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)
510081000313	151	Western Branch Middle	Public	6-8	4201 Hawksley Dr	Chesapeake	23321	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 638-7920	903	62	14.5	57.7%	328 (36.3%)	333 (36.9%)	98 (10.9%)	43 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (10.9%)	$8,888			$189			$8,700	64	74.4	102	49
510264001041	152	B.T. Washington Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3700 Chestnut Ave	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 928-6860	427	27	15.7	97.0%	140 (32.8%)	206 (48.2%)	32 (7.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	$7,792			$06			$7,786	63.9	77	82	70
510126000576	153	Twain Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	4700 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-3700	986	80	12.2	36.3%	309 (31.3%)	182 (18.5%)	296 (30.0%)	137 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.8%)	$10,227			$134			$10,093	63.8	58.1	180	27
510033000140	154	Millboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	411 Church Street	Millboro	24460	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-5452	141	6	22.5	102.1%	132 (93.6%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$11,847			$751			$11,096	63.3	77.8	78	76
510348001529	155	Dungannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	113 Fifth Avenue	Dungannon	24245	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 467-2281	137	14	10	70.1%	131 (95.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								63	55	199	44
510249002195	156	St. Clare Walker Middle	Public	6-8	6814 General Puller Highway	Locust Hill	23092	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 758-2561	270	25	10.8	97.8%	183 (67.8%)	47 (17.4%)	15 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)								62.9	47.2	238	82
510352001411	157	Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	156 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 624-3341	164	21	7.8	100.0%	158 (96.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,288			$819			$11,469	62.8	72.1	114	43
510339001975	158	Montevideo Middle	Public	6-8	7648 McGaheysville Rd	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-3401	619	52	11.8	43.6%	371 (59.9%)	23 (3.7%)	178 (28.8%)	17 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$7,939			$131			$7,808	62.6	56.1	188	30
510156000356	159	Galax Middle	Public	6-8	202 Maroon Tide Dr	Galax	24333	Galax city	Galax City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 236-6124	329	23	14.3	107.3%	194 (59.0%)	8 (2.4%)	119 (36.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$6,394			$489			$5,905	62.4	56.3	187	28
510219000892	160	Elydale Middle	Public	5-7	128 Elydale Road	Ewing	24248	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 445-4439	137	13	10.7	100.0%	130 (94.9%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$9,466			$2,792			$6,674	62.2	74.9	98	62

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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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