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)
510339001511	251	Wilbur S. Pence Middle	Public	6-8	375 Bowman Road	Dayton	22821	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 879-2535	668	54	12.3	39.1%	504 (75.4%)	10 (1.5%)	123 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	$6,946			$119			$6,827	44.8	44.6	250	1
510030001830	252	S. Gordon Stewart Middle	Public	6-8	118 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 245-5046	502	37	13.7	47.4%	419 (83.5%)	15 (3.0%)	46 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)								44.3	52.1	208	44
510273001941	253	Northumberland Middle	Public	6-8	175 Academic Lane	Heathsville	22473	Northumberland County	Northumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 580-5753	276	29	9.6	89.9%	139 (50.4%)	105 (38.0%)	16 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$9,162			$363			$8,799	44.2	55.9	190	63
510036000143	254	Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1237 Lacey Putney Way	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-7735	535	45	12	86.4%	404 (75.5%)	66 (12.3%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	$9,542			$531			$9,011	44	24	354	100
510180000730	255	Benjamin Syms Middle	Public	6-8	170 Fox Hill Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5050	897	65	13.9	68.7%	246 (27.4%)	477 (53.2%)	64 (7.1%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (10.4%)	$6,984			$778			$6,207	44	44.9	247	8
510313001326	256	Woodbridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2201 York Dr	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 494-3181	926	64	14.4	62.6%	151 (16.3%)	209 (22.6%)	391 (42.2%)	110 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.6%)	$7,581			$121			$7,460	44	52.6	206	50
510327001974	257	Richmond County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	361 Walnut St	Warsaw	22572	Richmond County	Richmond County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 333-3510	821	57	14.5	75.3%	481 (58.6%)	174 (21.2%)	103 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	$6,996			$874			$6,122	43.9	41	268	11
510169002747	258	Fries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	114 E Main St	Fries	24330	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 744-7201	253	26	9.6	86.6%	229 (90.5%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$9,443			$2,173			$7,269	43.4	48.9	224	34
510135000619	259	Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	531 Oak Hill Drive	Floyd	24091	Floyd County	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9440	455	33	13.6	77.4%	401 (88.1%)	8 (1.8%)	29 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$8,910			$1,361			$7,549	43.2	36.1	291	32
510105001958	260	Floyd T. Binns Middle	Public	6-8	205 Grandview Ave.	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 829-6894	779	63	12.3	52.8%	383 (49.2%)	107 (13.7%)	204 (26.2%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.2%)	$7,817			$236			$7,581	43.2	46.9	241	19

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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