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)
510030002435	241	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	232 Hornet Road	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5185	632	47	13.4	47.9%	501 (79.3%)	36 (5.7%)	42 (6.6%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)								46.1	43.8	257	16
510159000671	242	Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	1001 Henson Ave	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 921-1363	787	40	19.6	41.6%	612 (77.8%)	80 (10.2%)	27 (3.4%)	25 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)								46	65.2	141	101
510084002767	243	Elizabeth Davis Middle	Public	6-8	601 Corvus Court	Chester	23836	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 541-4700	1,337	88	15.2	44.0%	503 (37.6%)	379 (28.3%)	341 (25.5%)	39 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	66 (4.9%)	$6,984			$58			$6,927	45.9	54.3	201	42
510051000200	244	Hurley High	Public	8-12	6911 Hurley Road	Hurley	24620	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 566-8523	216	19	11.3	98.1%	213 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,557			$738			$6,820	45.8	62.4	157	87
510060000233	245	William Campbell High	Public	6-12	474 William Campbell Dr	Naruna	24576	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 376-2015	397	38	10.3	70.3%	239 (60.2%)	130 (32.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$9,183			$164			$9,019	45.8	44.1	254	9
510060002771	246	Rustburg Middle	Public	6-8	555 Village Highway	Rustburg	24588	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 332-5141	606	50	12.1	74.1%	454 (74.9%)	66 (10.9%)	29 (4.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.4%)	$7,101			$247			$6,853	45.7	50.7	214	32
510009000026	247	Leslie H. Walton Middle	Public	6-8	4217 Red Hill Rd	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 977-5615	339	33	10.2	37.8%	251 (74.0%)	26 (7.7%)	37 (10.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	$12,904			$614			$12,290	45.6	57.4	183	64
510342001514	248	Castlewood High	Public	8-12	304 Blue Devil Circle	Castlewood	24224	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 762-9449	314	30	10.4	89.8%	308 (98.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,213			$579			$7,635	45.3	44.2	253	5
510337001871	249	Maury River Middle	Public	6-8	600 Waddell St	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 463-3129	502	48	10.5	70.3%	423 (84.3%)	17 (3.4%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$8,169			$555			$7,614	45	48.5	226	23
510321001347	250	Rappahannock County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	34 Schoolhouse Road	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 227-0200	446	38	11.8	43.5%	373 (83.6%)	9 (2.0%)	44 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$10,954			$690			$10,264	44.8	47.4	237	13

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.