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)
510027003062	41	Dorothy Hamm Middle	Public	6-8	4100 N Vacation Lane	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-2910	899	73	12.3	18.2%	480 (53.4%)	75 (8.3%)	118 (13.1%)	140 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.6%)	$11,429			$00			$11,429	82.1	83.2	35	6
510313002753	42	Gainesville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8001 Limestone Dr	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-2997	1,398	88	15.8	21.5%	691 (49.4%)	172 (12.3%)	224 (16.0%)	209 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (7.1%)	$7,701			$43			$7,657	81.9	80.5	49	7
510313002858	43	Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	15801 Tanning House Place	Haymarket	20169	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 402-3500	1,353	83	16.2	16.3%	738 (54.5%)	142 (10.5%)	149 (11.0%)	215 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	102 (7.5%)	$7,173			$102			$7,070	81.7	79.1	64	21
510225001131	44	Farmwell Station Middle	Public	6-8	44281 Gloucester Pkwy	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2320	1,024	77	13.2	31.5%	410 (40.0%)	108 (10.5%)	156 (15.2%)	281 (27.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.0%)	$13,600			$437			$13,163	81.6	76	94	50
510126000527	45	Longfellow Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	2000 Westmoreland St	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 533-2600	1,225	77	15.8	14.0%	583 (47.6%)	47 (3.8%)	152 (12.4%)	352 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.4%)	$9,409			$145			$9,264	81.5	82.8	38	7
510411002328	46	Rural Retreat Middle	Public	6-8	325 E. Buck Ave.	Rural Retreat	24368	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 686-5200	231	19	12	75.3%	220 (95.2%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$6,734			$31			$6,703	81.5	86.3	21	25
510384001686	47	Great Neck Middle	Public	6-8	1848 North Great Neck Rd	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4550	1,055	67	15.8	29.3%	708 (67.1%)	99 (9.4%)	124 (11.8%)	32 (3.0%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	83 (7.9%)	$11,434			$675			$10,759	81.4	86.6	20	27
510126001756	48	Carson Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	13618 McLearen Road	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 925-3600	1,361	85	16.1	15.6%	378 (27.8%)	123 (9.0%)	122 (9.0%)	641 (47.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.0%)	$9,413			$120			$9,293	81.4	83.2	34	14
510288001186	49	Hardin Reynolds Memorial School	Public	4-7	3597 Dogwood Rd	Critz	24082	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 694-3631	217	15	14.4	81.6%	179 (82.5%)	15 (6.9%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$7,503			$1,813			$5,690	81.3	76.1	93	44
510189000123	50	Short Pump Middle	Public	6-8	4701 Pouncey Tract Rd	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 360-0800	1,112	62	17.8	15.5%	498 (44.8%)	114 (10.3%)	60 (5.4%)	356 (32.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (6.8%)	$7,353			$589			$6,764	81	79.2	61	11

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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.