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Best Middle Schools in Virginia (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

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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+	Longfellow Middle (Magnet)	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	90%	80%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,225
#2	A+	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	90%	74%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	827
#3	A+	Carson Middle (Magnet)	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	88%	74%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,361
#4	A+	Cooper Middle (Magnet)	Mclean	Fairfax County Public Schools	88%	81%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,054
#5	A+	Rocky Run Middle	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	88%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	936
#6	A+	Frost Middle	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	86%	78%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,209
#7	A+	Brambleton Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	85%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,621
#8	A+	Chickahominy Middle	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	85%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,131
#9	A+	Great Neck Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	85%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,055
#10	A+	Mary Ellen Henderson Middle	Falls Church	Falls Church City Public Schools	85%	75%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	581
#11	A+	Tabb Middle	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	85%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	903
#12	A+	Joseph T Henley Middle	Crozet	Albemarle County Public Schools	84%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	808
#13	A+	Oak Knoll Middle	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	84%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	941
#14	A+	Princess Anne Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	84%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,400
#15	A+	Dorothy Hamm Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	82%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	899
#16	A+	Grafton Middle	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	82%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	874
#17	A+	Lylburn Downing Middle	Lexington	Lexington City Public Schools	82%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	161
#18	A+	Plaza Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	82%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,036
#19	A+	Poquoson Middle	Poquoson	Poquoson City Public Schools	82%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	451
#20	A+	Stone Hill Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	82%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,110
#21	A+	Thoreau Middle	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	82%	75%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,194
#22	A+	Eagle Ridge Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	81%	72%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,202
#23	A+	J Michael Lunsford Middle	Chantilly	Loudoun County Public Schools	81%	71%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,328
#24	A+	Hidden Valley Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	80%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	578
#25	A+	Virginia Beach Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	80%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	589
#26	A+	Lf Addington Middle	Wise	Wise County Public Schools	79%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	451
#27	A+	Swanson Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	79%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	936
#28	A+	Cave Spring Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	78%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	765
#29	A+	Central Academy Middle	Fincastle	Botetourt County Public Schools	78%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	369
#30	A+	Franklin Middle	Chantilly	Fairfax County Public Schools	78%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	832
#31	A+	Irving Middle (Magnet)	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	78%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,163
#32	A+	Lakeside Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	78%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#33	A+	Landstown Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	77%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,278
#34	A+	Salem Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	77%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,073
#35	A+	Scott Memorial Middle	Wytheville	Wythe County Public Schools	77%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	318
#36	A+	Willard Middle	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	77%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,587
#37	A+	Farmwell Station Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	76%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,024
#38	A+	Forest Middle	Forest	Bedford County Public Schools	76%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	870
#39	A+	Hickory Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	76%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,336
#40	A+	Kilmer Middle	Vienna	Fairfax County Public Schools	76%	73%	Exceeds Expectations	1,148
#41	A+	Mercer Middle	Aldie	Loudoun County Public Schools	76%	67%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,379
#42	A+	Midlothian Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	76%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,368
#43	A+	Read Mountain Middle	Cloverdale	Botetourt County Public Schools	76%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	657
#44	A+	Robious Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	76%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,129
#45	A+	Rural Retreat Middle	Rural Retreat	Wythe County Public Schools	76%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	231
#46	A+	Coeburn Middle	Coeburn	Wise County Public Schools	75%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	307
#47	A+	Journey Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	75%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	631
#48	A+	Bell Creek Middle	Mechanicsville	Hanover County Public Schools	74%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	934
#49	A+	Belmont Ridge Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	74%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	1,067
#50	A+	Fort Chiswell Middle	Max Meadows	Wythe County Public Schools	74%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	316
#51	A+	Tuckahoe Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	74%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,003
#52	A+	Corporate Landing Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	73%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,054
#53	A+	Dan River Middle	Ringgold	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	73%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	434
#54	A+	Lynnhaven Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	73%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	886
#55	A+	Parry Mccluer Middle	Buena Vista	Buena Vista City Public Schools	73%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	119
#56	A+	South County Middle	Lorton	Fairfax County Public Schools	73%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	951
#57	A+	Yorktown Middle	Yorktown	York County Public Schools	73%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	644
#58	A+	Damascus Middle	Damascus	Washington County Public Schools	72%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	170
#59	A+	Francis W Jones Magnet Middle (Magnet)	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	72%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	610
#60	A+	Glenvar Middle	Salem	Roanoke County Public Schools	72%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	430
#61	A+	Independence Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	72%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,189
#62	A+	Johnson Middle	Fairfax	Fairfax County Public Schools	72%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,072
#63	A+	Kempsville Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	72%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	738
#64	A+	Pocahontas Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	72%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	825
#65	A+	Rodney E Thompson Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	72%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,015
#66	A+	Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle (Magnet)	Haymarket	Prince William County Public Schools	72%	66%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,353
#67	A+	Short Pump Middle	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	72%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	1,112
#68	A+	Trailside Middle	Ashburn	Loudoun County Public Schools	72%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	1,148
#69	A+	Eh Marsteller Middle (Magnet)	Bristow	Prince William County Public Schools	71%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	1,174
#70	A+	Gainesville Middle (Magnet)	Gainesville	Prince William County Public Schools	71%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,398
#71	A+	Great Bridge Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	71%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	1,223
#72	A+	John Yeates Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	71%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	506
#73	A+	Ni River Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	71%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	717
#74	A+	Wallace Middle	Bristol	Washington County Public Schools	71%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#75	A+	Albert Hill Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	70%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	453
#76	A+	Eb Stanley Middle	Abingdon	Washington County Public Schools	70%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	643
#77	A+	Gate City Middle	Gate City	Scott County Public Schools	70%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	333
#78	A+	George H Moody Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	70%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,072
#79	A+	Leslie H Walton Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	70%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	339
#80	A+	Liberty Middle	Ashland	Hanover County Public Schools	70%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	911
#81	A+	Queens Lake Middle (Magnet)	Williamsburg	York County Public Schools	70%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	574
#82	A+	Tazewell Middle	Tazewell	Tazewell County Public Schools	70%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	369
#83	A+	Tunstall Middle	Dry Fork	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	70%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	564
#84	A+	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	69%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	946
#85	A+	Holman Middle	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	69%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	850
#86	A+	Hugo A Owens Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	69%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,315
#87	A+	Independence Middle	Independence	Grayson County Public Schools	69%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	262
#88	A+	Louisa County Middle	Mineral	Louisa County Public Schools	69%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,152
#89	A+	Western Branch Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	69%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	887
#90	A+	William Byrd Middle	Vinton	Roanoke County Public Schools	69%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	827
#91	A+	Blue Ridge Middle	Purcellville	Loudoun County Public Schools	68%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	801
#92	A+	Glade Spring Middle	Glade Spring	Washington County Public Schools	68%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	254
#93	A+	Graham Middle	Bluefield	Tazewell County Public Schools	68%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	372
#94	A+	John N Dalton Intermediate	Radford	Radford City Public Schools	68%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	235
#95	A+	Lake Ridge Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	68%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,368
#96	A+	Louise A Benton Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	68%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	1,384
#97	A+	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	68%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	609
#98	A	Benjamin Franklin Middle	Rocky Mount	Franklin County Public Schools	67%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,397
#99	A	Bull Run Middle (Magnet)	Gainesville	Prince William County Public Schools	67%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,064
#100	A	Freedom Middle	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	67%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	777
#101	A	Brandon Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	66%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,055
#102	A	Larkspur Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	66%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,536
#103	A	River Bend Middle	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	66%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	1,160
#104	A	Tomahawk Creek Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	66%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,680
#105	A	Chilhowie Middle	Chilhowie	Smyth County Public Schools	65%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	306
#106	A	Fluvanna Middle	Palmyra	Fluvanna County Public Schools	65%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	763
#107	A	Georgie D Tyler Middle	Windsor	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	65%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#108	A	Gunston Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	65%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,111
#109	A	Liberty Middle	Clifton	Fairfax County Public Schools	65%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	922
#110	A	Lois Hornsby Middle	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	65%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	790
#111	A	Northside Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke County Public Schools	65%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	627
#112	A	Richlands Middle	Richlands	Tazewell County Public Schools	65%	64%	Meets Expectations	495
#113	A	Swift Creek Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	65%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,115
#114	A	Toano Middle	Toano	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	65%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	678
#115	A	Twain Middle (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	65%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	988
#116	A	Andrew Lewis Middle	Salem	Salem City Public Schools	64%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	895
#117	A	Auburn Middle	Warrenton	Fauquier County Public Schools	64%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	554
#118	A	Berkeley Middle	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	64%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	652
#119	A	Harmony Middle	Hamilton	Loudoun County Public Schools	64%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,083
#120	A	Stuarts Draft Middle	Stuarts Draft	Augusta County Public Schools	64%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	488
#121	A	Bt Washington Middle (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	63%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	422
#122	A	Chatham Middle	Chatham	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	63%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#123	A	Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	63%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	755
#124	A	Daniel Morgan Middle	Winchester	Winchester City Public Schools	63%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	613
#125	A	Elydale Middle	Ewing	Lee County Public Schools	63%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	139
#126	A	George Washington Middle	Alexandria	Alexandria City Public Schools	63%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,369
#127	A	Hughes Middle (Magnet)	Reston	Fairfax County Public Schools	63%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	993
#128	A	Jej Moore Middle	Disputanta	Prince George County Public Schools	63%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,393
#129	A	Ridgeview Middle	Clintwood	Dickenson County Public Schools	63%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	440
#130	A	Sandburg Middle (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	63%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,438
#131	A	Cesar Tarrant Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	62%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	676
#132	A	J Lupton Simpson Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	62%	60%	Meets Expectations	974
#133	A	Jefferson Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	62%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,053
#134	A	Stone Middle (Magnet)	Centreville	Fairfax County Public Schools	62%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	678
#135	A	Woodbridge Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	62%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	926
#136	A	Churchland Middle	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	61%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	890
#137	A	Goochland Middle	Goochland	Goochland County Public Schools	61%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	573
#138	A	Peasley Middle	Gloucester	Gloucester County Public Schools	61%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	620
#139	A	S Gordon Stewart Middle	Fort Defiance	Augusta County Public Schools	61%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	502
#140	A	Union Middle	Big Stone Gap	Wise County Public Schools	61%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	583
#141	A	Virginia Middle	Bristol	Bristol City Public Schools	61%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	487
#142	A	Andrew G Wright Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	60%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	868
#143	A	Benjamin Syms Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	60%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	897
#144	A	Donald B Dixon Lyle R Smith Middle	Fredericksburg	Stafford County Public Schools	60%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	894
#145	A	Greenbrier Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	60%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	827
#146	A	Jonesville Middle	Jonesville	Lee County Public Schools	60%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	248
#147	A	King George Middle	King George	King George County Public Schools	60%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,001
#148	A	New Kent Middle	New Kent	New Kent County Public Schools	60%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	770
#149	A	Rippon Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	60%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,176
#150	A	Spotsylvania Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	60%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	981
#151	A	Carroll County Middle	Hillsville	Carroll County Public Schools	59%	60%	Meets Expectations	756
#152	A	Harper Park Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	59%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	844
#153	A	Herbert J Saunders Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	59%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,271
#154	A	James Madison Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	59%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	580
#155	A	Laurel Park Middle	Martinsville	Henry County Public Schools	59%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	786
#156	A	Locust Grove Middle	Locust Grove	Orange County Public Schools	59%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	693
#157	A	Montevideo Middle	Penn Laird	Rockingham County Public Schools	59%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	613
#158	A-	Culpeper Middle	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	58%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,066
#159	A-	Gretna Middle	Gretna	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	58%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	397
#160	A-	Jackson Middle	Falls Church	Fairfax County Public Schools	58%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,053
#161	A-	Page Middle	Gloucester	Gloucester County Public Schools	58%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	581
#162	A-	T Benton Gayle Middle	Fredericksburg	Stafford County Public Schools	58%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	899
#163	A-	Galax Middle	Galax	Galax City Public Schools	57%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	329
#164	A-	Jackson P Burley Middle	Charlottesville	Albemarle County Public Schools	57%	57%	Meets Expectations	586
#165	A-	Johnson Williams Middle	Berryville	Clarke County Public Schools	57%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#166	A-	Marshall Middle	Marshall	Fauquier County Public Schools	57%	56%	Meets Expectations	417
#167	A-	Bayside Middle	Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	56%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	700
#168	A-	Brookville Middle	Lynchburg	Campbell County Public Schools	56%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	715
#169	A-	Lebanon Middle	Lebanon	Russell County Public Schools	56%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	291
#170	A-	Wilbur S Pence Middle	Dayton	Rockingham County Public Schools	56%	57%	Meets Expectations	668
#171	A-	Admiral Richard E Byrd Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	55%	55%	Meets Expectations	804
#172	A-	J Frank Hillyard Middle	Broadway	Rockingham County Public Schools	55%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	665
#173	A-	Jolliff Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	55%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	702
#174	A-	Liberty Middle	Bedford	Bedford County Public Schools	55%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	535
#175	A-	Nandua Middle	Onley	Accomack County Public Schools	55%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	474
#176	A-	Nelson Middle	Lovingston	Nelson County Public Schools	55%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	340
#177	A-	Rustburg Middle	Rustburg	Campbell County Public Schools	55%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	606
#178	A-	Appomattox Middle	Appomattox	Appomattox County Public Schools	54%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	539
#179	A-	Central Middle	Charlotte Court House	Charlotte County Public Schools	54%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#180	A-	Chancellor Middle	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	54%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	854
#181	A-	Colonial Heights Middle	Colonial Heights	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	54%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	598
#182	A-	Forest Glen Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	54%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#183	A-	Graham Park Middle (Magnet)	Triangle	Prince William County Public Schools	54%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	675
#184	A-	Hh Poole Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	54%	53%	Meets Expectations	983
#185	A-	Luray Middle	Luray	Page County Public Schools	54%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	319
#186	A-	Marion Middle	Marion	Smyth County Public Schools	54%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	431
#187	A-	Pennington Middle	Pennington Gap	Lee County Public Schools	54%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	274
#188	A-	Thornburg Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	54%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	696
#189	A-	Wilson Middle	Fishersville	Augusta County Public Schools	54%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	632
#190	A-	Auburn Middle	Riner	Montgomery County Public Schools	53%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	286
#191	A-	Bailey Bridge Middle	Midlothian	Chesterfield County Public Schools	53%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,459
#192	A-	Edward E Drew JR Middle	Falmouth	Stafford County Public Schools	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	617
#193	A-	Fieldale Collinsville Middle	Collinsville	Henry County Public Schools	53%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	805
#194	A-	Floyd T Binns Middle	Culpeper	Culpeper County Public Schools	53%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	779
#195	A-	Hamilton Holmes Middle	King William	King William County Public Schools	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	450
#196	A-	James Blair Middle	Williamsburg	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	545
#197	A-	Kenmore Middle	Arlington	Arlington County Public Schools	53%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	994
#198	A-	Luther P Jackson Middle	Dendron	Surry County Public Schools	53%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	201
#199	A-	Maury River Middle	Lexington	Rockbridge County Public Schools	53%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	502
#200	A-	Northwood Middle	Saltville	Smyth County Public Schools	53%	54%	Meets Expectations	151
#201	A-	Robert E Aylor Middle	White Post	Frederick County Public Schools	53%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	799
#202	A-	William E Waters Middle	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	534
#203	A-	Woodrow Wilson Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	52%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	642
#204	B+	Christiansburg Middle	Christiansburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	52%	52%	Meets Expectations	752
#205	B+	Manchester Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	52%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,103
#206	B+	Northumberland Middle	Heathsville	Northumberland County Public Schools	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	276
#207	B+	Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle For Innovation (Magnet)	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	52%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	531
#208	B+	Post Oak Middle	Spotsylvania	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	52%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	665
#209	B+	Prospect Heights Middle	Orange	Orange County Public Schools	52%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	456
#210	B+	Staunton River Middle	Moneta	Bedford County Public Schools	52%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	627
#211	B+	Wc Taylor Middle	Warrenton	Fauquier County Public Schools	52%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	437
#212	B+	C Alton Lindsay Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	51%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	707
#213	B+	Caroline Middle	Milford	Caroline County Public Schools	51%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	973
#214	B+	Elkton Middle	Elkton	Rockingham County Public Schools	51%	52%	Meets Expectations	625
#215	B+	L Douglas Wilder Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	51%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	761
#216	B+	Smarts Mill Middle	Leesburg	Loudoun County Public Schools	51%	53%	Meets Expectations	874
#217	B+	William Monroe Middle	Stanardsville	Greene County Public Schools	51%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	675
#218	B+	Amherst Middle	Amherst	Amherst County Public Schools	50%	50%	Meets Expectations	347
#219	B+	Deep Creek Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	50%	50%	Meets Expectations	770
#220	B+	Ethel M Gildersleeve Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	1,130
#221	B+	Glasgow Middle (Magnet)	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	50%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,789
#222	B+	Hungary Creek Middle	Glen Allen	Henrico County Public Schools	50%	51%	Meets Expectations	829
#223	B+	Linkhorne Middle	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	50%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	586
#224	B+	Matoaca Middle	Matoaca	Chesterfield County Public Schools	50%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	865
#225	B+	Parkside Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	50%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,421
#226	B+	Rye Cove Intermediate	Clinchport	Scott County Public Schools	50%	51%	Meets Expectations	153
#227	B+	Shelburne Middle	Staunton	Staunton City Public Schools	50%	50%	Meets Expectations	574
#228	B+	Thomas Eaton Middle	Hampton	Hampton City Public Schools	50%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	577
#229	B+	Warren County Middle	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	50%	51%	Meets Expectations	543
#230	B+	Battlefield Middle	Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	791
#231	B+	Crestwood Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	49%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	553
#232	B+	Dinwiddie County Middle	Dinwiddie	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	49%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	958
#233	B+	Indian River Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	49%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	736
#234	B+	Powhatan Middle	Powhatan	Powhatan County Public Schools	49%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	969
#235	B+	Pulaski County Middle	Pulaski	Pulaski County Public Schools	49%	51%	Meets Expectations	807
#236	B+	Quioccasin Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	49%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,040
#237	B+	Thomas Harrison Middle	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	49%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	693
#238	B+	Amelia County Middle	Amelia	Amelia County Public Schools	48%	48%	Meets Expectations	365
#239	B+	Clifton Middle	Clifton Forge	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	48%	47%	Meets Expectations	413
#240	B+	Frederick County Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	48%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	751
#241	B+	Herndon Middle (Magnet)	Herndon	Fairfax County Public Schools	48%	47%	Meets Expectations	958
#242	B+	Manassas Park Middle	Manassas Park	Manassas Park City Public Schools	48%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	754
#243	B+	North Fork Middle	Quicksburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	48%	50%	Meets Expectations	350
#244	B+	Seneca Ridge Middle	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	48%	51%	Meets Expectations	915
#245	B+	Buford Middle	Charlottesville	Charlottesville City Public Schools	47%	49%	Meets Expectations	581
#246	B+	Kings Fork Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	47%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,031
#247	B+	Southampton Middle	Courtland	Southampton County Public Schools	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	566
#248	B	Binford Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	47%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	452
#249	B	Ella J Fitzgerald Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	47%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,060
#250	B	Holmes Middle	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	882
#251	B	Lucille M Brown Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	47%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	543
#252	B	Northampton Middle	Eastville	Northampton County Public Schools	47%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	206
#253	B	Signal Knob Middle	Strasburg	Shenandoah County Public Schools	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	417
#254	B	Stafford Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	903
#255	B	Providence Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	46%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,068
#256	B	Shawsville Middle	Shawsville	Montgomery County Public Schools	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	208
#257	B	Stuart M Beville Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	46%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,111
#258	B	Cedar Lee Middle	Bealeton	Fauquier County Public Schools	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	610
#259	B	Kate Collins Middle	Waynesboro	Waynesboro City Public Schools	45%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	644
#260	B	Key Middle	Springfield	Fairfax County Public Schools	45%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	680
#261	B	Montross Middle	Montross	Westmoreland County Public Schools	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	309
#262	B	Blair Middle (Magnet)	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	44%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,149
#263	B	Elizabeth Davis Middle	Chester	Chesterfield County Public Schools	44%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,337
#264	B	George M Hampton Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	44%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	936
#265	B	John F Kennedy Middle	Suffolk	Suffolk City Public Schools	44%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	544
#266	B	John P Fishwick Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	44%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	501
#267	B	Lunenburg Middle	Victoria	Lunenburg County Public Schools	44%	42%	Meets Expectations	332
#268	B	Martinsville Middle	Martinsville	Martinsville City Public Schools	44%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	393
#269	B	O Trent Bonner Middle	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	44%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	678
#270	B	Page County Middle	Shenandoah	Page County Public Schools	44%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	352
#271	B	Potomac Middle (Magnet)	Dumfries	Prince William County Public Schools	44%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	919
#272	B	Skyline Middle	Front Royal	Warren County Public Schools	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	569
#273	B	Thomas Hunter Middle	Mathews	Mathews County Public Schools	44%	47%	Meets Expectations	283
#274	B	Arcadia Middle	Oak Hall	Accomack County Public Schools	43%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	482
#275	B	Halifax County Middle	South Boston	Halifax County Public Schools	43%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	925
#276	B	Northside Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	43%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	763
#277	B	Peter Muhlenberg Middle	Woodstock	Shenandoah County Public Schools	43%	45%	Meets Expectations	451
#278	B-	Carver Middle	Chester	Chesterfield County Public Schools	43%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,022
#279	B-	Fred M Lynn Middle (Magnet)	Woodbridge	Prince William County Public Schools	43%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,013
#280	B-	Salem Church Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	43%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	910
#281	B-	Buckingham County Middle	Buckingham	Buckingham County Public Schools	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	466
#282	B-	Grace E Metz Middle	Manassas	Manassas City Public Schools	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,102
#283	B-	James Wood Middle	Winchester	Frederick County Public Schools	42%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	803
#284	B-	Mary Passage Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	944
#285	B-	Monelison Middle	Madison Heights	Amherst County Public Schools	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	513
#286	B-	Sussex Central Middle	Sussex	Sussex County Public Schools	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	236
#287	B-	Whitman Middle	Alexandria	Fairfax County Public Schools	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	869
#288	B-	Oscar Smith Middle	Chesapeake	Chesapeake City Public Schools	41%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	958
#289	B-	Cradock Middle	Portsmouth	Portsmouth City Public Schools	40%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	533
#290	B-	Nottoway Middle	Crewe	Nottoway County Public Schools	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	263
#291	B-	St Clare Walker Middle	Locust Hill	Middlesex County Public Schools	40%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	287
#292	B-	Cumberland Middle	Cumberland	Cumberland County Public Schools	39%	40%	Meets Expectations	352
#293	B-	Edward W Wyatt Middle	Emporia	Greensville County Public Schools	39%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	449
#294	C+	Falling Creek Middle	North Chesterfield	Chesterfield County Public Schools	39%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,419
#295	C+	William H Wetsel Middle	Madison	Madison County Public Schools	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	394
#296	C+	Carter G Woodson Middle	Hopewell	Hopewell City Public Schools	38%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	826
#297	C+	Francis C Hammond Middle	Alexandria	Alexandria City Public Schools	38%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,473
#298	C+	Poe Middle (Magnet)	Annandale	Fairfax County Public Schools	38%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	873
#299	C+	Shirley C Heim Middle	Stafford	Stafford County Public Schools	38%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	980
#300	C+	Unity Braxton Middle (Magnet)	Manassas	Prince William County Public Schools	38%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	1,116
#301	C+	Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	37%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	523
#302	C+	Azalea Gardens Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	848
#303	C+	Crittenden Middle (Magnet)	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	37%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	740
#304	C+	Sandusky Middle	Lynchburg	Lynchburg City Public Schools	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	568
#305	C+	Sterling Middle	Sterling	Loudoun County Public Schools	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,037
#306	C+	Breckinridge Middle	Roanoke	Roanoke City Public Schools	36%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	624
#307	C+	Fairfield Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	36%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	987
#308	C+	Norview Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	36%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,259
#309	C+	Henderson Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	35%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	430
#310	C+	Prince Edward Middle	Farmville	Prince Edward County Public Schools	35%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	544
#311	C	Homer L Hines Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	877
#312	C	Lancaster Middle	Kilmarnock	Lancaster County Public Schools	35%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	237
#313	C	Walker Grant Middle	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	750
#314	C	Skyline Middle	Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	33%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	697
#315	C-	Brookland Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,074
#316	C-	Westwood Middle	Danville	Danville City Public Schools	31%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	609
#317	C-	Vernon Johns Middle	Petersburg	Petersburg City Public Schools	29%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	921
#318	D+	River City Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	27%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,180
#319	D+	Elko Middle	Sandston	Henrico County Public Schools	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	730
#320	D+	James S Russell Middle	Lawrenceville	Brunswick County Public Schools	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	312
#321	D	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond	Henrico County Public Schools	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	764
#322	D-	Thomas C Boushall Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	17%	18%	Meets Expectations	611
#323	D-	William H Ruffner Middle	Norfolk	Norfolk City Public Schools	17%	17%	Meets Expectations	436
#324	D-	Huntington Middle	Newport News	Newport News City Public Schools	14%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	411
#325	F	Martin Luther King JR Middle	Richmond	Richmond City Public Schools	5%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	501

How Virginia's middle schools compare

A: 203B: 90C: 24D: 7F: 1

90% of the 325 ranked middle schools in Virginia earn an A or B (203 A grades, 90 B, 24 C, 7 D, 1 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 314 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (97% here, 71% nationally), and 267 exceed it. On average 58% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 50% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Francis W Jones Magnet Middle (72% against 36%, A+), C Alton Lindsay Middle (51% against 16%, B+), Parry Mccluer Middle (73% against 41%, A+), Benjamin Syms Middle (60% against 28%, A), Lylburn Downing Middle (82% against 51%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 82): Fairfax County Public Schools (11), Virginia Beach City Public Schools (10), Loudoun County Public Schools (9), Hanover County Public Schools (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Richmond (15, 8 at A or B), Virginia Beach (13, 13 at A or B), Chesapeake (10, 10 at A or B), Roanoke (8, 6 at A or B), Alexandria (7, 6 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Glasgow Middle (1,789 students, B+, #221), Tomahawk Creek Middle (1,680 students, A, #104), Brambleton Middle (1,621 students, A+, #7).

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

5 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.

Closed schools (4)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

A Beverley Manor Middle, Staunton
C+ Joseph P King JR Middle, Franklin
D+ Virginia School For The Deaf And Blind Middle, Staunton
A- Warrenton Middle, Warrenton

Not yet graded (1)

Too little test data to grade.

Potomac Shores Middle, Dumfries

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?

Longfellow Middle in Falls Church ranks first among the 325 ranked middle schools in Virginia with a SchoolGrade of A+, 90% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 80%.

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; 325 are ranked here and 5 are listed as not ranked.