 in seventh grade and 555 in eighth grade.
- Federal count: 1,076 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
State report card
Virginia rates schools two ways. Accreditation means a school “submitted all required evidence to the Department of Education as prescribed in the Standards of Accreditation,” in the words of the state profile. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Needs Intensive Support.
- Accreditation: Fully Accredited, the state’s designation for the 2025-26 school year.
- Framework score: 76.85, performance level Needs Intensive Support, in the state’s division summary.
- Federal accountability: the profile lists Metz as “Identified for Targeted Support and Improvement” based on 2025-26 data, a label tied to the results of individual student groups.
Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed, all tests in the subject):
| Subject | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Virginia, 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English reading | 53% | 49% | 54% | 74% |
| Math | 43% | 36% | 42% | 73% |
| Science (eighth grade) | 46% | 42% | 46% | 66% |
Metz students taking high school courses passed the Algebra I test at 93% and the Geometry test at 100% in 2025-26, the profile shows. The full profile also reports attendance, student groups and teacher data.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Every city student attends Metz after fifth and sixth grade at Baldwin Intermediate or Mayfield Intermediate, then moves on to Osbourn High, according to the division’s school profiles page.
The zone stops at the city line. Many homes with a Manassas mailing address are in Prince William County, which runs its own schools. Confirm an address in WebQuery.
Calendar and bell times
From the division’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Wednesday, Oct. 21: early release for students
- Monday, Nov. 2: parent-teacher conferences; no school for students
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day; schools and offices closed
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Monday, Jan. 4
- March 29 to April 2: spring break
- Friday, June 4: last day of school, early release
The division’s school profiles page sets Metz’s hours at 7:40 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., with early release at 11:50 a.m. Weather closings and delays are posted on the division’s inclement weather page.
Programs and sports
The division’s fast facts page says Metz offers Algebra I, Geometry and world languages for high school credit, Project Lead the Way courses, and the Integrated Math and Science and Integrated Humanities programs for selected students in grades 7 to 10. Band, orchestra and guitar continue from fifth grade.
The school’s sports seasons page lists these teams, with students allowed to try out for one sport a season:
- Fall: football, boys soccer, volleyball, girls track and cheerleading
- Winter: boys and girls basketball, cheerleading and wrestling
- Spring: baseball, boys track, girls soccer and softball
History
The school is named for Grace E. Metz, a longtime Manassas teacher. It opened as Metz Junior High on Sept. 4, 1990, with about 1,050 students, and became Grace E. Metz Middle School on July 1, 2000, according to the school’s about page.
More on Manassas schools
- The school’s website and its state School Quality Profile
- Every public school in Manassas
- Our Manassas schools guide for School Board meetings and the full calendar
- Our Oakenshaw neighborhood guide, the area around the school
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Metz Middle serve?
Seventh and eighth grade. Grace E. Metz is the only middle school in Manassas City Public Schools, so every city address is zoned for it. It had 1,099 students in fall 2025, according to the state.
How is Metz Middle rated by the state?
It is fully accredited for 2025-26. On Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 76.85, which the state rates Needs Intensive Support.
Which high school does Metz Middle feed into?
Osbourn High School, the division’s only high school.
What time does Metz Middle start?
The school day runs from 7:40 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., with early release days ending at 11:50 a.m., according to the division’s school profiles page.
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