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
241	Twin Springs High	Public	8-12	273 Titan Lane	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2185	242	24	9.9	78.5%	221 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,901			$796			$11,105	46.1	59.3	183	58		510348001539
242	Stone Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	5500 Sully Park Dr.	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 631-5500	718	79	9.1	39.0%	265 (36.9%)	61 (8.5%)	247 (34.4%)	97 (13.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	$14,017			$449			$13,568	46.1	53.6	210	32		510126000086
243	Halifax County Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Middle School Cir	South Boston	24592	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 572-4100	847	71	11.8	98.6%	418 (49.4%)	336 (39.7%)	47 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	$9,264			$289			$8,975	45.9	42.4	268	25		510177000714
244	Sandburg Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8428 Fort Hunt Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 799-6100	1,401	97	14.3	50.0%	439 (31.3%)	249 (17.8%)	566 (40.4%)	74 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.9%)	$11,292			$280			$11,012	45.9	33.7	301	57		510126000474
245	Bailey Bridge Middle	Public	6-8	12501 Bailey Bridge Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6200	1,496	103	14.5	33.8%	789 (52.7%)	311 (20.8%)	225 (15.0%)	58 (3.9%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	105 (7.0%)	$8,173			$210			$7,964	45.6	37.4	286	41		510084000053
246	Riverview Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	27382 Riverside Drive	Grundy	24614	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 935-1613	719	50	14.4	101.1%	689 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$8,517			$2,461			$6,056	45.6	34.6	298	52		510051001945
247	Achievable Dream Middle/High	Public, Magnet	6-12	5720 Marshall Ave.	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 283-7820	498	50	9.9	99.4%	11 (2.2%)	417 (83.7%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	$11,042			$00			$11,042	45.4	41.8	269	22		510264002344
248	Wilbur S. Pence Middle	Public	6-8	375 Bowman Road	Dayton	22821	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 879-2535	671	52	12.8	43.1%	479 (71.4%)	21 (3.1%)	130 (19.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	$9,710			$125			$9,585	45.1	44.8	251	3		510339001511
249	Hurley High	Public	8-12	6911 Hurley Road	Hurley	24620	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 566-8523	194	13	15.2	96.9%	192 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,555			$1,539			$7,016	44.6	45.8	244	5		510051000200
250	Larkspur Middle	Public	6-8	4696 Princess Anne Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4800	1,488	87	17.1	76.3%	427 (28.7%)	529 (35.6%)	290 (19.5%)	55 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	180 (12.1%)	$13,929			$1,339			$12,590	44.6	50.4	226	24		510384001057

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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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Educational resources:

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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.