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)
510384001639	201	Corporate Landing Middle	Public	6-8	1597 Corporate Landing Pkwy	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4500	1,054	72	14.7	46.3%	521 (49.4%)	191 (18.1%)	152 (14.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	140 (13.3%)	$12,251			$797			$11,454	55.3	63.8	149	52
510081000289	202	Deep Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1955 Deal Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5321	770	61	12.5	42.9%	309 (40.1%)	244 (31.7%)	122 (15.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (10.5%)	$9,599			$171			$9,427	55.2	48.9	223	21
510267001090	203	Crossroads PreK-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	8021 Old Ocean View Rd.	Norfolk	23518	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 531-3050	756	63	12	97.9%	187 (24.7%)	311 (41.1%)	166 (22.0%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.4%)								55.1	44.7	248	45
510132000614	204	W.C. Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	244 Waterloo St	Warrenton	20186	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7470	437	39	11.2	35.9%	243 (55.6%)	48 (11.0%)	101 (23.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.8%)	$10,012			$00			$10,012	55.1	32.7	309	105
510294001217	205	Gretna Middle	Public	6-8	201 Coffey Street	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1804	397	36	11.1	81.1%	273 (68.8%)	101 (25.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	$7,467			$682			$6,785	55	59	172	33
510327001409	206	Rappahannock High	Public	8-12	6914 Richmond Rd	Warsaw	22572	Richmond County	Richmond County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 333-3551	525	37	14.1	74.7%	320 (61.0%)	107 (20.4%)	74 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$7,769			$428			$7,341	54.8	26	339	133
510366001603	207	T. Benton Gayle Middle	Public	6-8	100 Panther Drive	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-0383	899	66	13.6	36.6%	400 (44.5%)	194 (21.6%)	162 (18.0%)	49 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.0%)	$7,488			$300			$7,188	54.6	43.8	258	51
510384001702	208	Lynnhaven Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Bayne Dr	Virginia Beach	23454	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4850	886	76	11.7	66.5%	404 (45.6%)	269 (30.4%)	114 (12.9%)	25 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (7.9%)	$11,593			$683			$10,910	54.1	57	185	23
510313003077	209	Potomac Shores Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	17851 Woods View Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 291-3590	1,152	73	15.7	49.0%	203 (17.6%)	496 (43.1%)	286 (24.8%)	72 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.8%)								54.1	43.1	263	54
510126000086	210	Stone Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	5500 Sully Park Dr.	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 631-5500	678	51	13.2	37.6%	252 (37.2%)	45 (6.6%)	244 (36.0%)	95 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.9%)	$11,660			$243			$11,417	53.6	60.2	166	44

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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