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)
510084000341	361	Matoaca Middle	Public	6-8	6001 Hickory Road	Petersburg	23803	Petersburg city	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 590-3130	806	57	14.1	75.7%	367 (45.5%)	334 (41.4%)	54 (6.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.2%)	$7,348			$124			$7,224	20.3	28.9	328	33
510015201888	362	Covington Middle	Public	6-8	606 S. Lexington Avenue	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 965-1410	622	45	13.9	81.4%	516 (83.0%)	44 (7.1%)	30 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$8,167			$647			$7,520	19.7	33.7	303	59
510264001050	363	Homer L. Hines Middle	Public	6-8	561 McLawhorne Dr	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4878	844	54	15.6	94.0%	141 (16.7%)	460 (54.5%)	135 (16.0%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	88 (10.4%)	$7,618			$386			$7,232	19.7	22.8	358	5
510271002963	364	Northampton Middle	Public	7-8	16041 Courthouse Road	Eastville	23310	Northampton County	Northampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 678-5151	221	19	11.8	99.1%	55 (24.9%)	100 (45.2%)	50 (22.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$7,826			$540			$7,286	19.7	13.8	385	21
510189000803	365	Quioccasin Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Quioccasin Rd	Richmond	23238	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 750-2630	1,013	68	15	93.5%	389 (38.4%)	236 (23.3%)	234 (23.1%)	88 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.1%)	$7,763			$1,350			$6,414	19.7	23.2	357	8
510066000051	366	Caroline Middle	Public	6-8	13325 Devils Three Jump Road	Milford	22514	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 633-6561	1,000	53	18.8	79.7%	476 (47.6%)	259 (25.9%)	144 (14.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (10.8%)	$6,786			$328			$6,458	19.6	20.1	369	3
510009000023	367	Journey Middle	Public	6-8	210 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-9320	607	46	13.1	71.5%	214 (35.3%)	148 (24.4%)	171 (28.2%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)								19.6	29	327	40
510111000394	368	O. Trent Bonner Middle	Public	6-8	300 Apollo Ave	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 799-6446	573	57	10	94.9%	93 (16.2%)	392 (68.4%)	54 (9.4%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$8,139			$321			$7,818	19.3	8.5	403	35
510126000500	369	Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	6525 Montrose St	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-5900	892	73	12.2	71.3%	148 (16.6%)	168 (18.8%)	407 (45.6%)	138 (15.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	$11,644			$169			$11,475	18.7	25.3	345	24
510393001755	370	Kate Collins Middle	Public	6-8	1625 Ivy St	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4635	624	50	12.4	90.5%	282 (45.2%)	120 (19.2%)	137 (22.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.9%)	$8,367			$567			$7,800	18.7	17.6	374	4

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