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)
510276001163	21	Norton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	205 E Park Ave	Norton	24273	Norton city	Norton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 679-0971	501	43	11.7	96.2%	440 (87.8%)	21 (4.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$8,189			$400			$7,790	85.3	79.2	60	39
510384001714	22	Princess Anne Middle	Public	6-8	2323 Holland Road	Virginia Beach	23453	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4950	1,400	78	18	14.4%	1,038 (74.1%)	61 (4.4%)	148 (10.6%)	42 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.6%)	102 (7.3%)	$10,827			$528			$10,299	85.1	84	31	9
510009000030	23	Community Lab School	Public, Charter	6-12	1200 Forest Street	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(434) 296-3090	192	17	11.2	7.3%	132 (68.8%)	11 (5.7%)	22 (11.5%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.9%)	$15,058			$33			$15,025	85	82.1	42	19
510348001534	24	Nickelsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	11415 Nickesville Hwy	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2676	298	21	14.1	79.2%	270 (90.6%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$7,994			$963			$7,031	84.9	76.3	91	67
510381001654	25	Graham Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Academic Cir	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 326-1101	372	27	13.7	82.5%	324 (87.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	$7,389			$597			$6,793	84.7	83.3	33	8
510081000297	26	Hickory Middle	Public	6-8	1997 Hawk Blvd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 421-0468	1,336	98	13.7	15.0%	991 (74.2%)	69 (5.2%)	128 (9.6%)	46 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (7.3%)	$8,589			$106			$8,482	84.5	88.4	13	13
510298001232	27	Poquoson Middle	Public	6-8	985 Poquoson Ave	Poquoson	23662	Poquoson city	Poquoson City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 868-6031	451			22.6%	401 (88.9%)	5 (1.1%)	24 (5.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$7,503			$415			$7,089	84.5	85.9	25	2
510288001191	28	Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	314 Staples Ave	Stuart	24171	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 694-7139	380	24	15.8	80.8%	300 (78.9%)	20 (5.3%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$7,493			$791			$6,702	84.4	87.9	14	14
510081000296	29	Great Bridge Middle	Public	6-8	441 Battlefield Blvd S	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 482-5128	1,223	85	14.3	16.4%	832 (68.0%)	102 (8.3%)	124 (10.1%)	54 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (8.6%)	$8,495			$193			$8,301	83.8	80.5	50	21
510313002543	30	Louise A. Benton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7411 Hoadly Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 791-0727	1,384	85	16.3	21.2%	655 (47.3%)	193 (13.9%)	306 (22.1%)	107 (7.7%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	112 (8.1%)	$7,916			$88			$7,828	83.5	76.9	84	54

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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

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.