Potomac Middle School

3130 Panther Pride Drive
Dumfries, VA 22026

Potomac Middle School Web Site

Phone: 703.221.4996

Principal: Benita M. Stephens, Ed.D.

Assistant Principals: Ray Todd Burch, Simon King

Number of Students: 1,100

Number of Staff: 108

School Colors:   Burgundy and Black

School Mascot:  Panther

Staff, Students, and Parents Working Together as One

Potomac Middle School opened its doors in September 2006 completing the middle level of panthers on Panther Pride Drive.

Communities Served:
We serve communities along Cardinal Drive, Route 1 just south of Neabsco Creek, Princeton Woods, Port Potomac, Eagles Point, Southbridge, and Panther Pride Drive communities.

Potomac Middle feeder elementary schools include Swans Creek, Mary Williams, Leesylvania, River Oaks, and Dumfries.

Potomac Middle School has a site-based Signet program, designed to meet the specific needs of our gifted population.  In addition, qualified students may participate in extended level classes in mathematics and language arts and students are offered high school level classes in algebra and foreign language. 
Other programs at Potomac Middle School include Alpha Academy, after school SOL tutorials, and math and reading intervention programs. Computer labs and computers on wheels support science, social studies, language arts and math, and modular labs support technology education, family and consumer sciences and a media based library.

The English as a Second Language program provides services for students from different countries who speak native languages other than English. A key component of this program is our commitment to family literacy. We participate in the Prince William County Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) intervention program. This program offers instruction to ESOL parents/ guardians in communicating with the school, filling out job applications, and other related skills in addition to English language lessons.

Potomac Middle School provides a wide variety of extracurricular activities to our students including art, computer, drama and chess clubs; a literature magazine; a yearbook; Step Team; Dance Team; Panther Pals; National Junior Honor Society; International Club; and several championship sports teams.

In our first two years of participating in Prince William County Schools athletics we have won the Eastern Regional Football championships, boys basketball and cheerleading. Other sports include girls basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and field, wrestling, softball and baseball.

Parents and community members may be involved in several volunteer areas including the Apple Federal Credit Union, the Principal’s Advisory Council and the PTSO.

Potomac Middle School will push our students to the highest levels of academic achievement, social and emotional growth through maintaining high expectations. The staff is committed to making our school a community of learners in a caring, structural and bully and harassment free environment. We are a school that meets the needs of a very diverse population of students and parents. This allows us to achieve and maintain success because we understand the importance of “Staff, Students and Parents Working Together as One.”