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)
510081000300	291	Indian River Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Old Greenbrier Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 578-7030	736	65	11.3	70.7%	179 (24.3%)	374 (50.8%)	79 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.4%)	$10,857			$165			$10,692	35.4	34.9	298	7
510237000975	292	William H. Wetsel Middle	Public	6-8	186 Mountaineer Lane	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 948-3783	394	33	11.8	45.2%	291 (73.9%)	30 (7.6%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	$9,069			$797			$8,272	35.4	24.5	352	60
510366001199	293	H.H. Poole Middle	Public	6-8	800 Eustace Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6190	983	67	14.6	35.9%	305 (31.0%)	277 (28.2%)	253 (25.7%)	52 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	88 (9.0%)	$7,335			$200			$7,135	35.3	31.8	313	20
510081000310	294	Oscar Smith Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Rodgers St	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7590	958	88	10.8	89.8%	135 (14.1%)	600 (62.6%)	146 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.6%)	$10,203			$732			$9,471	35.1	25.6	341	47
510147000656	295	Robert E. Aylor Middle	Public	6-8	471 White Oak Road	White Post	22663	Clarke County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-3736	799	47	17	42.9%	503 (63.0%)	36 (4.5%)	180 (22.5%)	22 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	$8,990			$163			$8,827	34.8	46.2	244	51
510105000377	296	Culpeper Middle	Public	6-8	14300 Achievement Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-4140	1,066	76	14	50.1%	504 (47.3%)	134 (12.6%)	322 (30.2%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.4%)	$7,699			$523			$7,176	34.6	39.9	274	22
510006002434	297	Arcadia Middle	Public	6-8	29485 Horsey Rd.	Oak Hall	23416	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 824-4862	482			101.7%	129 (26.8%)	175 (36.3%)	167 (34.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$7,160			$923			$6,237	34.6	34.5	300	3
510051001945	298	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	750	54	13.8	87.7%	724 (96.5%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$6,289			$1,371			$4,918	34.6	30.1	318	20
510054000209	299	Buckingham County Middle	Public	6-8	1184 High School Rd.	Buckingham	23921	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 969-1044	466			92.3%	228 (48.9%)	170 (36.5%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.3%)	$7,817			$470			$7,348	34.5	22.2	361	62
510174000707	300	Edward W. Wyatt Middle	Public	6-8	206 Slagles Lake Rd	Emporia	23847	Emporia city	Greensville County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 634-5159	449	42	10.8	100.7%	60 (13.4%)	326 (72.6%)	35 (7.8%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$11,857			$1,994			$9,863	33.8	32	311	11

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.