Best Middle Schools in Virginia

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Virginia middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Virginia test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the SOL test scores by the Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
510126000557	391	Poe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7000 Cindy Ln	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 813-3800	873	68	12.9	76.5%	107 (12.3%)	62 (7.1%)	559 (64.0%)	129 (14.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	$12,866			$649			$12,216	10.7	12	391
510198000865	392	Carter G. Woodson Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Winston Churchill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6404	826	70	11.8	101.6%	138 (16.7%)	542 (65.6%)	111 (13.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$8,100			$951			$7,150	9.8	8	404	12
510012000044	393	Jefferson-Houston Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 Cameron St	Alexandria	22314	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 706-4400	636	58	10.9	79.2%	141 (22.2%)	327 (51.4%)	120 (18.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.9%)	$16,364			$595			$15,768	9.7	10.3	397	4
510225000933	394	Sterling Middle	Public	6-8	201 W Holly Ave	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4520	1,037	96	10.8	83.2%	83 (8.0%)	39 (3.8%)	789 (76.1%)	101 (9.7%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.3%)	$15,541			$694			$14,848	9.6	15.1	380	14
510267001123	395	Norview Middle	Public	6-8	6325 Sewells Point Rd	Norfolk	23513	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 852-4600	1,259	84	14.9	89.3%	111 (8.8%)	878 (69.7%)	168 (13.3%)	24 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.5%)	$7,064			$637			$6,426	9.3	11.5	395
510324002078	396	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5016	611	48	12.8	97.7%	11 (1.8%)	315 (51.6%)	269 (44.0%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,384			$952			$11,433	8.4	3.9	412	16
510330001413	397	Breckinridge Middle	Public	6-8	3901 Williamson Rd NW	Roanoke	24012	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2251	624	46	13.6	98.9%	108 (17.3%)	271 (43.4%)	184 (29.5%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$7,249			$865			$6,384	8.3	7.8	405	8
510324001894	398	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3013	543	60	9.1	98.2%	30 (5.5%)	384 (70.7%)	100 (18.4%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$7,728			$359			$7,368	8.3	17.3	375	23
510267001085	399	Southside Stem Academy At Campostella	Public	K-8	1106 Campostella Rd.	Norfolk	23523	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2555	737	58	12.7	95.1%	6 (0.8%)	662 (89.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$8,758			$921			$7,837	8.2	1.6	418	19
510084000321	400	Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3800 Cougar Trail	Chester	23831	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 524-3620	1,022	71	14.3	80.3%	290 (28.4%)	527 (51.6%)	140 (13.7%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.0%)	$6,948			$363			$6,585	7.8	12.4	389	11

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Virginia

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for VA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Disabled Students Military Connected Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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

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