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)
510264001056	371	Ella J. FitzGerald Middle	Public	6-8	432 Industrial Park Dr	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 888-3300	969	64	15.1	93.8%	150 (15.5%)	462 (47.7%)	234 (24.1%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	87 (9.0%)	$7,419			$126			$7,292	18.6	28.4	332	39
510264002298	372	Mary Passage Middle	Public	6-8	400 Atkinson Way	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7600	976	64	15.3	94.9%	192 (19.7%)	496 (50.8%)	155 (15.9%)	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.8%)	102 (10.5%)	$7,583			$2,519			$5,064	18	17.9	373	1
510231000947	373	Lunenburg Middle	Public	6-8	583 Tomlinson Road	Victoria	23974	Lunenburg County	Lunenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 696-2161	333	27	12.3	98.5%	161 (48.3%)	107 (32.1%)	48 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	$8,220			$184			$8,036	17.9	23.7	355	18
510267001105	374	Lake Taylor	Public	K-8	1380 Kempsville Rd	Norfolk	23502	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 892-3230	681	60	11.3	98.2%	85 (12.5%)	408 (59.9%)	119 (17.5%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.2%)	$10,323			$801			$9,522	17.7	11.1	396	22
510306002130	375	Prince Edward Middle	Public	5-8	35 Eagle Drive	Farmville	23901	Prince Edward County	Prince Edward County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 315-2120	513	38	13.5	104.5%	154 (30.0%)	304 (59.3%)	25 (4.9%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$6,050			$553			$5,497	17.7	21.7	362	13
510267001120	376	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	8720 Granby St	Norfolk	23503	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 531-3150	767	56	13.6	91.4%	179 (23.3%)	342 (44.6%)	174 (22.7%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.5%)	$7,567			$347			$7,220	17.4	16.9	377	1
510126000481	377	Glasgow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4101 Fairfax Pkwy	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 813-8700	1,724	125	13.8	86.1%	355 (20.6%)	183 (10.6%)	934 (54.2%)	206 (11.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (2.3%)	$10,373			$110			$10,263	17.3	20.3	366	11
510330001434	378	John P. Fishwick Middle	Public	6-8	1004 Montrose Ave SE	Roanoke	24013	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-6040	579	38	15.1	99.0%	173 (29.9%)	164 (28.3%)	165 (28.5%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	$9,219			$812			$8,407	17.1	24.7	350	28
510126000511	379	Key Middle	Public	7-8	6402 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 313-3900	688	64	10.7	74.0%	93 (13.5%)	54 (7.8%)	397 (57.7%)	123 (17.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$12,020			$312			$11,708	16.2	16.9	378	1
510236002226	380	Grace E. Metz Middle	Public	7-8	9950 Wellington Road	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 377-6800	1,076	69	15.7	67.8%	123 (11.4%)	102 (9.5%)	744 (69.1%)	39 (3.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.9%)	$11,418			$579			$10,839	15.7	18.4	371	9

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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.