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Best Middle Schools in Virginia Beach, VA

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Schools

14,976

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedOld Donation School18^th of 419 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Bayside Middle up 43 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bayside 6th Grade Campus 8.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Virginia Beach, Virginia is home to 15 middle schools that are part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 25th out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and offer a diverse range of educational experiences.

Among the standout schools in the area are Old Donation School, a public magnet school that consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Virginia with a 5-star rating and exceptional test scores. Other high-performing schools include Princess Anne Middle, ranked 24th out of 419 Virginia middle schools, and Great Neck Middle, ranked 37th and also with a 5-star rating. These schools demonstrate strong academic performance across various subject areas.

The data also reveals some variation in school characteristics, with chronic absenteeism rates remaining consistent at 15.7% across all 15 middle schools, but significant differences in free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 14.57% at Old Donation School to 94.44% at Bayside Middle. Additionally, spending per student varies from $10,485 at Old Donation School to $14,431 at Bayside 6th Grade Campus, and student-teacher ratios range from 9.6 at Bayside 6th Grade Campus to 17.5 at Princess Anne Middle and Virginia Beach Middle.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)						SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	1,272	75	17.0	39.3%	492 (38.7%)	315 (24.8%)	176 (13.8%)	137 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	12 (0.9%)	136 (10.7%)	68.7	122^nd of 419 public middle schools	70.9%		73.8	89^th of 417 public middle schools	78.7%	33	100.0	100.0	96.9				69.7	42.1	50.9		74.0	97.2				84.0	80.0	83.5	83.4		$13,304	$941	$12,363
Larkspur Middle	Public	6-8	4696 Princess Anne Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4800	1,488	87	17.1	76.3%	427 (28.7%)	529 (35.6%)	290 (19.5%)	55 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	180 (12.1%)	44.6	250^th of 419 public middle schools	40.3%		50.4	226^th of 417 public middle schools	45.8%	24	91.0	98.3	96.3				60.8	40.1	39.3		45.4	97.2				69.7	71.0	75.2	73.4		$13,929	$1,339	$12,590
Old Donation School	Public, Magnet	2-8	4633 Honeygrove Road	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 648-3240	1,377	86	15.9	14.3%	761 (55.3%)	72 (5.2%)	95 (6.9%)	285 (20.7%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	150 (10.9%)	85.7	18^th of 419 public middle schools	95.7%		86.8	14^th of 417 public middle schools	96.6%	4	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0				99.2		100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$12,549	$657	$11,892
Corporate Landing Middle	Public	6-8	1597 Corporate Landing Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4500	995	63	15.6	44.9%	497 (49.9%)	177 (17.8%)	136 (13.7%)	39 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	138 (13.9%)	60.5	170^th of 419 public middle schools	59.4%		55.3	201^st of 417 public middle schools	51.8%	31	94.4	94.1	87.7				62.0	49.2	66.5		66.5	97.0				78.4	73.7	84.9	82.1		$14,761	$1,135	$13,626
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	628	61	10.2	96.3%	100 (15.9%)	340 (54.1%)	106 (16.9%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (10.4%)	42.3	265^th of 419 public middle schools	36.8%		32.8	308^th of 417 public middle schools	26.1%	43	100.0	100.0	98.0					50.9	51.2		49.0	94.1					72.3	66.8	69.2		$16,229	$1,936	$14,293
Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Pope St	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4450	1,053	69	15.3	67.4%	368 (34.9%)	329 (31.2%)	132 (12.5%)	77 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	136 (12.9%)	55.9	197^th of 419 public middle schools	53.0%		61.1	168^th of 417 public middle schools	59.7%	29	96.3	100.0	96.6				55.1	35.1	49.5		58.8	97.1				73.7	81.6	79.5	80.5		$14,006	$890	$13,115
Great Neck Middle	Public	6-8	1848 North Great Neck Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4550	1,039	66	15.6	30.1%	674 (64.9%)	103 (9.9%)	130 (12.5%)	29 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	97 (9.3%)	81.6	37^th of 419 public middle schools	91.2%		81.4	47^th of 417 public middle schools	88.7%	10	100.0	100.0	96.7				80.4		47.5		80.8	100.0				87.9	89.0	88.6	92.3		$13,343	$894	$12,449
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	1,193	76	15.6	47.3%	534 (44.8%)	311 (26.1%)	168 (14.1%)	45 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	130 (10.9%)	58.6	186^th of 419 public middle schools	55.6%		65.1	146^th of 417 public middle schools	65.0%	40	94.2	100.0	98.1				59.4	49.8	40.0		58.9	97.3				79.8	81.6	79.7	79.7		$13,654	$999	$12,654
Kempsville Middle	Public	6-8	860 Churchill Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4700	727	48	15.2	42.5%	348 (47.9%)	154 (21.2%)	81 (11.1%)	41 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	90 (12.4%)	63.5	155^th of 419 public middle schools	63.0%		66	136^th of 417 public middle schools	67.4%	19	100.0	100.0	100.0				70.2	60.7	50.8		60.0	95.0				76.7	82.5	77.9	78.5		$15,157	$929	$14,227
Lynnhaven Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Bayne Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4850	727	73	9.9	93.8%	356 (49.0%)	202 (27.8%)	80 (11.0%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.0%)	60.2	174^th of 419 public middle schools	58.5%		54.1	208^th of 417 public middle schools	50.1%	34	88.9	100.0	100.0				76.6	50.0	53.8		52.6	92.6				75.1	74.8	82.0	77.4		$19,932	$1,362	$18,570
Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	3080 S Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4900	1,033	67	15.5	44.6%	474 (45.9%)	244 (23.6%)	137 (13.3%)	54 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (11.6%)	70.2	116^th of 419 public middle schools	72.3%		68.6	120^th of 417 public middle schools	71.2%	4	98.9	100.0	99.2				64.2	24.7	58.1		60.0	100.0				81.4	83.5	88.8	86.6		$14,077	$828	$13,249
Princess Anne Middle	Public	6-8	2323 Holland Road	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4950	1,358	76	17.9	14.7%	991 (73.0%)	46 (3.4%)	141 (10.4%)	48 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	125 (9.2%)	84.9	24^th of 419 public middle schools	94.3%		85.1	22^nd of 417 public middle schools	94.7%	2	98.9	100.0	98.6				83.5	68.4	64.6		81.4	100.0				93.4	94.3	92.0	92.0		$13,018	$897	$12,121
Virginia Beach Middle	Public	6-8	600 25th St	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-6050	685	42	16.3	61.5%	326 (47.6%)	131 (19.1%)	136 (19.9%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (10.1%)	62.7	161^st of 419 public middle schools	61.6%		59.6	178^th of 417 public middle schools	57.3%	17	100.0	100.0	100.0				72.9	55.0	59.0		53.4	98.0				80.4	79.0	77.9	74.5		$15,921	$859	$15,061
Salem Middle	Public	6-8	2380 Lynnhaven Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5000	1,072	61	17.6	36.1%	380 (35.4%)	228 (21.3%)	152 (14.2%)	160 (14.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	139 (13.0%)	74.8	87^th of 419 public middle schools	79.2%		78.6	67^th of 417 public middle schools	83.9%	20	97.5	100.0	98.8				71.5		41.9		68.4	94.4				84.3	87.8	88.3	84.6		$13,081	$996	$12,086
Bayside 6th Grade Campus	Public	6	4722 Jericho Road	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-4440	329	37	8.7	99.7%	77 (23.4%)	172 (52.3%)	43 (13.1%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)								(n/a)							66.6									69.1

Cities Near Virginia Beach

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norfolk	5.54 mi	59	320^th
Chesapeake	7.63 mi	53	134^th
Portsmouth	12.17 mi	23	334^th
Hampton	17.62 mi	37	184^th
Suffolk	17.99 mi	23	231^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.