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)
510126000474	301	Sandburg Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8428 Fort Hunt Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 799-6100	1,403	135	10.4	52.0%	435 (31.0%)	259 (18.5%)	561 (40.0%)	72 (5.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.9%)	$10,164			$102			$10,062	33.7	36.4	288	13
510339001495	302	Elkton Middle	Public	6-8	21063 Blue and Gold Dr	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-1228	608	50	12	64.1%	465 (76.5%)	13 (2.1%)	82 (13.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	$6,733			$394			$6,339	33.5	33.5	304	2
510212000885	303	Hamilton Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	18444 King William Road	King William	23086	King William County	King William County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 769-3434	463	35	13.1	43.2%	342 (73.9%)	68 (14.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.0%)	$7,908			$113			$7,794	33.4	31.4	314	11
510378002962	304	Sussex Central Middle	Public	6-8	21356 Sussex Drive	Sussex	23882	Sussex County	Sussex County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 246-2251	225	23	10	100.9%	50 (22.2%)	152 (67.6%)	15 (6.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$3,793			$00			$3,793	33.1	37.3	283	21
510313002584	305	Potomac Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3130 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 221-4996	984	72	13.6	67.7%	107 (10.9%)	354 (36.0%)	335 (34.0%)	118 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	63 (6.4%)	$8,142			$79			$8,062	33.1	36.5	287	18
510371001621	306	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2325 E Washington St	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 934-6212	546	44	12.4	67.4%	80 (14.7%)	380 (69.6%)	52 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$9,902			$362			$9,540	33	31.9	312	6
510018000063	307	Amelia County Middle	Public	6-8	8740 Otterburn Road	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 561-4422	351	26	13.5	82.9%	223 (63.5%)	61 (17.4%)	35 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$7,932			$252			$7,679	32.9	36.2	290	17
510384001676	308	Bayside Middle	Public	6-8	965 Newtown Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-4400	702	58	12.1	94.4%	90 (12.8%)	405 (57.7%)	112 (16.0%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.1%)	$14,177			$1,460			$12,716	32.8	43.9	256	52
510171000106	309	William Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	148 Monroe Dr	Stanardsville	22973	Greene County	Greene County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 939-9003	625	48	12.8	68.5%	412 (65.9%)	36 (5.8%)	100 (16.0%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.2%)	$7,387			$116			$7,271	32.5	39.6	276	33
510364002165	310	Chancellor Middle	Public	6-8	6320 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-8099	791	62	12.8	71.8%	272 (34.4%)	124 (15.7%)	303 (38.3%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.7%)	$6,791			$111			$6,680	32.1	33.8	302	8

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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.