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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 24651

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377

Students

Top rankedTazewell Middle112^th of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 24651 (Tazewell, Virginia) is home to a single middle school, Tazewell Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls approximately 377 students within the Tazewell County Public Schools district. The school operates in a high-need community, with 89.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it has consistently maintained a 4-star rating. Because only one school appears in this area, the analysis focuses on Tazewell Middle's absolute performance, its trends over time, and comparisons to district and state benchmarks.

Academically, Tazewell Middle demonstrates notable strengths. In the 2025–2026 school year, 100% of 8th graders taking the Algebra I SOL test scored proficient or better, up from 87.5% the prior year and above the state average of 93.26%. English Reading proficiency in 8th grade reached 88.98% in 2025–2026 and 87.6% in 2024–2025, exceeding both district and state averages by significant margins. Civics and Economics proficiency also surpassed district and state levels in both tested years, reaching 87.93% in 2025–2026. The school outperformed the state average in nearly every tested subject and grade in both recorded years, with the only exception being 6th-grade mathematics in 2024–2025, where it still roughly matched the state.

The school's biggest challenges are chronic absenteeism and inconsistent math achievement. Chronic absenteeism stands at 28.3%, nearly double the state average of 14.8% and above the district rate of 23.8%. Additionally, 7th-grade mathematics proficiency dropped sharply from 73.12% in 2024–2025 to 53.66% in 2025–2026, a decline that diverges significantly from the district rate of 69.84%. The school's state percentile ranking slipped from the 82nd to the 73rd percentile over two years, even as its 4-star rating held steady. With per-student spending of $9,494 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8, Tazewell Middle continues to allocate resources effectively while working to reduce absenteeism and stabilize math achievement across all grades.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tazewell Middle	Public	6-8	367 Hope Street	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 988-6513	377	29	12.8	89.1%	337 (89.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	68.6	112^th of 416 public middle schools	73.1%		71.8	108^th of 419 public middle schools	74.2%	4	100.0	64.6	53.7	67.7	70.1	78.1	75.9	89.0	87.9	$9,494	$833	$8,661

Cities Near Zip Code 24651

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tazewell	1.14 mi	5	83^rd
North Tazewell	1.33 mi	1	159^th
Bluefield	12.9 mi	5	68^th
Cedar Bluff	13.43 mi	1	97^th
Saltville	13.99 mi	4	28^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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