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)
510264001237	381	Crittenden Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6158 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-4900	740	61	12.1	89.6%	74 (10.0%)	500 (67.6%)	103 (13.9%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)	$8,314			$310			$8,004	14.6	13.2	386	5
510012003016	382	Francis C. Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	4646 Seminary Road	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4100	1,473			78.1%	232 (15.8%)	474 (32.2%)	586 (39.8%)	144 (9.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.0%)	$14,085			$594			$13,491	13.8	14.1	383	1
510151002612	383	Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	One Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1145	750	59	12.7	83.1%	177 (23.6%)	242 (32.3%)	183 (24.4%)	81 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.5%)	$8,793			$423			$8,370	13	12.1	390	7
510348003096	384	Virginia Connections Academy	Public, Virtual	6-11	340 East Jackson Street	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(276) 386-6118	513	12	43.6		260 (50.7%)	121 (23.6%)	62 (12.1%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)								12.6	4.2	410	26
510135000621	385	Willis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	5075 Floyd Highway S	Willis	24380	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9430	175	11	15.5	73.7%	144 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$7,696			$627			$7,070	12.3	48	228	157
510234000967	386	Sandusky Middle	Public	6-8	805 Chinook Place	Lynchburg	24502	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5350	568	40	14.1	95.6%	142 (25.0%)	293 (51.6%)	52 (9.2%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.1%)	$8,151			$301			$7,850	12.1	8.6	402	16
510300001234	387	Cradock Middle	Public	7-8	21 Alden Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 393-8788	533	41	13	100.0%	39 (7.3%)	420 (78.8%)	40 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$9,577			$388			$9,188	11.5	8.7	401	14
510189002757	388	Elko Middle	Public	6-8	5901 Elko Road	Sandston	23150	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4110	730	55	13.3	89.0%	145 (19.9%)	444 (60.8%)	103 (14.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	$8,830			$732			$8,099	11.3	16	379	9
510084000344	389	Providence Middle	Public	6-8	900 Starlight Lane	Richmond	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1355	1,068	68	15.6	79.1%	214 (20.0%)	388 (36.3%)	368 (34.5%)	29 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.5%)	$6,915			$274			$6,641	11.3	12.9	388	1
510234000962	390	Linkhorne Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Linkhorne Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 515-5330	586	38	15.4	95.4%	219 (37.4%)	286 (48.8%)	29 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.2%)	$7,919			$478			$7,441	11.2	11.7	393	3

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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.