Best Middle Schools in Virginia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 417)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
510219002152	321	Lee High	Public	8-12	200 Generals Lane	Jonesville	24263	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 346-0173	781			99.2%	749 (95.9%)	7 (0.9%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$6,190			$1,476			$4,714	29.5	35.6	293	28
510366002781	322	Shirley C. Heim Middle	Public	6-8	320 Telegraph Road	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-5910	980	72	13.6	57.0%	280 (28.6%)	215 (21.9%)	372 (38.0%)	38 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.3%)	$7,469			$272			$7,197	29.2	28.6	330	8
510240000989	323	Martinsville Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brown St.	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5886	393	33	11.8	100.5%	80 (20.4%)	238 (60.6%)	50 (12.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$8,576			$681			$7,895	28.5	35	296	27
510216000888	324	Lancaster Elementary School	Public	K-7	191 School Street	Kilmarnock	22482	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 462-5100	237	18	12.9	99.2%	95 (40.1%)	127 (53.6%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$7,859			$675			$7,184	28.3	29.4	322	2
510012002999	325	George Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1005 Mount Vernon Avenue	Alexandria	22301	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4500	1,369	100	13.6	47.8%	492 (35.9%)	236 (17.2%)	552 (40.3%)	21 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.7%)	$11,467			$36			$11,431	27.8	40.1	271	54
510360001583	326	Southampton Middle	Public	6-8	23450 Southampton Pkwy	Courtland	23837	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 653-9250	566	41	13.7	76.3%	297 (52.5%)	228 (40.3%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	$6,779			$68			$6,711	27.5	34.6	299	27
510186002150	327	Thomas Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1311 W. Market Street	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 434-1949	693	64	10.9	78.9%	251 (36.2%)	59 (8.5%)	350 (50.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$9,997			$362			$9,636	27.5	21.3	363	36
510234000955	328	Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-8	1200 1208 Polk St	Lynchburg	24504	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(434) 515-5310	531	47	11.2	95.1%	173 (32.6%)	249 (46.9%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.2%)	$6,976			$144			$6,832	27.1	25.2	348	20
510147000523	329	James Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1313 Amherst Street	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7500	803	56	14.3	51.7%	393 (48.9%)	50 (6.2%)	290 (36.1%)	22 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$8,198			$313			$7,885	27	24.7	351	22
510313001297	330	Fred M. Lynn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1650 Prince William Parkway	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-5157	1,013	85	11.9	77.0%	76 (7.5%)	216 (21.3%)	611 (60.3%)	68 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.9%)	$8,085			$540			$7,544	27	25.3	344	14

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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 Writing, SOL Biology, SOL Science, SOL World History I test scores released by the Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 25, 2024, 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.