Joyce Kilmer Middle School is a school in the Fairfax County Public Schools System in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, east of the city of Vienna. Kilmer serves grades 7-8. It was named after the journalist and poet Joyce Kilmer. Kilmer has a GT program for students who have been determined to be "Gifted and Talented." It is now called AAP, or "Advanced Academics Program."Feeder schoolsThis school feeds into Madison High School, George C. Marshall High School, and Langley High School.DemographicsKilmer's student body is 54.4% White, 25% Asian, 11.6% Hispanic, 5.5% Unspecified, and 3.5% black.Test scoresKilmer is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education. The following chart is for the 2006-2007 school year.Music programKilmer is known for its music program. The school received the Blue Ribbon Award in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2016 which is given to schools whose top performing groups from orchestra, chorus and band all receive Superior ratings at Festival, the highest rating possible. The Kilmer 2010 and 2014 Symphonic Bands played at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Conference in Norfolk, VA.
