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)
510084000343	91	Midlothian Middle	Public	6-8	13501 Midlothian Turnpike	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2460	1,297	88	14.7	14.0%	941 (72.6%)	101 (7.8%)	78 (6.0%)	89 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (6.5%)	$7,043			$60			$6,982	73.7	76.5	88	3
510081002557	92	Greenbrier Middle	Public	6-8	1016 Greenbrier Pkwy	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 548-5309	790	64	12.3	45.1%	228 (28.9%)	310 (39.2%)	103 (13.0%)	55 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.6%)	$15,186			$1,063			$14,122	73.6	70.2	122	30
510415001817	93	Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	567	124	4.5	33.7%	279 (49.2%)	104 (18.3%)	97 (17.1%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (12.0%)	$8,700			$438			$8,263	72.9	80.7	47	46
510081001954	94	Jolliff Middle	Public	6-8	1021 Jolliff Rd.	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-5246	695	57	12.1	41.9%	307 (44.2%)	229 (32.9%)	71 (10.2%)	18 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.5%)	$11,216			$327			$10,889	72.9	78.9	66	28
510351000221	95	Signal Knob Middle	Public	6-8	687 Sandy Hook Road	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-3422	402	34	11.9	79.6%	314 (78.1%)	13 (3.2%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (8.0%)	$8,910			$39			$8,871	72.7	55.6	192	97
510225002965	96	Trailside Middle	Public	6-8	20325 Claiborne Parkway	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2280	1,159	81	14.2	18.3%	557 (48.1%)	89 (7.7%)	158 (13.6%)	266 (23.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (7.2%)	$12,644			$338			$12,306	72.6	75.1	97	1
510027000107	97	Swanson Middle	Public	6-8	5800 Washington Blvd	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5500	964	68	14	19.9%	501 (52.0%)	76 (7.9%)	215 (22.3%)	74 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (10.1%)	$11,456			$00			$11,456	72.5	75.1	96	1
510225002450	98	Mercer Middle	Public	6-8	42149 Greenstone Dr.	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4340	1,444	104	13.9	18.9%	361 (25.0%)	140 (9.7%)	110 (7.6%)	741 (51.3%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (5.1%)	$12,863			$265			$12,598	72.2	72.9	108	10
510352001441	99	Chilhowie Middle	Public	6-8	1162 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-3942	295	25	12	99.7%	269 (91.2%)	10 (3.4%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$7,220			$775			$6,445	72.2	81.2	46	53
510313001951	100	Herbert J. Saunders Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13557 Spriggs Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-9188	1,200	78	15.3	42.8%	348 (29.0%)	212 (17.7%)	400 (33.3%)	150 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	86 (7.2%)	$7,770			$132			$7,638	71.9	70.2	123	23

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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