Best Middle Schools in Virginia for English Language Learner Students

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Every year, the Virginia Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Virginia test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the SOL test scores by the Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 122)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
510189000123	1	Short Pump Middle	Public	6-8	4701 Pouncey Tract Rd	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0800	1,082	62	17.4	16.3%	450 (41.6%)	121 (11.2%)	59 (5.5%)	376 (34.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (6.4%)	$7,353			$589			$6,764	99.2%	88.0%	11.17%
510384000436	2	Landstown Middle	Public	6-8	2204 Recreation Dr	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4750	1,265	74	17	40.6%	468 (37.0%)	321 (25.4%)	189 (14.9%)	138 (10.9%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	138 (10.9%)	$10,554			$482			$10,072	98.4%	78.7%	19.70%
510333001466	3	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	6810 Northside High School Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8145	611	48	12.6	70.9%	309 (50.6%)	116 (19.0%)	97 (15.9%)	36 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (7.7%)	$8,854			$369			$8,485	97.5%	75.8%	21.76%
510384001690	4	Independence Middle	Public	6-8	1370 Dunstan Ln	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4600	1,208	73	16.5	47.8%	565 (46.8%)	301 (24.9%)	151 (12.5%)	50 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	137 (11.3%)	$10,923			$584			$10,339	96.7%	65.0%	31.73%
510006002433	5	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	95.9%	56.6%	39.31%
510009000751	6	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-0599	520	37	13.9	24.2%	292 (56.2%)	47 (9.0%)	70 (13.5%)	60 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.6%)	$8,739			$504			$8,235	95.1%	81.1%	14.03%
510282001176	7	Prospect Heights Middle	Public	6-8	202 Dailey Drive	Orange	22960	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4400	447	37	12	68.9%	270 (60.4%)	64 (14.3%)	56 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.1%)	$7,425			$275			$7,150	94.3%	47.2%	47.02%
510225002853	8	J. Michael Lunsford Middle	Public	6-8	26020 Ticonderoga Road	Chantilly	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 722-2660	1,235	92	13.4	16.4%	458 (37.1%)	89 (7.2%)	116 (9.4%)	495 (40.1%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (5.6%)	$12,973			$332			$12,641	93.4%	84.7%	8.79%
510313002753	9	Gainesville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8001 Limestone Dr	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-2997	1,363	86	15.8	22.2%	650 (47.7%)	159 (11.7%)	220 (16.1%)	226 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	105 (7.7%)	$7,701			$43			$7,657	92.6%	89.9%	2.69%
510156000356	10	Galax Middle	Public	6-8	202 Maroon Tide Dr	Galax	24333	Galax city	Galax City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 236-6124	329	23	14.3	107.3%	194 (59.0%)	8 (2.4%)	119 (36.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$6,394			$489			$5,905	91.8%	61.9%	29.93%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.