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Middle Schools in Hanover County Public Schools

At a glance

DistrictHanover County Public Schools27^th of 131 Virginia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,874

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedChickahominy Middle12^th of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Summary:

The four middle schools of Hanover County Public Schools — Chickahominy Middle, Liberty Middle, Bell Creek Middle, and Oak Knoll Middle — serve grades 6–8 in the Mechanicsville and Ashland areas of Virginia, within a district that ranks 27th out of 131 districts statewide (79th percentile). The district's middle school picture is clearly split into two tiers. Chickahominy Middle and Oak Knoll Middle are the elite performers, both earning 5 stars and ranking among the top 6% of Virginia middle schools, with Chickahominy at #12 (97th percentile) and Oak Knoll at #23 (94th percentile) in 2025–26. Bell Creek Middle is a solid mid-tier school at #151 (64th percentile), while Liberty Middle is the district's lowest-ranked school at #211 (49th percentile).

Chickahominy Middle is the district's top overall performer, ranked among the top 13 middle schools in Virginia for three consecutive years with the highest average SOL proficiency (~91%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.0%). It also has the district's highest student-teacher ratio (14.4) and lowest per-student spending ($9,713), yet still outperforms every other school. Oak Knoll Middle, which was the district's highest-ranked school in 2023–24 at #10 in Virginia, has slipped modestly to #23, but still posts the highest 8th-grade science SOL proficiency (85.39%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (16.82%) in the district.

The largest achievement gap is in grade-level math — 6th-grade math proficiency ranges from 88.93% at Chickahominy to just 52.96% at Liberty, a 36-point gap. Advanced math is a universal strength: all four schools post 100% proficiency in Geometry and 7th-grade Algebra I. Spending does not predict performance, as Liberty spends the most per student ($11,699) yet ranks lowest, while Chickahominy spends the least. The two higher-poverty schools, Liberty (44.8% free/reduced lunch) and Bell Creek (40.3%), trail the two lower-poverty schools in average SOL proficiency. Notably, Bell Creek outperforms Liberty despite having higher chronic absenteeism (9.4% vs. 6.0%) and similar poverty rates, suggesting that school-level practices matter. For parents, the takeaway is clear: the district's advanced math programs are excellent everywhere, but grade-level math support at Liberty Middle — and to a lesser extent Bell Creek — deserves close attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Biology (2026)	SOL Science (2026)	SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	13496 Liberty School Road	Ashland	23005	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-8060	910	71	12.8	44.8%	598 (65.7%)	89 (9.8%)	156 (17.1%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.6%)	53.6	211^th of 416 public middle schools	49.3%		59.5	181^st of 419 public middle schools	56.8%	30		100.0	100.0	96.8		53.0	65.4	55.3		68.4	≥ 50%	67.1	71.1	73.9		80.1	$11,699	$353	$11,347
Bell Creek Middle	Public	6-8	8021 Lee Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2260	903	77	11.6	40.3%	638 (70.7%)	112 (12.4%)	64 (7.1%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.8%)	62.8	151^st of 416 public middle schools	63.7%		65.7	137^th of 419 public middle schools	67.3%	14		100.0	100.0	100.0		74.7	74.6	69.2		68.4		73.1	68.7	76.0		75.0	$11,003	$335	$10,668
Chickahominy Middle	Public	6-8	9450 Atlee Station Road	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2160	1,199	83	14.4	20.6%	877 (73.1%)	83 (6.9%)	74 (6.2%)	78 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.1%)	87.9	12^th of 416 public middle schools	97.1%		87.7	13^th of 419 public middle schools	96.9%	1	≥ 50%	100.0	100.0	100.0	≥ 50%	88.9	91.5	81.8		81.2	≥ 50%	87.8	88.8	87.0		93.9	$9,713	$136	$9,577
Oak Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	10295 Chamberlayne Rd.	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 365-4740	862	72	11.9	16.8%	682 (79.1%)	50 (5.8%)	36 (4.2%)	35 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	84.6	23^rd of 416 public middle schools	94.5%		86.5	17^th of 419 public middle schools	95.9%	6		100.0	100.0	100.0		82.6	84.0	75.9	≥ 50%	85.4		81.3	86.2	88.4	≥ 50%	93.3	$11,152	$334	$10,818

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Henrico County Public Schools	2.87 mi	79	90^th
Metro Richmond Alternative Educational	3.48 mi	1
Richmond City Public Schools	4.87 mi	59	118^th
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	6.03 mi	23
CodeRVA Regional High School	7.12 mi	1

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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.

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