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
161	Virginia Beach Middle	Public	6-8	600 25th St	Virginia Beach	23451	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-6050	685	42	16.3	61.5%	326 (47.6%)	131 (19.1%)	136 (19.9%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (10.1%)	$15,921			$859			$15,061	62.7	59.6	178	17		510384001721
162	Harper Park Middle	Public	6-8	701 Potomac Station Dr NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2820	858	65	13.1	34.7%	399 (46.5%)	57 (6.6%)	229 (26.7%)	115 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (6.3%)	$19,435			$358			$19,077	62.7	57.5	194	32		510225001913
163	George H. Moody Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Woodman Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5015	1,086	65	16.7	36.3%	227 (20.9%)	201 (18.5%)	137 (12.6%)	479 (44.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	$8,810			$565			$8,246	62.5	58.6	186	23		510189000800
164	Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	510 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 389-0130	415	59	6.9		225 (54.2%)	85 (20.5%)	39 (9.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	$5,540			$00			$5,540	62.2			(n/a)		510346003134
165	Check Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	6810 Floyd Highway North	Check	24072	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9464	277	22	12.5	81.9%	255 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$8,588			$975			$7,613	62.1	43	262	97		510135000617
166	West Point Middle/High	Public	6-12	2700 Mattaponi Ave	West Point	23181	King William County	West Point Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 843-3630	434	35	12.4	48.8%	311 (71.7%)	49 (11.3%)	26 (6.0%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.3%)	$10,082			$81			$10,001	61.7	61.5	165	1		510395001763
167	Colonial Beach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	102 First Street	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Colonial Beach Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 224-9897	367	21	17.2	92.1%	213 (58.0%)	74 (20.2%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.4%)	$5,715			$36			$5,679	61.6	68.2	126	41		510093001956
168	Gunston Middle	Public	6-8	2700 S Lang St	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6900	1,072	69	15.5	32.0%	344 (32.1%)	163 (15.2%)	405 (37.8%)	68 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.4%)	$14,879			$71			$14,808	61.1	58.7	185	17		510027000752
169	Fries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	114 E Main St	Fries	24330	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 744-7201	231	25	9	95.7%	207 (89.6%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$13,383			$2,176			$11,207	61.1	43.4	258	89		510169002747
170	Corporate Landing Middle	Public	6-8	1597 Corporate Landing Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4500	995	63	15.6	44.9%	497 (49.9%)	177 (17.8%)	136 (13.7%)	39 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	138 (13.9%)	$14,761			$1,135			$13,626	60.5	55.3	201	31		510384001639

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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.