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)
510126000516	31	Lake Braddock Secondary	Public, Magnet	7-12	9200 Burke Lake Rd	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-1000	4,377	260	16.8	20.0%	1,880 (43.0%)	394 (9.0%)	894 (20.4%)	866 (19.8%)	10 (0.2%)	6 (0.1%)	327 (7.5%)	$9,136			$129			$9,007	83.4	84.9	28	3
510225002282	32	Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	42901 Waxpool Rd	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2140	1,202	83	14.5	10.6%	453 (37.7%)	85 (7.1%)	106 (8.8%)	481 (40.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (5.9%)	$13,288			$424			$12,864	83.2	84.3	29	3
510313001293	33	E.H. Marsteller Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14000 Sudley Manor Dr	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 393-7608	1,174	72	16.2	20.6%	565 (48.1%)	143 (12.2%)	223 (19.0%)	135 (11.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (8.7%)	$8,557			$129			$8,429	83	78.2	73	40
510333001460	34	Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4902 Hidden Valley School Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7570	578	42	13.6	26.1%	416 (72.0%)	39 (6.7%)	63 (10.9%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$8,162			$160			$8,002	82.7	86.1	22	12
510135000620	35	Indian Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	4130 Indian Valley Rd NW	Radford	24141	Radford city	Floyd County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 745-9420	123	10	12.3	75.6%	115 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$10,440			$1,292			$9,148	82.7	92.8	5	30
510042000164	36	Central Academy Middle	Public	6-8	367 Poor Farm Rd	Fincastle	24090	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 473-8333	369	31	11.8	42.3%	340 (92.1%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$10,705			$457			$10,247	82.5	83.2	36
510267001096	37	Ghent K-8	Public	K-8	200 Shirley Ave	Norfolk	23517	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 628-2565	482	36	13.3	96.7%	200 (41.5%)	216 (44.8%)	24 (5.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)								82.5	74.3	103	66
510009000025	38	Joseph T. Henley Middle	Public	6-8	5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4393	808	57	14.1	13.4%	669 (82.8%)	18 (2.2%)	50 (6.2%)	28 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	$8,306			$213			$8,093	82.4	82.3	40	2
510225003059	39	Willard Middle	Public	6-8	40915 Braddock Road	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4040	1,587	106	14.9	8.6%	602 (37.9%)	143 (9.0%)	113 (7.1%)	631 (39.8%)	16 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (5.1%)	$11,241			$385			$10,856	82.4	78.3	72	33
510126000479	40	Frost Middle	Public	7-8	4101 Pickett Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 426-5700	1,209	82	14.6	14.4%	569 (47.1%)	66 (5.5%)	159 (13.2%)	326 (27.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (7.1%)	$10,952			$157			$10,795	82.2	81.6	44	4

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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