Summary:
Zip code 23692 in Yorktown, Virginia has two public middle schools — Grafton Middle and Yorktown Middle — serving 1,654 students in grades 6–8 within the highly ranked York County Public Schools district (6th out of 131 districts in Virginia). Grafton enrolls 937 students; Yorktown enrolls 717. Chronic absenteeism is below the state average of 14.8% at both schools: 9.3% at Grafton and 10.9% at Yorktown.
Grafton Middle is the stronger overall school, ranking 93rd out of 416 Virginia middle schools (78th percentile) in 2025–2026 versus Yorktown Middle's 136th (67th percentile), with a 4-star rating compared to Yorktown's 3 stars. Grafton outperforms Yorktown in every grade level of English Reading (85.71% vs 80.66% in 6th; 83.23% vs 80.85% in 7th; 84.35% vs 80.28% in 8th) and leads in 8th grade Science (81.03% vs 74.19%) and Civics and Economics (88.42% vs 80.75%). Yorktown counters with slightly better 6th grade Math (77.70% vs 76.58%) and 8th grade Geometry (96.55% vs 93.28%), plus more stable rankings, holding the 67th percentile for two years while Grafton slipped from the 84th to the 78th percentile. Yorktown also spends more per student ($9,175 vs $8,353) and serves more economically disadvantaged students (37.1% free/reduced lunch), yet trails Grafton in most subjects.
The biggest concern for both schools is grade-level math. Advanced math results are outstanding — 7th grade Algebra I proficiency is 99.04% at Grafton and 97.06% at Yorktown — but standard math proficiency is well below expectations. Grafton's 7th grade Math proficiency is just 28.79%, nearly 23 points below the state average, and Yorktown's is 41.56%. Grafton's 8th grade Math proficiency also dropped sharply, from 61.76% in 2024–2025 to 35.62% in 2025–2026. For parents, the message is clear: accelerated math students are well served at both schools, but students in standard math classes may need additional support.
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