Best Middle Schools in Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SOL test scores by the Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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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
111	Twin Valley Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	9017 Riverside Drive	Oakwood	24631	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 498-4537	240	21	11.2	104.2%	229 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,649			$3,532			$7,117	71.4	53.5	211	100		510051001946
112	Ghent K-8	Public	K-8	200 Shirley Ave	Norfolk	23517	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2565	501	36	13.9	99.4%	213 (42.5%)	215 (42.9%)	28 (5.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$9,894			$204			$9,690	71.3	82.5	37	75		510267001096
113	John Yeates Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Bennetts Pasture Rd	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-4105	509	51	9.9	69.5%	215 (42.2%)	183 (36.0%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (10.8%)	$10,855			$592			$10,263	71	76.5	77	36		510371001623
114	Norton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	205 E Park Ave	Norton	24273	Norton city	Norton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 679-0971	527	39	13.6	99.8%	455 (86.3%)	15 (2.8%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	$10,100			$1,080			$9,020	70.7	85.3	21	93		510276001163
115	Short Pump Middle	Public	6-8	4701 Pouncey Tract Rd	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0800	1,056	61	17.3	16.4%	461 (43.7%)	116 (11.0%)	75 (7.1%)	330 (31.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.7%)	$9,045			$585			$8,460	70.6	81	50	65		510189000123
116	Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	3080 S Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4900	1,033	67	15.5	44.6%	474 (45.9%)	244 (23.6%)	137 (13.3%)	54 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (11.6%)	$14,077			$828			$13,249	70.2	68.6	120	4		510384001710
117	Tomahawk Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Learning Place Loop	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-7120	1,650	111	14.8	13.9%	1,128 (68.4%)	199 (12.1%)	152 (9.2%)	82 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	83 (5.0%)	$7,852			$197			$7,655	70	68.3	125	8		510084002754
118	Swift Creek Middle	Public	6-8	3700 Old Hundred Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6315	1,180	79	14.9	28.3%	706 (59.8%)	181 (15.3%)	131 (11.1%)	76 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.9%)	$8,283			$395			$7,888	69.3	60.9	171	53		510084001834
119	Luray Middle	Public	6-8	14 Luray Avenue	Luray	22835	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 843-2660	315	29	10.9	98.4%	275 (87.3%)	14 (4.4%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$11,589			$110			$11,479	69.2	65.4	142	23		510285002799
120	Northside Middle	Public	6-8	6810 Northside High School Rd	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 561-8145	648	48	13.5	71.9%	316 (48.8%)	114 (17.6%)	113 (17.4%)	41 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.1%)	$10,571			$427			$10,145	69.1	71.6	101	19		510333001466

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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.