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)
510138000625	221	Fluvanna County High	Public	8-12	1918 Thomas Jefferson Parkway	Palmyra	22963	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 589-3666	1,488	102	14.5	36.8%	1,018 (68.4%)	220 (14.8%)	129 (8.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (7.4%)	$7,447			$94			$7,353	51.3	46.9	240	19
510252001916	222	Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	4163 Riner Rd	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5165	286	27	10.5	49.0%	264 (92.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$10,795			$09			$10,786	51.3	50.8	212	10
510027000098	223	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	125 S Old Glebe Rd	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5900	1,053	82	12.8	40.5%	324 (30.8%)	166 (15.8%)	404 (38.4%)	86 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.9%)	$12,897			$00			$12,897	51.2	56.3	186	37
510321001346	224	Rappahannock County High	Public	8-12	12576 Lee Highway	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 227-0745	289	31	9.4	34.9%	232 (80.3%)	4 (1.4%)	37 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$14,108			$179			$13,930	51.2	50.4	216	8
510030002140	225	Beverley Manor Middle	Public	6-8	58 Cedar Green Rd	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 886-5806	597	49	12.1	43.6%	529 (88.6%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)								51	50.7	213	12
510384001057	226	Larkspur Middle	Public	6-8	4696 Princess Anne Rd	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4800	1,536	95	16.2	60.1%	443 (28.8%)	556 (36.2%)	238 (15.5%)	85 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	202 (13.2%)	$10,655			$804			$9,851	50.4	55	200	26
510366002600	227	Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle	Public	6-8	503 Deacon Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 899-0860	894	64	13.9	34.7%	534 (59.7%)	119 (13.3%)	155 (17.3%)	21 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.5%)	$8,722			$291			$8,431	50.3	44.5	251	24
510138000089	228	Fluvanna Middle	Public	5-7	3717 Central Plains Road	Palmyra	22963	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 510-1000	763	57	13.3	42.2%	502 (65.8%)	106 (13.9%)	77 (10.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.4%)	$6,984			$161			$6,823	49.9	41.4	267	39
510387003038	229	Warren County Middle	Public	6-8	522 Heritage Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-2194	543	47	11.6	65.4%	398 (73.3%)	26 (4.8%)	67 (12.3%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.6%)	$8,279			$225			$8,054	49.6	57.4	184	45
510282002340	230	Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	6368 Flat Run Road	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4480	693	42	16.6	69.1%	427 (61.6%)	88 (12.7%)	111 (16.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.4%)	$5,587			$109			$5,478	49.2	39.1	278	48

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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