Best Middle Schools in Virginia

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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.

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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)
510330001412	411	Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Public	6-8	1220 5th Street NW	Roanoke	24016	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 853-2681	523	49	10.7	96.6%	69 (13.2%)	365 (69.8%)	62 (11.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$8,788			$1,442			$7,346	2.6	6.3	407	4
510324003019	412	River City Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Hull Street Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 272-7554	1,180	106	11.1	97.8%	24 (2.0%)	454 (38.5%)	678 (57.5%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)								2	0.6	421	9
510267001134	413	Ruffner School	Public	3-8	610 May Ave.	Norfolk	23504	Norfolk city	Norfolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 628-2466	436	42	10.3	87.2%	2 (0.5%)	413 (94.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)								2	2.8	416	3
510141002431	414	Joseph P. King Junior Middle	Public	6-7	501 Charles Street	Franklin	23851	Franklin city	Franklin City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 562-4631	164	15	11.1	98.8%	18 (11.0%)	136 (82.9%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$9,406			$2,124			$7,283	1.5	3.3	414
510324001385	415	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Mosby St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8011	501	54	9.3	95.8%	10 (2.0%)	454 (90.6%)	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$10,691			$692			$9,999	1.1	0.9	420	5
510111002750	416	R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	Public	6-12	1005 N. Main Street	Danville	24540	Danville city	Danville City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 799-5249	37	8	4.6	8.1%	0 (0.0%)	37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								0.2			(n/a)
510324002307	417	Richmond Alternative	Public	6-12	119 West Leigh Street	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4388	162	6	28.1		5 (3.1%)	145 (89.5%)	6 (3.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$917			$42			$876	0	0.1	422	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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.