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
291	Parkside Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8602 Mathis Ave	Manassas	20110	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 361-3106	1,352	92	14.6	69.4%	317 (23.4%)	114 (8.4%)	762 (56.4%)	100 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.2%)	$9,462			$91			$9,371	37.4	35.9	289	2		510313001315
292	Hamilton Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	18444 King William Road	King William	23086	King William County	King William County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 769-3434	445	34	13.1	40.7%	331 (74.4%)	59 (13.3%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	$8,549			$109			$8,440	37.2	33.4	303	11		510212000885
293	Fieldale-Collinsville Middle	Public	6-8	645 Miles Road	Collinsville	24078	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 647-3841	792	46	17.3	103.7%	393 (49.6%)	150 (18.9%)	171 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.6%)	$8,474			$465			$8,008	37.1	40.1	275	18		510192000847
294	Elkton Middle	Public	6-8	21063 Blue and Gold Dr	Elkton	22827	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 298-1228	561	49	11.4	66.3%	428 (76.3%)	9 (1.6%)	80 (14.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$9,192			$403			$8,788	37	33.5	302	8		510339001495
295	Daniel Morgan Middle	Public	7-8	48 S Purcell Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7171	642	29	22	84.4%	220 (34.3%)	53 (8.3%)	301 (46.9%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$13,883			$559			$13,323	36.8	38.8	279	16		510405001777
296	William H. Wetsel Middle	Public	6-8	186 Mountaineer Lane	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 948-3783	356	32	11.3	66.6%	263 (73.9%)	22 (6.2%)	28 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)	$10,359			$18			$10,341	36.4	35.4	292	4		510237000975
297	Rappahannock County High	Public	8-12	12576 Lee Highway	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 227-0745	316	31	10.3	52.8%	256 (81.0%)	4 (1.3%)	37 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$14,667			$105			$14,562	36.3	51.2	224	73		510321001346
298	Lee High	Public	8-12	200 Generals Lane	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 346-0173	803	42	19	100.5%	773 (96.3%)	6 (0.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$8,468			$476			$7,992	36	29.5	321	23		510219002152
299	C. Alton Lindsay Middle	Public	6-8	1636 Briarfield Rd	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4560	612	46	13.4	80.1%	62 (10.1%)	441 (72.1%)	47 (7.7%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.4%)	$9,671			$1,056			$8,615	35.9	30.2	318	19		510180000734
300	Potomac Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3130 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 221-4996	931	72	12.9	69.8%	103 (11.1%)	292 (31.4%)	337 (36.2%)	127 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	62 (6.7%)	$10,695			$213			$10,482	35.8	33.1	305	5		510313002584

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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.