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)
510081001672	81	Hugo A. Owens Middle	Public	6-8	1997 Horseback Run	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5382	1,315	85	15.5	29.7%	633 (48.1%)	351 (26.7%)	160 (12.2%)	35 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	130 (9.9%)	$8,135			$224			$7,911	75.3	73.9	105	24
510225002764	82	Stone Hill Middle	Public	6-8	23415 Evergreen Ridge Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4420	1,110	76	14.7	15.8%	172 (15.5%)	118 (10.6%)	67 (6.0%)	690 (62.2%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.8%)	$13,190			$341			$12,850	75.1	81.5	45	37
510225002414	83	Belmont Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	19045 Upper Belmont Place	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2220	1,067	75	14.2	18.8%	491 (46.0%)	114 (10.7%)	149 (14.0%)	233 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.2%)	$13,824			$353			$13,471	75	79.1	62	21
510169002189	84	Independence Middle	Public	6-8	100 Blue Devil Drive	Independence	24348	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 773-3020	262	17	15.4	88.2%	229 (87.4%)	7 (2.7%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$6,922			$410			$6,513	74.8	80.5	48	36
510180002816	85	George P. Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 Big Bethel Road	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 268-3500	1,516	160	9.4	82.6%	292 (19.3%)	839 (55.3%)	140 (9.2%)	43 (2.8%)	6 (0.4%)	10 (0.7%)	186 (12.3%)	$6,381			$299			$6,081	74.8	77.1	81	4
510333001408	86	Glenvar Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Salem city	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6322	430	34	12.6	35.3%	369 (85.8%)	16 (3.7%)	20 (4.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$8,380			$235			$8,146	74.8	73.7	106	20
510408001787	87	Coeburn Middle	Public	5-8	518 Centre Ave NE	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 395-2135	307	32	9.6	88.6%	292 (95.1%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$7,639			$573			$7,066	74.5	79.9	57	30
510288001188	88	Patrick County High	Public	8-12	215 Cougar Lane	Stuart	24171	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 694-7137	851	70	12.2	81.6%	697 (81.9%)	43 (5.1%)	73 (8.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	$7,677			$459			$7,219	74.1	76.2	92	4
510384000436	89	Landstown Middle	Public	6-8	2204 Recreation Dr	Virginia Beach	23456	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4750	1,278	86	14.9	40.8%	470 (36.8%)	307 (24.0%)	181 (14.2%)	159 (12.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	154 (12.1%)	$10,554			$482			$10,072	73.8	75.6	95	6
510126002007	90	Franklin Middle	Public	7-8	3300 Lees Corner Rd	Chantilly	20151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 904-5100	832	56	14.7	21.2%	361 (43.4%)	58 (7.0%)	128 (15.4%)	236 (28.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	$10,544			$212			$10,333	73.8	76.7	85	5

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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