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
81	Parry McCluer Middle	Public	6-7	2329 Chestnut Ave	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 261-7340	126	13	9.9	90.5%	104 (82.5%)	6 (4.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	$13,246			$592			$12,654	75.8	75.9	80	1		510056000218
82	Georgie D. Tyler Middle	Public	6-8	23320 N. Court St.	Windsor	23487	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 242-3229	368	32	11.4	68.8%	266 (72.3%)	54 (14.7%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$11,579			$402			$11,177	75.8	71.3	102	20		510201000906
83	Hardin Reynolds Memorial School	Public	4-7	3597 Dogwood Rd	Critz	24082	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 694-3631	203	14	14.5	98.5%	168 (82.8%)	18 (8.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$10,723			$1,863			$8,860	75.4	81.3	49	34		510288001186
84	Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	314 Staples Ave	Stuart	24171	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 694-7139	361	24	15	89.8%	291 (80.6%)	13 (3.6%)	32 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$8,216			$1,092			$7,124	75.3	84.4	28	56		510288001191
85	Bath County High	Public	8-12	464 Charger Lane	Hot Springs	24445	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 839-2431	182	5	36	76.4%	164 (90.1%)	8 (4.4%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$17,136			$266			$16,870	75	66.2	135	50		510033000139
86	Scott Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	950 S. Seventh St.	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 228-2851	305	23	13.3	80.3%	252 (82.6%)	21 (6.9%)	13 (4.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$8,180			$235			$7,945	74.9	80.4	55	31		510411002329
87	Salem Middle	Public	6-8	2380 Lynnhaven Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-5000	1,072	61	17.6	36.1%	380 (35.4%)	228 (21.3%)	152 (14.2%)	160 (14.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	139 (13.0%)	$13,081			$996			$12,086	74.8	78.6	67	20		510384002138
88	Glenvar Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6322	433	36	11.9	38.1%	369 (85.2%)	19 (4.4%)	20 (4.6%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$11,572			$991			$10,582	74.8	74.8	86	2		510333001408
89	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Powell Creek Drive	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 975-0599	574	39	14.7	27.0%	309 (53.8%)	62 (10.8%)	68 (11.8%)	88 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	$12,879			$366			$12,513	74.7	76	79	10		510009000751
90	Queens Lake Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	124 W Queens Dr	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4080	554	42	13.2	31.9%	264 (47.7%)	107 (19.3%)	93 (16.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.5%)	$9,841			$365			$9,476	74.5	72.9	93	3		510415001817

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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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