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
131	Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	6925 Thomas Nelson Highway	Lovingston	22949	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 263-4801	328	29	11.4	85.1%	224 (68.3%)	34 (10.4%)	51 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$13,298			$1,181			$12,117	67.1	56.1	198	67		510258001033
132	W.C. Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	244 Waterloo St	Warrenton	20186	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7470	623	52	11.9	24.4%	380 (61.0%)	69 (11.1%)	98 (15.7%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.8%)	$10,801			$152			$10,649	67	55.1	204	72		510132000614
133	Richlands Middle	Public	6-8	185 Learning Lane	Richlands	24614	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 963-5370	447	34	13.3	88.1%	432 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$8,993			$741			$8,252	66.8	76.2	78	55		510381001662
134	Peasley Middle	Public	6-8	2885 Hickory Fork Road	Gloucester	23061	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 693-1499	565	47	12.1	65.3%	438 (77.5%)	35 (6.2%)	46 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$7,368			$308			$7,060	66.7	71	107	27		510162002188
135	Glade Spring Middle	Public	6-8	33474 Stage Coach Rd	Glade Spring	24340	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 739-3800	228	24	9.7	75.9%	210 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$14,524			$1,019			$13,505	65.9	76.7	76	59		510390001740
136	Dan River Middle	Public	6-8	5875 Kentuck Rd.	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-6027	438	42	10.4	85.4%	263 (60.0%)	140 (32.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$9,700			$675			$9,025	65.8	65.8	138	2		510294001213
137	Bell Creek Middle	Public	6-8	8021 Lee Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2260	903	77	11.6	40.3%	638 (70.7%)	112 (12.4%)	64 (7.1%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.8%)	$11,003			$335			$10,668	65.7	65.8	139	2		510183000780
138	Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	717	41	17.4	37.1%	433 (60.4%)	91 (12.7%)	75 (10.5%)	21 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	91 (12.7%)	$9,175			$638			$8,537	65.7	61	169	31		510415001825
139	Rural Retreat Middle	Public	6-8	325 E. Buck Ave.	Rural Retreat	24368	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 686-5200	236	19	12.4	79.2%	228 (96.6%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$7,911			$271			$7,640	65.7	81.5	46	93		510411002328
140	Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	692	51	13.6	23.0%	411 (59.4%)	88 (12.7%)	107 (15.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	67 (9.7%)	$8,945			$650			$8,295	65.6	59.4	182	42		510364001922

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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.