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)
510069000257	141	Carroll County Middle	Public	6-8	1036 N. Main Street	Hillsville	24343	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 728-4211	756	57	13.2	84.3%	685 (90.6%)	6 (0.8%)	45 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$7,649			$246			$7,402	65.7	58.7	176	35
510285002799	142	Luray Middle	Public	6-8	14 Luray Avenue	Luray	22835	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 843-2660	319	32	9.9	77.4%	273 (85.6%)	14 (4.4%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$7,192			$00			$7,192	65.4	50.5	215	73
510252001017	143	Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	3109 Price's Fork Rd.	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5800	946	74	12.7	29.8%	689 (72.8%)	44 (4.7%)	86 (9.1%)	75 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	$7,825			$208			$7,617	65.4	70.9	117	26
510346002045	144	Andrew Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	616 South College Ave	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2513	895	63	14.2	44.0%	607 (67.8%)	147 (16.4%)	86 (9.6%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	$7,972			$443			$7,529	65.1	64	147	3
510398001764	145	Montross Middle	Public	6-8	8884 Menokin Road	Montross	22520	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 493-9818	309	32	9.7	100.6%	118 (38.2%)	130 (42.1%)	39 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$10,703			$772			$9,931	65.1	69.3	126	19
510384001690	146	Independence Middle	Public	6-8	1370 Dunstan Ln	Virginia Beach	23455	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4600	1,189	76	15.6	48.4%	598 (50.3%)	256 (21.5%)	138 (11.6%)	60 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (11.2%)	$10,923			$584			$10,339	65.1	59.8	168	22
510371003058	147	Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Burbage Drive	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 925-6752	755	50	15.1	64.0%	178 (23.6%)	423 (56.0%)	73 (9.7%)	23 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	$6,478			$56			$6,422	65.1	70.4	119	28
510024000078	148	Appomattox Middle	Public	6-8	2020 Church St	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 352-8257	539	40	13.4	73.7%	342 (63.5%)	115 (21.3%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.3%)	$6,747			$275			$6,472	65	58.5	178	30
510402001770	149	Berkeley Middle	Public	6-8	1118 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 229-8051	652	44	14.8	41.7%	344 (52.8%)	130 (19.9%)	107 (16.4%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.1%)	$9,245			$271			$8,973	64.8	67.7	130	19
510180000760	150	Thomas Eaton Middle	Public	6-8	2108 Cunningham Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4540	577	44	13.2	87.7%	82 (14.2%)	387 (67.1%)	37 (6.4%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.2%)	$8,019			$330			$7,689	64.6	52.5	207	57

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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:

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

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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.