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)
510189002440	281	Hungary Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Francistown Rd.	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 527-2640	852	61	14	46.2%	408 (47.9%)	190 (22.3%)	73 (8.6%)	121 (14.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.6%)	$9,161			$734			$8,427	38.4	36.4	289	8
510189000832	282	Tuckahoe Middle	Public	6-8	9000 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 673-3720	1,057	64	16.5	47.9%	614 (58.1%)	130 (12.3%)	212 (20.1%)	49 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.6%)	$7,765			$483			$7,282	38.2	42.8	264	18
510087000353	283	Johnson-Williams Middle	Public	6-8	200 Swan Ave	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 955-6160	423	27	15.5	34.0%	315 (74.5%)	11 (2.6%)	65 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$8,189			$307			$7,882	38	49.3	221	62
510126000530	284	Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	3020 Gallows Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 204-8100	962	83	11.6	53.5%	216 (22.5%)	52 (5.4%)	484 (50.3%)	158 (16.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.0%)	$10,858			$220			$10,638	37.7	42.4	265	19
510313001319	285	Rippon Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	15101 Blackburn Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 491-2171	1,174	77	15.1	71.8%	91 (7.8%)	351 (29.9%)	567 (48.3%)	110 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.4%)	$7,559			$145			$7,414	37.6	35.8	292	7
510084000053	286	Bailey Bridge Middle	Public	6-8	12501 Bailey Bridge Rd	Midlothian	23112	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6200	1,442	102	14.1	33.0%	781 (54.2%)	315 (21.8%)	196 (13.6%)	47 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	96 (6.7%)	$6,386			$252			$6,133	37.4	47.5	233	53
510264002208	287	Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle	Public	6-8	1 Minton Dr	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4862	1,097	73	15	96.1%	342 (31.2%)	368 (33.5%)	255 (23.2%)	18 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (9.8%)	$7,914			$203			$7,711	36.9	35	297	10
510096000362	288	Colonial Heights Middle	Public	6-8	500 Conduit Rd	Colonial Heights	23834	Colonial Heights city	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 524-3420	648	42	15.6	91.8%	292 (45.1%)	177 (27.3%)	95 (14.7%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.0%)	$9,556			$793			$8,763	36.2	46.1	245	43
510313001315	289	Parkside Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8602 Mathis Ave	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 361-3106	1,392	94	14.8	65.2%	333 (23.9%)	122 (8.8%)	770 (55.3%)	108 (7.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (4.0%)	$7,500			$96			$7,404	35.9	44.6	249	40
510120000420	290	James H. Cary Intermediate	Public	5-8	912 Intermediate School Circle	Tappahannock	22560	Essex County	Essex County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 443-3040	331	29	11.4	100.6%	77 (23.3%)	191 (57.7%)	17 (5.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.2%)	$5,824			$82			$5,742	35.6	41.6	266	24

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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