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)
510144002187	131	Benjamin Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	225 Middle School Road	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 483-5105	1,391	136	10.2	75.8%	1,038 (74.6%)	99 (7.1%)	125 (9.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (8.8%)	$8,291			$277			$8,015	67.2	65.4	140	9
510313002303	132	Bull Run Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6308 Catharpin Rd.	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-9969	1,093	72	15	38.5%	440 (40.3%)	128 (11.7%)	314 (28.7%)	135 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.7%)	$8,655			$114			$8,541	67.1	64.5	143	11
510342002461	133	Lebanon Middle	Public	5-7	53 George Ben Whited Dr.	Lebanon	24266	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 889-6548	305	24	12.7	89.8%	298 (97.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,997			$1,240			$5,758	66.6	74.9	99	34
510261001037	134	New Kent Middle	Public	6-8	7501 Egypt Road	New Kent	23124	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 966-9655	822	47	17.4	29.3%	610 (74.2%)	93 (11.3%)	42 (5.1%)	7 (0.9%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.3%)	$6,823			$29			$6,794	66.5	63.9	148	14
510033000139	135	Bath County High	Public	8-12	464 Charger Lane	Hot Springs	24445	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 839-2431	183	5	36.2	77.0%	167 (91.3%)	6 (3.3%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,266			$359			$12,907	66.2	33.4	306	171
510384001695	136	Kempsville Middle	Public	6-8	860 Churchill Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4700	701	46	15.1	39.9%	369 (52.6%)	136 (19.4%)	74 (10.6%)	39 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	73 (10.4%)	$11,836			$558			$11,278	66	70.3	121	15
510303001269	137	Powhatan Middle	Public	6-8	4135 Old Buckingham Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 362-2500	980	75	13.1	27.0%	844 (86.1%)	37 (3.8%)	50 (5.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.1%)	$8,129			$319			$7,811	66	59	170	33
510294001213	138	Dan River Middle	Public	6-8	5875 Kentuck Rd.	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-6027	449	41	10.8	85.1%	251 (55.9%)	153 (34.1%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$7,776			$581			$7,195	65.8	65.8	138
510183000780	139	Bell Creek Middle	Public	6-8	8021 Lee Davis Road	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2260	933	77	12	40.3%	682 (73.1%)	89 (9.5%)	66 (7.1%)	29 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.0%)	$8,459			$390			$8,069	65.8	72.8	109	30
510051001897	140	Council Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	7608 Helen Henderson Hwy	Honaker	24260	Russell County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 859-9329	194	37	5.2	91.2%	192 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$7,621			$1,584			$6,036	65.8	33.5	305	165

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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