Best Middle Schools in Virginia

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 419)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
151	Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	156 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 624-3341	158	19	8.3	99.4%	152 (96.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,124			$719			$12,404	63.8	62.8	157	6		510352001411
152	Hayfield Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	7630 Telegraph Rd	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 924-7400	3,256	201	16.2	33.3%	1,006 (30.9%)	863 (26.5%)	744 (22.9%)	370 (11.4%)	13 (0.4%)	13 (0.4%)	247 (7.6%)	$10,857			$294			$10,564	63.8	57.8	191	39		510126000493
153	Peter Muhlenberg Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Susan Ave	Woodstock	22664	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 459-2941	535	37	14.6	83.4%	374 (69.9%)	18 (3.4%)	111 (20.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$9,816			$469			$9,347	63.7	56	200	47		510351000958
154	Twain Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	4700 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-3700	1,026	84	12.1	35.3%	323 (31.5%)	172 (16.8%)	319 (31.1%)	136 (13.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.9%)	$13,239			$334			$12,905	63.6	63.8	153	1		510126000576
155	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%)	$15,157			$929			$14,227	63.5	66	136	19		510384001695
156	Holman Middle	Public	6-8	600 Concourse Blvd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 346-1300	862	53	16.2	38.7%	346 (40.1%)	85 (9.9%)	119 (13.8%)	260 (30.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)	$10,672			$641			$10,031	63.4	61.5	164	8		510189002833
157	Rye Cove High	Public	8-12	164 Eagles Nest Lane	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 940-2701	292	25	11.7	78.4%	272 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$9,541			$635			$8,906	63.4	71	108	49		510348001536
158	Appomattox Middle	Public	6-8	2020 Church St	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 352-8257	542	43	12.6	77.9%	358 (66.1%)	107 (19.7%)	27 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.9%)	$9,136			$256			$8,880	63.3	65	148	10		510024000078
159	Carroll County Middle	Public	6-8	1036 N. Main Street	Hillsville	24343	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 728-4211	747	60	12.4	91.7%	661 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$9,444			$552			$8,893	63.1	65.7	141	18		510069000257
160	Luther P. Jackson Middle	Public	5-8	4255 New Design Rd	Dendron	23839	Surry County	Surry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 267-2810	201	24	8.3	92.5%	84 (41.8%)	89 (44.3%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	$15,011			$2,338			$12,673	62.9	60.6	173	13		510375001201

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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 Science, SOL World History I test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2025, 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.