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
101	Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	7270 Riley Rd.	Warrenton	20187	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7410	570	44	12.8	14.0%	436 (76.5%)	11 (1.9%)	74 (13.0%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	$10,689			$159			$10,530	72.6	69.3	119	18		510132002409
102	Signal Knob Middle	Public	6-8	687 Sandy Hook Road	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 465-3422	413	32	12.8	83.8%	317 (76.8%)	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.8%)	$10,147			$603			$9,545	72.3	72.7	95	7		510351000221
103	John N. Dalton Intermediate	Public	7-8	60 Dalton Dr	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 731-3651	265	19	13.9	81.5%	176 (66.4%)	28 (10.6%)	25 (9.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.1%)	$9,413			$71			$9,342	72.2	59.6	179	76		510318001858
104	Central Middle	Public	6-8	250 Statesman Drive	Charlotte Court House	23923	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 542-4536	381	28	13.6	89.2%	248 (65.1%)	88 (23.1%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$7,729			$664			$7,064	72.2	71.1	106	2		510075000264
105	Lois Hornsby Middle	Public	6-8	850 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-9400	805	55	14.6	34.3%	433 (53.8%)	158 (19.6%)	123 (15.3%)	29 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.7%)	$8,568			$315			$8,253	72.1	69.5	117	12		510402002830
106	Jolliff Middle	Public	6-8	1021 Jolliff Rd.	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 465-5246	753	65	11.5	73.8%	322 (42.8%)	256 (34.0%)	88 (11.7%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.5%)	$12,110			$781			$11,329	71.9	72.9	94	12		510081001954
107	Benjamin Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	225 Middle School Road	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 483-5105	1,382	133	10.3	86.2%	1,006 (72.8%)	113 (8.2%)	128 (9.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (9.4%)	$10,482			$1,234			$9,248	71.8	67.2	131	24		510144002187
108	Tazewell Middle	Public	6-8	367 Hope Street	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 988-6513	377	29	12.8	89.1%	337 (89.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$9,494			$833			$8,661	71.8	77.2	74	34		510381001669
109	Robious Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Robious Crossing Dr	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2510	1,081	74	14.6	26.3%	706 (65.3%)	111 (10.3%)	163 (15.1%)	37 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	$7,864			$252			$7,611	71.8	69.9	115	6		510084000347
110	Fort Chiswell Middle	Public	6-8	101 Pioneer Trail	Max Meadows	24360	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 637-4400	319	21	15.4	80.6%	310 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$8,354			$322			$8,032	71.4	70.6	113	3		510411002327

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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