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
201	Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Burbage Drive	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 925-6752	736	63	11.7	68.8%	165 (22.4%)	408 (55.4%)	69 (9.4%)	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.5%)	$7,997			$202			$7,796	55.3	65.1	147	54		510371003058
202	Damascus Middle	Public	6-8	32101 Government Rd	Damascus	24236	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 739-4100	188	19	10.1	75.5%	182 (96.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,871			$1,626			$13,245	55	71.3	103	99		510390001984
203	Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4048 Zulla Road	Marshall	20115	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7450	426	47	9.1	33.3%	250 (58.7%)	16 (3.8%)	129 (30.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$13,401			$147			$13,254	55	57.6	192	11		510132000609
204	J. Lupton Simpson Middle	Public	6-8	490 Evergreen Mill Rd SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2840	874	73	12	30.1%	475 (54.3%)	58 (6.6%)	227 (26.0%)	52 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)	$19,180			$390			$18,790	54.9	61.7	163	41		510225000921
205	Johnson-Williams Middle	Public	6-8	200 Swan Ave	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6160	415	29	14.5	33.5%	303 (73.0%)	7 (1.7%)	69 (16.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)	$8,765			$494			$8,271	54.4	38	283	78		510087000353
206	Crossroads PreK-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	8021 Old Ocean View Rd.	Norfolk	23518	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3050	790	68	11.6	100.3%	187 (23.7%)	313 (39.6%)	198 (25.1%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.6%)	$11,085			$1,004			$10,082	54.2	55.1	203	3		510267001090
207	Highland High	Public	6-12	244 Myers/Moon Rd	Monterey	24465	Highland County	Highland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 468-6320	103	15	6.7	40.8%	97 (94.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$17,724			$288			$17,436	54.1	78.1	71	136		510195000862
208	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	232 Hornet Road	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5185	641	47	13.5	66.8%	481 (75.0%)	45 (7.0%)	48 (7.5%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.2%)	$8,739			$331			$8,408	53.6	46.1	241	33		510030002435
209	T. Benton Gayle Middle	Public	6-8	100 Panther Drive	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-0383	939	62	15.1	41.1%	392 (41.7%)	213 (22.7%)	157 (16.7%)	74 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (10.6%)	$9,407			$416			$8,990	53.5	54.6	207	2		510366001603
210	Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	4163 Riner Rd	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5165	309	27	11.6	43.7%	282 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	$10,845			$565			$10,280	53.3	51.3	222	12		510252001916

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.