Best Middle Schools in Virginia (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

321

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Every ranked middle school in Virginia, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Virginia middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Cooper Middle (Magnet)	Mclean	Fairfax County Public Schools	95%	77%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,054
#2	A+	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	95%	72%	Meets Expectations	827
#3	A+	Princess Anne Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	94%	70%	Meets Expectations	1,400
#4	A+	Eagle Ridge Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	92%	74%	Meets Expectations	1,202
#5	A+	Longfellow Middle (Magnet)	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	92%	77%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,225
#6	A+	Rocky Run Middle	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	92%	73%	Meets Expectations	936
#7	A+	Francis W Jones Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	91%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	610
#8	A+	Mary Ellen Henderson Middle	Falls Church	Falls Church City Public Schools	91%	69%	Meets Expectations	581
#9	A+	Tabb Middle	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	91%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	903
#10	A+	Lf Addington Middle	Wise	Wise County Public Schools	90%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	451
#11	A+	Chickahominy Middle	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	89%	70%	Meets Expectations	1,131
#12	A+	Great Neck Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	89%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	1,055
#13	A+	Trailside Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	89%	68%	Meets Expectations	1,148
#14	A+	Brambleton Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	88%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,621
#15	A+	Lylburn Downing Middle	Lexington	Lexington City Public Schools	88%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	161
#16	A+	Midlothian Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	88%	74%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,368
#17	A+	Willard Middle	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	88%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,587
#18	A+	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	87%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	946
#19	A+	Cave Spring Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	87%	68%	Meets Expectations	765
#20	A+	Frost Middle	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	87%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,209
#21	A+	Great Bridge Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	87%	69%	Meets Expectations	1,223
#22	A+	Hickory Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	87%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	1,336
#23	A+	Oak Knoll Middle	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	87%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	941
#24	A+	Poquoson Middle	Poquoson	Poquoson City Public Schools	87%	66%	Meets Expectations	451
#25	A	Central Academy Middle	Fincastle	Botetourt County Public Schools	87%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	369
#26	A	J Michael Lunsford Middle	Chantilly	Loudoun County Public Schools	87%	68%	Meets Expectations	1,328
#27	A	Carson Middle (Magnet)	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	86%	74%	Underperforms Expectations	1,361
#28	A	Eh Marsteller Middle (Magnet)	Bristow	Prince William County Public Schools	86%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	1,174
#29	A	Joseph T Henley Middle	Crozet	Albemarle County Public Schools	86%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	808
#30	A	Pocahontas Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	86%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	825
#31	A	Robious Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	86%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,129
#32	A	Blue Ridge Middle	Purcellville	Loudoun County Public Schools	85%	66%	Meets Expectations	801
#33	A	Chilhowie Middle	Chilhowie	Smyth County Public Schools	85%	64%	Meets Expectations	306
#34	A	Dorothy Hamm Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	85%	62%	Meets Expectations	899
#35	A	Farmwell Station Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	85%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,024
#36	A	Forest Middle	Forest	Bedford County Public Schools	85%	62%	Meets Expectations	870
#37	A	Gainesville Middle (Magnet)	Gainesville	Prince William County Public Schools	85%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,398
#38	A	Hidden Valley Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	85%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	578
#39	A	Short Pump Middle	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	85%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,112
#40	A	Swift Creek Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	85%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,115
#41	A	Thoreau Middle	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	85%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,194
#42	A	Franklin Middle	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	84%	73%	Underperforms Expectations	832
#43	A	George H Moody Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	84%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,072
#44	A	Kilmer Middle	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	84%	78%	Underperforms Expectations	1,148
#45	A	Plaza Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	84%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	1,036
#46	A	Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle (Magnet)	Haymarket	Prince William County Public Schools	84%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,353
#47	A	Salem Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	84%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	1,073
#48	A	South County Middle	Lorton	Fairfax County Public Schools	84%	61%	Meets Expectations	951
#49	A	Stone Hill Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	84%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,110
#50	A-	Eb Stanley Middle	Abingdon	Washington County Public Schools	84%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	643
#51	A-	Grafton Middle	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	84%	63%	Meets Expectations	874
#52	A-	Irving Middle (Magnet)	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	84%	61%	Meets Expectations	1,163
#53	A-	Belmont Ridge Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	83%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,067
#54	A-	Chatham Middle	Chatham	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	83%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#55	A-	Coeburn Middle	Coeburn	Wise County Public Schools	83%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	307
#56	A-	Gate City Middle	Gate City	Scott County Public Schools	83%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#57	A-	Harmony Middle	Hamilton	Loudoun County Public Schools	83%	63%	Meets Expectations	1,083
#58	A-	Lakeside Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	83%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	513
#59	A-	Rodney E Thompson Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	83%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	1,015
#60	A-	Swanson Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	83%	61%	Meets Expectations	936
#61	A-	Tomahawk Creek Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	83%	73%	Underperforms Expectations	1,680
#62	A-	Graham Middle	Bluefield	Tazewell County Public Schools	82%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	372
#63	A-	Herbert J Saunders Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	82%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,271
#64	A-	Jolliff Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	82%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	702
#65	A-	Landstown Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	82%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,278
#66	A-	Parry Mccluer Middle	Buena Vista	Buena Vista City Public Schools	82%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	119
#67	A-	Auburn Middle	Riner	Montgomery County Public Schools	81%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	286
#68	A-	Bt Washington Middle (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	81%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	422
#69	A-	Fort Chiswell Middle	Max Meadows	Wythe County Public Schools	81%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	316
#70	A-	Louise A Benton Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	81%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,384
#71	A-	Read Mountain Middle	Cloverdale	Botetourt County Public Schools	81%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	657
#72	A-	Holman Middle	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	80%	60%	Meets Expectations	850
#73	A-	Queens Lake Middle (Magnet)	Williamsburg	York County Public Schools	80%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	574
#74	A-	Scott Memorial Middle	Wytheville	Wythe County Public Schools	80%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	318
#75	A-	Wallace Middle	Bristol	Washington County Public Schools	80%	60%	Meets Expectations	426
#76	B+	Georgie D Tyler Middle	Windsor	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	80%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	375
#77	B+	Greenbrier Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	80%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	827
#78	B+	Hugo A Owens Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	80%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,315
#79	B+	Louisa County Middle	Mineral	Louisa County Public Schools	80%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,152
#80	B+	New Kent Middle	New Kent	New Kent County Public Schools	80%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	770
#81	B+	Union Middle	Big Stone Gap	Wise County Public Schools	80%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	583
#82	B+	Glade Spring Middle	Glade Spring	Washington County Public Schools	79%	57%	Meets Expectations	254
#83	B+	John Yeates Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	79%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	506
#84	B+	Lois Hornsby Middle	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	79%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	790
#85	B+	North Fork Middle	Quicksburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	79%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	350
#86	B+	Auburn Middle	Warrenton	Fauquier County Public Schools	78%	55%	Meets Expectations	554
#87	B+	Berkeley Middle	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	78%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	652
#88	B+	Corporate Landing Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	78%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,054
#89	B+	John N Dalton Intermediate	Radford	Radford City Public Schools	78%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	235
#90	B+	Kempsville Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	78%	58%	Meets Expectations	738
#91	B+	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	78%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	609
#92	B+	Virginia Beach Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	78%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	589
#93	B+	Yorktown Middle	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	78%	55%	Meets Expectations	644
#94	B+	Harper Park Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	77%	56%	Meets Expectations	844
#95	B+	Lake Ridge Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	77%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,368
#96	B+	Liberty Middle	Clifton	Fairfax County Public Schools	77%	56%	Meets Expectations	922
#97	B+	Lynnhaven Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	77%	56%	Meets Expectations	886
#98	B+	Peasley Middle	Gloucester	Gloucester County Public Schools	77%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	620
#99	B	Glenvar Middle	Salem	Roanoke County Public Schools	77%	58%	Meets Expectations	430
#100	B	St Clare Walker Middle	Locust Hill	Middlesex County Public Schools	77%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	287
#101	B	Tunstall Middle	Dry Fork	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	77%	58%	Meets Expectations	564
#102	B	Western Branch Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	77%	54%	Meets Expectations	887
#103	B	Amherst Middle	Amherst	Amherst County Public Schools	76%	53%	Meets Expectations	347
#104	B	Benjamin Franklin Middle	Rocky Mount	Franklin County Public Schools	76%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,397
#105	B	Central Middle	Charlotte Court House	Charlotte County Public Schools	76%	57%	Meets Expectations	370
#106	B	Christiansburg Middle	Christiansburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	76%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	752
#107	B	Hughes Middle (Magnet)	Reston	Fairfax County Public Schools	76%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	993
#108	B	Liberty Middle	Bedford	Bedford County Public Schools	76%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	535
#109	B	Powhatan Middle	Powhatan	Powhatan County Public Schools	76%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	969
#110	B	Tazewell Middle	Tazewell	Tazewell County Public Schools	76%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	369
#111	B	Wc Taylor Middle	Warrenton	Fauquier County Public Schools	76%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	437
#112	B	Andrew Lewis Middle	Salem	Salem City Public Schools	75%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	895
#113	B	Bull Run Middle (Magnet)	Gainesville	Prince William County Public Schools	75%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,064
#114	B	Independence Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	75%	54%	Meets Expectations	1,189
#114	B	Independence Middle	Independence	Grayson County Public Schools	75%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	262
#116	B	Luray Middle	Luray	Page County Public Schools	75%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	319
#117	B	Nelson Middle	Lovingston	Nelson County Public Schools	75%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	340
#118	B	Page Middle	Gloucester	Gloucester County Public Schools	75%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	581
#119	B	Richlands Middle	Richlands	Tazewell County Public Schools	75%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	495
#120	B	Rural Retreat Middle	Rural Retreat	Wythe County Public Schools	75%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	231
#121	B	Rye Cove Intermediate	Clinchport	Scott County Public Schools	75%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#122	B	Twain Middle (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	75%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	988
#123	B	William Byrd Middle	Vinton	Roanoke County Public Schools	75%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	827
#124	B	Dan River Middle	Ringgold	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	74%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	434
#125	B	Luther P Jackson Middle	Dendron	Surry County Public Schools	74%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	201
#126	B-	Bailey Bridge Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	74%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,459
#127	B-	Bell Creek Middle	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	74%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	934
#128	B-	Brandon Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	74%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,055
#129	B-	Johnson Middle	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	74%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,072
#130	B-	Montevideo Middle	Penn Laird	Rockingham County Public Schools	74%	55%	Meets Expectations	613
#131	B-	Montross Middle	Montross	Westmoreland County Public Schools	74%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	309
#132	B-	Ni River Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	74%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	717
#133	B-	Northside Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	74%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	627
#134	B-	Toano Middle	Toano	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	74%	53%	Meets Expectations	678
#135	B-	Andrew G Wright Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	73%	49%	Meets Expectations	868
#136	B-	Donald B Dixon Lyle R Smith Middle	Fredericksburg	Stafford County Public Schools	73%	53%	Meets Expectations	894
#137	B-	Elydale Middle	Ewing	Lee County Public Schools	73%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	139
#138	B-	Gretna Middle	Gretna	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	73%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	397
#139	B-	Gunston Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	73%	52%	Meets Expectations	1,111
#140	B-	Jonesville Middle	Jonesville	Lee County Public Schools	73%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#141	B-	Northwood Middle	Saltville	Smyth County Public Schools	73%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	151
#142	B-	Peter Muhlenberg Middle	Woodstock	Shenandoah County Public Schools	73%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	451
#143	B-	River Bend Middle	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	73%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,160
#144	B-	Appomattox Middle	Appomattox	Appomattox County Public Schools	72%	52%	Meets Expectations	539
#145	B-	Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	72%	51%	Meets Expectations	755
#146	B-	Elizabeth Davis Middle	Chester	Chesterfield County Public Schools	72%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,337
#147	B-	Pennington Middle	Pennington Gap	Lee County Public Schools	72%	49%	Meets Expectations	274
#148	B-	Signal Knob Middle	Strasburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	72%	54%	Meets Expectations	417
#149	B-	Tuckahoe Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	72%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,003
#150	C+	Carroll County Middle	Hillsville	Carroll County Public Schools	72%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	756
#151	C+	Fluvanna Middle	Palmyra	Fluvanna County Public Schools	72%	53%	Meets Expectations	763
#152	C+	J Lupton Simpson Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	72%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	974
#153	C+	King George Middle	King George	King George County Public Schools	72%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,001
#154	C+	Liberty Middle	Ashland	Hanover County Public Schools	72%	50%	Meets Expectations	911
#155	C+	Potomac Shores Middle (Magnet)	Dumfries	Prince William County Public Schools	72%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,152
#156	C+	Stone Middle (Magnet)	Centreville	Fairfax County Public Schools	72%	50%	Meets Expectations	678
#157	C+	Goochland Middle	Goochland	Goochland County Public Schools	71%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	573
#158	C+	Hungary Creek Middle	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	71%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	829
#159	C+	Kenmore Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	71%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	994
#160	C+	Larkspur Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	71%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,536
#161	C+	Locust Grove Middle	Locust Grove	Orange County Public Schools	71%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	693
#162	C+	Maury River Middle	Lexington	Rockbridge County Public Schools	71%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	502
#163	C+	Deep Creek Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	70%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	770
#164	C+	James Blair Middle	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	70%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	545
#165	C+	Jej Moore Middle	Disputanta	Prince George County Public Schools	70%	48%	Meets Expectations	1,393
#166	C+	Johnson Williams Middle	Berryville	Clarke County Public Schools	70%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#167	C+	Marshall Middle	Marshall	Fauquier County Public Schools	70%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	417
#168	C+	Nandua Middle	Onley	Accomack County Public Schools	70%	47%	Meets Expectations	474
#169	C+	Ridgeview Middle	Clintwood	Dickenson County Public Schools	70%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#170	C+	Seneca Ridge Middle	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	70%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	915
#171	C+	T Benton Gayle Middle	Fredericksburg	Stafford County Public Schools	70%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	899
#172	C+	Thomas Eaton Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	70%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	577
#173	C+	Damascus Middle	Damascus	Washington County Public Schools	69%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	170
#174	C	Benjamin Syms Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	69%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	897
#175	C	Brookville Middle	Lynchburg	Campbell County Public Schools	68%	50%	Meets Expectations	715
#176	C	Floyd T Binns Middle	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	68%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	779
#177	C	Forest Glen Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	68%	49%	Meets Expectations	426
#178	C	Galax Middle	Galax	Galax City Public Schools	68%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	329
#179	C	Leslie H Walton Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	68%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	339
#180	C	Northumberland Middle	Heathsville	Northumberland County Public Schools	68%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	276
#181	C	Page County Middle	Shenandoah	Page County Public Schools	68%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	352
#182	C	Prospect Heights Middle	Orange	Orange County Public Schools	68%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	456
#183	C	Rustburg Middle	Rustburg	Campbell County Public Schools	68%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	606
#184	C	Sandburg Middle (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	68%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,438
#185	C	Shelburne Middle	Staunton	Staunton City Public Schools	68%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	574
#186	C	Staunton River Middle	Moneta	Bedford County Public Schools	68%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	627
#187	C	Warren County Middle	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	68%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	543
#188	C	Wilson Middle	Fishersville	Augusta County Public Schools	68%	45%	Meets Expectations	632
#189	C	Halifax County Middle	South Boston	Halifax County Public Schools	67%	46%	Meets Expectations	925
#190	C	Smarts Mill Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	67%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	874
#191	C	Cesar Tarrant Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	66%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	676
#192	C	Jefferson Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	66%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,053
#193	C	Shawsville Middle	Shawsville	Montgomery County Public Schools	66%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	208
#194	C	Amelia County Middle	Amelia	Amelia County Public Schools	65%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	365
#195	C	C Alton Lindsay Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	65%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	707
#196	C	Manchester Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	65%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	1,103
#197	C	Mecklenburg County Middle	Baskerville		65%	45%	Meets Expectations	874
#198	C	Spotsylvania Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	65%	46%	Meets Expectations	981
#199	C-	Admiral Richard E Byrd Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	65%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	804
#200	C-	Bayside Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	65%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	700
#201	C-	George Washington Middle	Alexandria	Alexandria City Public Schools	65%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,369
#202	C-	Jackson Middle	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	65%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,053
#203	C-	Hamilton Holmes Middle	King William	King William County Public Schools	64%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	450
#204	C-	J Frank Hillyard Middle	Broadway	Rockingham County Public Schools	64%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	665
#205	C-	Jackson P Burley Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	64%	41%	Meets Expectations	586
#206	C-	Lebanon Middle	Lebanon	Russell County Public Schools	64%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	291
#207	C-	Marion Middle	Marion	Smyth County Public Schools	64%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	431
#208	C-	Monelison Middle	Madison Heights	Amherst County Public Schools	64%	43%	Meets Expectations	513
#209	C-	Stuarts Draft Middle	Stuarts Draft	Augusta County Public Schools	64%	43%	Meets Expectations	488
#210	C-	Virginia Middle	Bristol	Bristol City Public Schools	64%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	487
#211	C-	Wilbur S Pence Middle	Dayton	Rockingham County Public Schools	64%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	668
#212	C-	Ethel M Gildersleeve Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	63%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,130
#213	C-	Graham Park Middle (Magnet)	Triangle	Prince William County Public Schools	63%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	675
#214	C-	Hh Poole Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	63%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	983
#215	C-	L Douglas Wilder Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	63%	43%	Meets Expectations	761
#216	C-	Robert E Aylor Middle	White Post	Frederick County Public Schools	63%	39%	Meets Expectations	799
#217	C-	William H Wetsel Middle	Madison	Madison County Public Schools	63%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#218	C-	Woodbridge Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	63%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	926
#219	C-	Colonial Heights Middle	Colonial Heights	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	62%	44%	Meets Expectations	598
#220	C-	Edward W Wyatt Middle	Emporia	Greensville County Public Schools	62%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	449
#221	C-	James Madison Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	62%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	580
#222	C-	Parkside Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	62%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	1,421
#223	C-	Pulaski County Middle	Pulaski	Pulaski County Public Schools	62%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	807
#224	C-	S Gordon Stewart Middle	Fort Defiance	Augusta County Public Schools	62%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	502
#225	C-	Stafford Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	62%	39%	Meets Expectations	903
#226	D+	Daniel Morgan Middle	Winchester	Winchester City Public Schools	62%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	613
#227	D+	Battlefield Middle	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	61%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	791
#228	D+	Crestwood Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	61%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	553
#229	D+	Culpeper Middle	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	61%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,066
#230	D+	Edward E Drew JR Middle	Falmouth	Stafford County Public Schools	61%	38%	Meets Expectations	617
#231	D+	Elkton Middle	Elkton	Rockingham County Public Schools	61%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	625
#232	D+	Herndon Middle (Magnet)	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	61%	40%	Meets Expectations	958
#233	D+	John F Kennedy Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	61%	37%	Meets Expectations	544
#234	D+	Martinsville Middle	Martinsville	Martinsville City Public Schools	61%	37%	Meets Expectations	393
#235	D+	Matoaca Middle	Matoaca	Chesterfield County Public Schools	61%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	865
#236	D+	Post Oak Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	61%	42%	Meets Expectations	665
#237	D+	Rippon Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	61%	42%	Meets Expectations	1,176
#238	D+	Stuart M Beville Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	61%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,111
#239	D+	Sussex Central Middle	Sussex	Sussex County Public Schools	61%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	236
#240	D+	Whitman Middle	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	61%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	869
#241	D+	William Monroe Middle	Stanardsville	Greene County Public Schools	61%	41%	Meets Expectations	675
#242	D+	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	60%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	453
#243	D+	Azalea Gardens Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	60%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	848
#244	D+	Fieldale Collinsville Middle	Collinsville	Henry County Public Schools	60%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	805
#245	D+	Homer L Hines Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	60%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	877
#246	D+	Northside Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	60%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	763
#247	D+	Oscar Smith Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	60%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	958
#248	D+	Cumberland Middle	Cumberland	Cumberland County Public Schools	59%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	352
#249	D+	James Wood Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	59%	40%	Meets Expectations	803
#250	D	Holmes Middle	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	59%	40%	Meets Expectations	882
#251	D	Indian River Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	59%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	736
#252	D	O Trent Bonner Middle	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	59%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	678
#253	D	Potomac Middle (Magnet)	Dumfries	Prince William County Public Schools	59%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	919
#254	D	Buckingham County Middle	Buckingham	Buckingham County Public Schools	58%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	466
#255	D	James S Russell Middle	Lawrenceville	Brunswick County Public Schools	58%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	312
#256	D	Kings Fork Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	58%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,031
#257	D	Lunenburg Middle	Victoria	Lunenburg County Public Schools	58%	36%	Meets Expectations	332
#258	D	Southampton Middle	Courtland	Southampton County Public Schools	58%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	566
#259	D	Arcadia Middle	Oak Hall	Accomack County Public Schools	57%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	482
#260	D	Blair Middle (Magnet)	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	57%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,149
#261	D	Cedar Lee Middle	Bealeton	Fauquier County Public Schools	57%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	610
#262	D	Fred M Lynn Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	57%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	1,013
#263	D	James H Cary Intermediate	Tappahannock	Essex County Public Schools	57%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	333
#264	D	Laurel Park Middle	Martinsville	Henry County Public Schools	57%	38%	Meets Expectations	786
#265	D	Northampton Middle	Eastville	Northampton County Public Schools	57%	36%	Meets Expectations	206
#266	D	Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle For Innovation (Magnet)	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	57%	35%	Meets Expectations	531
#267	D	Chancellor Middle	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	56%	37%	Meets Expectations	854
#268	D	Churchland Middle	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	56%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	890
#269	D	Dinwiddie County Middle	Dinwiddie	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	56%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	958
#270	D	George M Hampton Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	56%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	936
#271	D	Quioccasin Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	56%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,040
#272	D	Thomas Harrison Middle	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	56%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	693
#273	D	Woodrow Wilson Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	56%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	642
#274	D-	Frederick County Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	56%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	751
#275	D-	Caroline Middle	Milford	Caroline County Public Schools	55%	33%	Meets Expectations	973
#276	D-	Clifton Middle	Clifton Forge	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	55%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	413
#277	D-	Key Middle	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	55%	35%	Meets Expectations	680
#278	D-	Mary Passage Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	55%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	944
#279	D-	Nottoway Middle	Crewe	Nottoway County Public Schools	55%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	263
#280	D-	Westwood Middle	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	55%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	609
#281	D-	Ella J Fitzgerald Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	54%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	1,060
#282	D-	Glasgow Middle (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	54%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,789
#283	D-	Linkhorne Middle	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	54%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	586
#284	D-	Prince Edward Middle	Farmville	Prince Edward County Public Schools	54%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	544
#285	D-	Shirley C Heim Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	54%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	980
#286	D-	Thornburg Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	54%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	696
#287	D-	John P Fishwick Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	53%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	501
#288	D-	Journey Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	53%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	631
#289	D-	Skyline Middle	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	53%	33%	Meets Expectations	569
#290	D-	Walker Grant Middle	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	53%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	750
#291	D-	William E Waters Middle	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	53%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#292	D-	Carver Middle	Chester	Chesterfield County Public Schools	52%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	1,022
#293	D-	Crittenden Middle (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	52%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	740
#294	D-	Kate Collins Middle	Waynesboro	Waynesboro City Public Schools	52%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	644
#295	D-	Manassas Park Middle	Manassas Park	Manassas Park City Public Schools	52%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	754
#296	D-	Providence Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	52%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,068
#297	D-	Unity Braxton Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	52%	31%	Meets Expectations	1,116
#298	D-	Elko Middle	Sandston	Henrico County Public Schools	50%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	730
#299	F	Skyline Middle	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	50%	32%	Meets Expectations	697
#300	F	Cradock Middle	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	49%	27%	Meets Expectations	533
#301	F	Poe Middle (Magnet)	Annandale	Fairfax County Public Schools	49%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	873
#302	F	Salem Church Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	49%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	910
#303	F	Carter G Woodson Middle	Hopewell	Hopewell City Public Schools	48%	28%	Meets Expectations	826
#304	F	Thomas C Boushall Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	48%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	611
#305	F	Breckinridge Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	46%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	624
#306	F	Brookland Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	45%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,074
#307	F	Sandusky Middle	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	45%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	568
#308	F	Binford Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	43%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	452
#309	F	Fairfield Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	43%	23%	Meets Expectations	987
#310	F	Francis C Hammond Middle	Alexandria	Alexandria City Public Schools	42%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	1,473
#311	F	Grace E Metz Middle	Manassas	Manassas City Public Schools	42%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,102
#312	F	Norview Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	42%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,259
#313	F	Sterling Middle	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	42%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,037
#314	F	Lucille M Brown Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	39%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	543
#315	F	Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	38%	18%	Meets Expectations	523
#316	F	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	37%	18%	Meets Expectations	764
#317	F	Huntington Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	34%	11%	Meets Expectations	411
#318	F	Martin Luther King JR Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	34%	11%	Meets Expectations	501
#319	F	Falling Creek Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	33%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	1,419
#320	F	Vernon Johns Middle	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	32%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	921
#321	F	River City Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	30%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	1,180

How Virginia's middle schools compare

A: 75B: 74C: 76D: 73F: 23

46% of the 321 ranked middle schools in Virginia earn an A or B (75 A grades, 74 B, 76 C, 73 D, 23 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 230 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (72% here, 70% nationally), and 123 exceed it. On average 69% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 47% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Fort Chiswell Middle (81% against 34%, A-), Scott Memorial Middle (80% against 33%, A-), Bt Washington Middle (81% against 35%, A-), Chatham Middle (83% against 42%, A-), St Clare Walker Middle (77% against 36%, B).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 81): Fairfax County Public Schools (10), Loudoun County Public Schools (10), Virginia Beach City Public Schools (5), Chesapeake City Public Schools (5).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Richmond (14, 3 at A or B), Virginia Beach (13, 11 at A or B), Chesapeake (10, 6 at A or B), Roanoke (8, 3 at A or B), Newport News (7, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Glasgow Middle (1,789 students, D-, #282), Tomahawk Creek Middle (1,680 students, A-, #61), Brambleton Middle (1,621 students, A+, #14).

Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Virginia that are not ranked

9 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (9)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Bayside 6th Grade Campus, Virginia Beach
Beverley Manor Middle, Staunton
Buford Middle, Charlottesville
Henderson Middle, Richmond
Joseph P King JR Middle, Franklin
Mercer Middle, Aldie
Thomas Hunter Middle, Mathews
Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind Middle, Staunton
Warrenton Middle, Warrenton

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Virginia.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Virginia

What is the best middle school in Virginia?

Cooper Middle in Mclean ranks first among the 321 ranked middle schools in Virginia with a SchoolGrade of A+, 95% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 77%.

How are middle schools in Virginia ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Virginia have?

SchoolGrade grades 330 public middle schools in Virginia; 321 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.