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Middle Schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools

At a glance

DistrictSpotsylvania County Public Schools95^th of 131 Virginia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

5,477

Students

Top rankedNi River Middle63^rd of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Ni River Middle up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Freedom Middle 12.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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Summary:

Spotsylvania County Public Schools operates 7 middle schools serving grades 6–8 with 5,477 students enrolled across central Virginia. The district overall rates 1 star and places in the 27th percentile among Virginia districts, with most of its middle schools ranking in the bottom half of the state. However, there are important standouts that show what is possible in this area.

Ni River Middle is the clear district leader, ranked #63 in Virginia (85th percentile, 4 stars) and improving dramatically each year. It has by far the lowest poverty rate (22.98% FRPL) and exceeds state averages in nearly every subject. Freedom Middle is the district's high-poverty success story, ranking #200 (52nd percentile) despite a 65.14% FRPL rate. Freedom Middle boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 12.7% and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5, beating district averages and competing with state averages in reading, science, and civics.

Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide crisis at 20.0% versus the 14.8% state average, with Post Oak Middle (27.4%), Thornburg Middle (24.1%), and Battlefield Middle (22.0%) struggling most. Grade-level math is a major weakness — Spotsylvania Middle (27.72%), Thornburg Middle (29.65%), and Chancellor Middle (35.78%) fall below 40% on 8th-grade math — while advanced math is a strength with near-perfect Algebra I and Geometry scores. Spending does not explain outcomes: Chancellor Middle spends the most ($9,958/student) yet ranks #335, while Ni River Middle spends a near-average $8,945 and earns the top rank. For parents, Ni River Middle and Freedom Middle offer the strongest models, while Post Oak, Spotsylvania, and Chancellor show concerning declines.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thornburg Middle	Public	6-8	6929 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7600	755	56	13.4	64.8%	269 (35.6%)	199 (26.4%)	181 (24.0%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.5%)	31.9	321^st of 416 public middle schools	22.8%		24.3	353^rd of 419 public middle schools	15.8%	32		87.9	97.3	100.0	34.2	38.8	29.7	57.5	71.3	61.3	71.7	68.0	< 50%	$9,086	$275	$8,810
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	11120 Leavells Road	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-4400	780	56	14.0	71.0%	257 (32.9%)	149 (19.1%)	279 (35.8%)	37 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.2%)	37.6	298^th of 416 public middle schools	28.4%		35.2	303^rd of 419 public middle schools	27.7%	5		95.7	100.0	100.0	43.5	43.9	46.5	59.5	68.2	68.4	68.5	68.4		$9,159	$445	$8,715
Post Oak Middle	Public	6-8	6959 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7517	679	48	14.1	63.6%	472 (69.5%)	43 (6.3%)	87 (12.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.7%)	26	346^th of 416 public middle schools	16.8%		29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%	19		100.0	100.0	98.2	32.2	50.0	38.7	50.6	56.7	65.9	56.7	65.8		$9,188	$564	$8,623
Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	692	51	13.6	23.0%	411 (59.4%)	88 (12.7%)	107 (15.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	67 (9.7%)	76.3	63^rd of 416 public middle schools	84.9%		65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%	77		100.0	100.0	100.0	70.9	72.0	62.0	73.2	81.1	83.8	83.1	89.8		$8,945	$650	$8,295
Spotsylvania Middle	Public	6-8	8801 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-6341	1,009	62	16.2	65.2%	395 (39.1%)	271 (26.9%)	189 (18.7%)	61 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (8.6%)	32	320^th of 416 public middle schools	23.1%		43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%	59		100.0	98.4	95.5	50.0	48.0	27.7	57.9	68.6	67.2	64.3	59.7		$7,735	$181	$7,555
Chancellor Middle	Public	6-8	6320 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-8099	799	61	13.0	72.1%	256 (32.0%)	129 (16.1%)	318 (39.8%)	30 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)	27.6	335^th of 416 public middle schools	19.5%		28.6	331^st of 419 public middle schools	21.0%	4	≥ 50%	93.8	96.6	95.0	56.7	31.7	35.8	57.3	63.4	56.0	70.3	61.7		$9,958	$257	$9,701
Freedom Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-1030	763	61	12.5	65.1%	332 (43.5%)	145 (19.0%)	184 (24.1%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.4%)	55.3	200^th of 416 public middle schools	51.9%		56.5	195^th of 419 public middle schools	53.5%	5		96.3	100.0	100.0	62.3	59.1	56.9	69.6	73.5	75.0	70.2	73.1		$9,605	$421	$9,184

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fredericksburg City Public Schools	5.19 mi	6	127^th
Stafford County Public Schools	7.99 mi	37	74^th
Academy of Technology and Innovation at UMW	8.65 mi	1
Commonwealth Governor's School	8.73 mi	1
Regional Alternative Educational/Stafford County	8.73 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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