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)
510084000349	401	Salem Church Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Salem Church Rd.;	Richmond	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6225	910	62	14.6	79.6%	254 (27.9%)	284 (31.2%)	309 (34.0%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.1%)	$6,955			$115			$6,840	7.7	9	400	1
510189000799	402	Fairfield Middle	Public	6-8	5121 Nine Mile Rd	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 328-4020	987	64	15.4	84.7%	32 (3.2%)	876 (88.8%)	52 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	$8,140			$1,129			$7,011	6.8	11.8	392	10
510189003098	403	Henrico Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3820 Nine Mile Road	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Henrico County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 305-9263	795	72	11		156 (19.6%)	503 (63.3%)	44 (5.5%)	38 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.5%)								6.4	13.1	387	16
510189000790	404	Brookland Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Lydell Dr	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 261-5000	1,074	76	14.1	89.6%	180 (16.8%)	476 (44.3%)	314 (29.2%)	49 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.7%)	$8,859			$606			$8,253	5.6	4.5	409	5
510264001055	405	Huntington Middle	Public	7-8	5800 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 928-6846	411	30	13.7	86.9%	9 (2.2%)	356 (86.6%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.1%)	$9,814			$268			$9,546	4.5	2.4	417	12
510084000329	406	Falling Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4724 Hopkins Rd.	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3640	1,419	87	16.3	80.1%	61 (4.3%)	537 (37.8%)	768 (54.1%)	19 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (2.3%)	$6,497			$611			$5,886	4.4	6.4	406
510324001374	407	Henderson Middle	Public	6-8	4319 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8288	430	53	8.1	97.7%	27 (6.3%)	366 (85.1%)	16 (3.7%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,762			$758			$11,003	4.4	1.5	419	12
510291002794	408	Vernon Johns Middle	Public	6-8	3101 Homestead Drive	Petersburg	23805	Petersburg city	Petersburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 862-7020	921	65	14.2	98.7%	27 (2.9%)	799 (86.8%)	86 (9.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$8,038			$1,510			$6,528	4.3	4	411	3
510141000628	409	Franklin High	Public	8-12	310 Crescent Drive	Franklin	23851	Franklin city	Franklin City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 562-5187	378	33	11.3	100.5%	56 (14.8%)	292 (77.2%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$10,773			$1,395			$9,379	4.2	3.4	413	4
510189001850	410	John Rolfe Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Messer Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 226-8730	764	68	11.2	88.7%	45 (5.9%)	630 (82.5%)	54 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$9,621			$899			$8,722	3.2	2.9	415	5

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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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