Best Middle Schools in Virginia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 417)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510313001307	311	George M. Hampton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14800 Darbydale Avenue	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-6166	846	73	11.5	80.4%	62 (7.3%)	143 (16.9%)	537 (63.5%)	81 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.4%)	$8,564			$392			$8,173	31.9	28.8	329	18
510102002111	312	Craig County High	Public	6-12	25239 Craigs Creek Road	New Castle	24127	Craig County	Craig County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 864-5185	261	27	9.6	82.4%	256 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,392			$792			$8,600	31.6	40.9	269	43
510366001595	313	Edward E. Drew Junior Middle	Public	6-8	501 Cambridge St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-1415	600	51	11.7	76.3%	191 (31.8%)	165 (27.5%)	120 (20.0%)	50 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (11.3%)	$9,629			$382			$9,247	31.6	35.5	294	19
510324001351	314	Albert Hill Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Patterson Ave	Richmond	23221	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6107	494	30	16.6	100.0%	161 (32.6%)	265 (53.6%)	38 (7.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$20,460			$788			$19,673	30.8	24.2	353	39
510313000190	315	Stuart M. Beville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Dale Blvd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 878-2593	1,124	88	12.7	74.8%	117 (10.4%)	204 (18.1%)	632 (56.2%)	123 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (3.8%)	$8,744			$119			$8,624	30.7	29.6	320	5
510192000840	316	Laurel Park Middle	Public	6-8	280 Laurel Park Avenue	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 632-7216	743	60	12.4	100.0%	347 (46.7%)	231 (31.1%)	107 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.3%)	$6,322			$541			$5,781	30.6	28.5	331	15
510252001020	317	Christiansburg Middle	Public	6-8	1205 Buffalo Drive NW	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 394-2180	760	59	12.8	40.7%	588 (77.4%)	46 (6.1%)	66 (8.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	$7,840			$158			$7,682	30.5	38.6	279	38
510180000734	318	C. Alton Lindsay Middle	Public	6-8	1636 Briarfield Rd	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4560	674	50	13.4	79.5%	61 (9.1%)	500 (74.2%)	53 (7.9%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$8,411			$1,072			$7,340	30.2	29.4	323	5
510364001585	319	Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	11120 Leavells Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-4400	765	60	12.7	71.9%	244 (31.9%)	155 (20.3%)	257 (33.6%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.8%)	$7,214			$206			$7,008	30.1	29.2	324	5
510126000496	320	Herndon Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	901 Locust St	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 904-4800	896	82	10.9	65.1%	263 (29.4%)	58 (6.5%)	487 (54.4%)	50 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	$12,028			$588			$11,440	29.7	29.9	319	1

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SOL Algebra I, SOL Mathematics, SOL English Reading, SOL Civics and Economics, SOL Geometry, SOL Algebra II, SOL Earth Science, SOL Geography, SOL Writing, SOL Biology, SOL Science, SOL World History I test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.