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
221	William Campbell High	Public	6-12	474 William Campbell Dr	Naruna	24576	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 376-2015	384	44	8.7	73.7%	243 (63.3%)	103 (26.8%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$11,228			$264			$10,965	50.1	45.8	245	24		510060000233
222	Kenmore Middle	Public	6-8	200 S Carlin Springs Rd	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6800	1,053	75	14	54.9%	285 (27.1%)	108 (10.3%)	500 (47.5%)	95 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.1%)	$15,296			$04			$15,293	49.7	52.7	214	8		510027000099
223	Narrows Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	401 Wolf St	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 726-2391	514	38	13.4	64.4%	484 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,147			$1,060			$8,087	49.7	39.4	278	55		510159000672
224	Floyd T. Binns Middle	Public	6-8	205 Grandview Ave.	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 829-6894	825	63	13	65.1%	365 (44.2%)	111 (13.5%)	263 (31.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	$10,294			$338			$9,956	49.6	43.2	260	36		510105001958
225	Goochland Middle	Public	6-8	3250B River Road West	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5320	616	51	12	30.4%	436 (70.8%)	87 (14.1%)	54 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$10,187			$388			$9,799	49.6	57.3	195	30		510165000687
226	Northumberland Middle	Public	6-8	175 Academic Lane	Heathsville	22473	Northumberland County	Northumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 580-5753	279	25	11.1	96.4%	117 (41.9%)	115 (41.2%)	34 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$13,704			$438			$13,266	49.5	44.2	253	27		510273001941
227	Shelburne Middle	Public	6-8	300 Grubert Ave	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 332-3930	583	49	11.8	84.0%	366 (62.8%)	71 (12.2%)	56 (9.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.9%)	$10,775			$1,164			$9,611	49.5	48	233	6		510369001607
228	Maury River Middle	Public	6-8	600 Waddell St	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 463-3129	481	44	10.9	75.1%	392 (81.5%)	19 (4.0%)	29 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	$12,051			$975			$11,076	49.4	45	249	21		510337001871
229	Thomas Hunter Middle	Public	5-7	387 Church St	Mathews	23109	Mathews County	Mathews County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 725-2434	176	17	10.6	72.2%	134 (76.1%)	16 (9.1%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	$12,301			$46			$12,254	49.1	51.9	217	12		510243000994
230	Ridgeview Middle	Public	5-8	320 Wolfpack Way	Clintwood	24228	Dickenson County	Dickenson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 835-1601	586	49	11.9	96.9%	570 (97.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,168			$182			$8,986	49	59.1	184	46		510114002982

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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.