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)
510162003022	121	Page Middle	Public	6-8	5198 TC Walker Rd	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-2540	564	47	12	67.2%	407 (72.2%)	36 (6.4%)	61 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	$7,639			$203			$7,437	68.6	64.8	142	21
510159000673	122	Narrows High	Public	8-12	1 Green Wave Lane	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 726-2384	299	27	11	65.2%	286 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$8,184			$211			$7,974	68.5	67.1	135	13
510219000896	123	Jonesville Middle	Public	5-7	160 Bulldog Circle	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 346-1011	238	22	11	100.8%	229 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$9,020			$3,388			$5,633	68.4	69.3	125	2
510318003095	124	Radford City Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1612 Wadsworth Street	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 731-3647	1,589	39	41		857 (53.9%)	305 (19.2%)	165 (10.4%)	106 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	151 (9.5%)								68.3	62.2	159	35
510084002754	125	Tomahawk Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Learning Place Loop	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-7120	1,612	111	14.5	15.1%	1,098 (68.1%)	212 (13.2%)	123 (7.6%)	81 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	89 (5.5%)	$6,112			$114			$5,997	68.3	72.3	113	12
510093001956	126	Colonial Beach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	102 First Street	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Colonial Beach Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 224-9897	379	21	17.8	85.0%	226 (59.6%)	74 (19.5%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.5%)	$7,973			$1,420			$6,553	68.2	47.6	232	106
510313002158	127	Lake Ridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12350 Mohican Rd	Woodbridge	22192	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-5154	1,404	87	16.1	43.7%	429 (30.6%)	303 (21.6%)	428 (30.5%)	128 (9.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.0%)	$7,087			$67			$7,020	68.2	71.9	115	12
510126002271	128	Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	6801 Union Mill Rd.	Clifton	20124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 988-8100	903	76	11.9	37.8%	291 (32.2%)	75 (8.3%)	253 (28.0%)	222 (24.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.8%)	$11,449			$365			$11,083	68	69.6	124	4
510201000874	129	Smithfield Middle	Public	7-8	14175 Turner Drive	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 365-4100	601	41	14.7	39.8%	322 (53.6%)	169 (28.1%)	46 (7.7%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.3%)	$6,313			$152			$6,161	67.8	71.3	116	13
510039003009	130	Bland County High	Public	7-12	176 Eagles Road	Rocky Gap	24366	Bland County	Bland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 928-1100	436	25	17.4	79.1%	351 (80.5%)	31 (7.1%)	23 (5.3%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	$7,771			$223			$7,549	67.3	55.4	195	65

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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