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)
510006002433	181	Nandua Middle	Public	6-8	20330 Warrior Dr.	Onley	23418	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 787-7037	468	43	10.8	105.6%	163 (34.8%)	192 (41.0%)	88 (18.8%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.8%)	$8,532			$1,075			$7,457	59.4	63.6	152	29
510364001922	182	Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	713	64	11.1	27.5%	433 (60.7%)	99 (13.9%)	102 (14.3%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (8.0%)	$7,745			$440			$7,304	59.4	60.6	163	19
510348001539	183	Twin Springs High	Public	8-12	273 Titan Lane	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2185	242	24	10.2	77.3%	223 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,755			$158			$10,598	59.3	51.5	211	28
510114002982	184	Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	320 Wolfpack Way	Clintwood	24228	Dickenson County	Dickenson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 835-1601	438	37	11.8	94.3%	428 (97.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,083			$76			$7,007	59.1	62.8	154	30
510027000752	185	Gunston Middle	Public	6-8	2700 S Lang St	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6900	1,031	76	13.6	34.8%	349 (33.9%)	152 (14.7%)	376 (36.5%)	77 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.2%)	$10,677			$00			$10,677	58.7	55.5	194	9
510189000800	186	George H. Moody Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Woodman Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5015	1,102	65	16.9	40.3%	255 (23.1%)	208 (18.9%)	138 (12.5%)	452 (41.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.4%)								58.6	66	136	50
510021000066	187	Amherst Middle	Public	6-8	165 Gordons Fairground Rd	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 946-0691	356	30	11.8	80.1%	250 (70.2%)	54 (15.2%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$7,925			$03			$7,922	58.3	51.6	209	22
510183000773	188	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	13496 Liberty School Road	Ashland	23005	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-8060	917	72	12.7	42.2%	622 (67.8%)	98 (10.7%)	132 (14.4%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	$9,150			$552			$8,598	58.1	63.2	153	35
510371001619	189	Forest Glen Middle	Public	6-8	200 Forest Glen Dr	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 925-5780	444	31	14.3	67.3%	222 (50.0%)	174 (39.2%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$8,364			$50			$8,314	58	57.7	182	7
510126001839	190	Hughes Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	11401 Ridge Heights Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 715-3600	1,001	71	14	42.5%	402 (40.2%)	139 (13.9%)	308 (30.8%)	69 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.0%)	$10,892			$303			$10,589	57.9	62.4	158	32

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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:

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

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

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