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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 22903

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Schools

2,006

Students

Districts

Top rankedLeslie H. Walton Middle251^st of 419 Virginia middle schools

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Summary:

The zip code 22903 in Charlottesville, Virginia is home to 4 middle schools serving grades 6-8: Walker Upper Elementary, Buford Middle, Jackson P. Burley Middle, and Leslie H. Walton Middle. These schools exhibit a mix of academic performance, with some standouts and areas for improvement across the district.

Buford Middle excels in advanced math courses like Geometry and Algebra I, with 100% proficiency rates, but struggles with lower proficiency in regular math and science compared to the state average. In contrast, Leslie H. Walton Middle performs well above the district and state averages in 8th grade math and science. All 4 schools have higher than average chronic absenteeism rates, and the free and reduced lunch rates vary significantly, from 39.02% at Leslie H. Walton Middle to 87.58% at Walker Upper Elementary.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the schools and the state averages, particularly in math and science. The two Albemarle County Public Schools (Jackson P. Burley Middle and Leslie H. Walton Middle) generally outperform the two Charlottesville City Public Schools (Walker Upper Elementary and Buford Middle) on most academic measures, which could be due to district-level factors. Further analysis would be needed to understand the underlying causes of these disparities and develop strategies to support all students in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson P. Burley Middle	Public	6-8	901 Rose Hill Drive	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 295-5101	534	43	12.3	63.1%	211 (39.5%)	106 (19.9%)	132 (24.7%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	41.2	271^st of 419 public middle schools	35.3%		42.6	266^th of 417 public middle schools	36.2%	5	92.3	100.0	76.5		58.2	48.3	43.6		59.1		66.9	73.9	69.9	70.9		$14,355	$576	$13,779
Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-5615	339	33	10.2	56.9%	238 (70.2%)	31 (9.1%)	44 (13.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	44.5	251^st of 419 public middle schools	40.1%		45.6	247^th of 417 public middle schools	40.8%	4	100.0	97.0	79.2		56.6	42.3	61.9		69.6		61.6	65.5	78.6	71.3		$18,712	$738	$17,974
Buford Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2411	563	69	8.1	74.2%	203 (36.1%)	149 (26.5%)	84 (14.9%)	45 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (14.6%)	29.3	328^th of 419 public middle schools	21.7%		42.9	263^rd of 417 public middle schools	36.9%	65	100.0	100.0	98.7			52.8	30.0		49.2			65.4	59.5	59.2
Walker Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	1564 Dairy Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2412	570	63	8.9	79.1%	230 (40.4%)	143 (25.1%)	74 (13.0%)	40 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (14.6%)								(n/a)				60.8	63.2			53.6		60.5	65.7				69.1	$14,137	$983	$13,154

Cities Near Zip Code 22903

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlottesville	0.55 mi	33	217^th
North Garden	8.09 mi	1	331^st
Earlysville	8.76 mi	1	143^rd
Keswick	9.63 mi	1	156^th
Crozet	10.05 mi	4	30^th

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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.

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