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)
510309001276	161	J.E.J. Moore Middle	Public	6-8	11455 Prince George Dr	Disputanta	23842	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 733-2740	1,395	69	20.1	37.7%	615 (44.1%)	438 (31.4%)	223 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	96 (6.9%)	$8,688			$519			$8,169	61.8	55.2	197	36
510294001206	162	Tunstall Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Tunstall High Rd.	Dry Fork	24549	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-7086	566	44	13	85.9%	389 (68.7%)	97 (17.1%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$6,392			$263			$6,130	61.8	67.2	134	28
510225000921	163	J. Lupton Simpson Middle	Public	6-8	490 Evergreen Mill Rd SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2840	874	73	12	27.3%	486 (55.6%)	55 (6.3%)	215 (24.6%)	56 (6.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	$16,164			$522			$15,643	61.7	58.6	177	14
510189002833	164	Holman Middle	Public	6-8	600 Concourse Blvd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 346-1300	862	53	16.2	37.2%	351 (40.7%)	94 (10.9%)	113 (13.1%)	251 (29.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.0%)	$8,621			$830			$7,791	61.5	70.8	118	46
510395001763	165	West Point Middle/High	Public	6-12	2700 Mattaponi Ave	West Point	23181	King William County	West Point Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 843-3630	451	33	13.8	36.8%	317 (70.3%)	54 (12.0%)	26 (5.8%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.9%)	$7,021			$00			$7,021	61.5	67.5	131	34
510126000518	166	Johnson Middle	Public	7-8	3801 Jermantown Rd	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 934-2400	1,137	90	12.5	35.5%	389 (34.2%)	90 (7.9%)	288 (25.3%)	286 (25.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	78 (6.9%)	$10,438			$236			$10,202	61.4	64.1	145	21
510180002811	167	Hunter B. Andrews	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 Victoria Boulevard	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 268-3333	1,125	75	15	83.9%	192 (17.1%)	741 (65.9%)	57 (5.1%)	14 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	118 (10.5%)	$7,316			$916			$6,399	61.3	48.5	225	58
510384001677	168	Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Pope St	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4450	1,022	62	16.4	64.9%	353 (34.5%)	332 (32.5%)	123 (12.0%)	72 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	130 (12.7%)	$11,835			$684			$11,151	61.1	47.5	234	66
510415001825	169	Yorktown Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Geo Wash Mem Hwy	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0360	652	130	5	39.0%	408 (62.6%)	86 (13.2%)	68 (10.4%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	$7,939			$396			$7,542	61	74.7	100	69
510051002052	170	Hurley Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	6911 Hurley Road	Hurley	24620	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 566-8523	322	26	12.3	95.3%	314 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$6,997			$1,285			$5,711	61	29.4	321	151

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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.