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)
510294001208	111	Chatham Middle	Public	6-8	11650 US Highway 29 North	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 432-2169	426	36	11.8	80.8%	292 (68.5%)	97 (22.8%)	29 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,389			$803			$6,586	70.7	65.7	139	28
510313001311	112	The Nokesville School	Public, Magnet	K-8	12375 Aden Road	Nokesville	20181	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 781-3040	1,202	71	17	25.0%	770 (64.1%)	43 (3.6%)	249 (20.7%)	45 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (7.7%)	$7,619			$271			$7,347	70.6	74.6	101	11
510411002327	113	Fort Chiswell Middle	Public	6-8	101 Pioneer Trail	Max Meadows	24360	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 637-4400	316	23	14	74.4%	301 (95.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$7,456			$276			$7,181	70.6	61.4	161	48
510390001752	114	Wallace Middle	Public	6-8	13077 Wallace Pike	Bristol	24202	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 642-5400	426	45	9.5	65.3%	397 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$7,432			$575			$6,856	70.2	78.8	67	47
510084000347	115	Robious Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Robious Crossing Dr	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2510	1,129	74	15.2	25.8%	763 (67.6%)	115 (10.2%)	148 (13.1%)	45 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.8%)	$6,824			$156			$6,669	69.9	76.5	90	25
510402000446	116	Toano Middle	Public	6-8	7817 Richmond Road	Toano	23168	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4251	678	44	15.4	33.2%	414 (61.1%)	103 (15.2%)	63 (9.3%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	75 (11.1%)	$8,459			$131			$8,328	69.8	59	173	57
510402002830	117	Lois Hornsby Middle	Public	6-8	850 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 565-9400	790	52	15.1	34.6%	456 (57.7%)	157 (19.9%)	88 (11.1%)	30 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.8%)	$7,538			$118			$7,419	69.5	78.6	70	47
510348001535	118	Rye Cove Intermediate	Public	5-7	158 Memorial School Lane	Clinchport	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 940-2322	153	14	11.3	78.4%	138 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$8,305			$657			$7,648	69.3	64.4	144	26
510132002409	119	Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	7270 Riley Rd.	Warrenton	20187	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7410	554	43	12.9	14.4%	428 (77.3%)	25 (4.5%)	60 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$9,343			$00			$9,343	69.3	60.9	162	43
510384001710	120	Plaza Middle	Public	6-8	3080 S Lynnhaven Rd	Virginia Beach	23452	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4900	1,036	74	14	45.6%	441 (42.6%)	271 (26.2%)	140 (13.5%)	58 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	120 (11.6%)	$12,130			$483			$11,647	68.6	68.5	129	9

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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.