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)
510300001265	351	William E. Waters Middle	Public	7-8	600 Roosevelt Blvd	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-2813	562	45	12.4	100.5%	121 (21.5%)	383 (68.1%)	22 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.2%)	$10,352			$390			$9,962	21.6	17.1	376	25
510364000981	352	Thornburg Middle	Public	6-8	6929 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7600	735	56	13.2	63.5%	278 (37.8%)	198 (26.9%)	176 (23.9%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	$7,498			$93			$7,406	21.5	24.9	349	3
510324001356	353	Dogwood Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Floyd Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6231	390	19	20.7	100.0%	81 (20.8%)	272 (69.7%)	12 (3.1%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$9,117			$464			$8,653	21.5	10.3	398	45
510084003097	354	Chesterfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual	K-8	421 South Providence Road	Chesterfield	23236	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(804) 818-5630	570	55	10.3		154 (27.0%)	257 (45.1%)	83 (14.6%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	53 (9.3%)								21.5	22.4	359	5
510072000258	355	Charles City County High	Public	7-12	10039 Courthouse Rd	Charles City	23030	Charles City County	Charles City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 829-9249	215	36	5.9	100.0%	48 (22.3%)	122 (56.7%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.0%)	$11,186			$928			$10,258	21.3	11.6	394	39
510300001241	356	Churchland Middle	Public	7-8	4051 River Shore Rd	Portsmouth	23703	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 686-2512	840	60	14	99.6%	149 (17.7%)	576 (68.6%)	50 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	$8,154			$147			$8,007	21.2	26.8	337	19
510330001424	357	James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Overland Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2351	558	43	13	97.7%	248 (44.4%)	209 (37.5%)	49 (8.8%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$7,893			$512			$7,380	20.8	27.8	334	23
510387003039	358	Skyline Middle	Public	6-8	240 Luray Avenue	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 636-0909	579	48	12.1	69.9%	405 (69.9%)	33 (5.7%)	76 (13.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.0%)	$8,563			$530			$8,033	20.7	20.1	368	10
510117000409	359	Dinwiddie County Middle	Public	6-8	11608 Courthouse Road	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 469-5430	926	75	12.2	89.7%	436 (47.1%)	345 (37.3%)	79 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.4%)	$7,717			$252			$7,465	20.7	20.4	365	6
510111001233	360	Westwood Middle	Public	6-8	500 Apollo Ave	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 797-8860	554	46	11.9	107.6%	66 (11.9%)	392 (70.8%)	66 (11.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$8,533			$379			$8,154	20.5	9.5	399	39

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.