Top 10 Best Public Middle Schools in Virginia (2024)

The top ranked public middle schools in Virginia are Old Donation School, St.
Paul Elementary School and Longfellow Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Mc Lean, Yorktown and Purcellville.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Virginia is 54%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 70%.

Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Virginia (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Old Donation School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 2-8
4633 Honeygrove Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
(757) 648-3240
Rank: #22.
St. Paul Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
3200 Deacon Drive
Saint Paul, VA 24283
(276) 762-5941
Rank: #33.
Longfellow Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 93% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
2000 Westmoreland St
Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 533-2600
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Cooper Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 7-8
977 Balls Hill Rd
Mc Lean, VA 22101
(703) 442-5800
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Williamsburg Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
3600 N Harrison St
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 228-5450
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Carson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
13618 Mclearen Rd
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 925-3600
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Rocky Run Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
4400 Stringfellow Rd
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 802-7700
Rank: #88.
Mary G. Porter Traditional
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 89% (Top 10%)
Grades: 1-8
15311 Forest Grove Drive
Woodbridge, VA 22191
(703) 580-6501
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Chickahominy Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
9450 Atlee Station Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
(804) 723-2160
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Oak Knoll Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
10295 Chamberlayne Rd.
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
(804) 365-4740
Rank: #1111.
Rock Ridge High School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-12
43460 Loudoun Reserve Drive
Ashburn, VA 20148
(703) 996-2100
Rank: #1212.
Tabb Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
300 Yorktown Rd
Yorktown, VA 23693
(757) 898-0320
Rank: #1313.
Joseph T Henley Middle School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 10%)
Reading: 89% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Crozet, VA 22932
(434) 823-4393
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Brambleton Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 10%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
23070 Learning Circle
Ashburn, VA 20148
(703) 957-4450
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Stone Hill Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
23415 Evergreen Ridge Drive
Ashburn, VA 20148
(703) 957-4420
Rank: #1616.
Frost Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
4101 Pickett Rd
Fairfax, VA 22032
(703) 426-5700
Rank: #1717.
Lake Braddock Secondary
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 89% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-12
9200 Burke Lake Rd
Burke, VA 22015
(703) 426-1000
Rank: #1818.
Lylburn Downing Middle School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
302 Diamond St
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 463-3532
Rank: #1919.
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
105 Mustang Alley
Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 720-5700
Rank: #2020.
Poquoson Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 87% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
985 Poquoson Ave
Poquoson, VA 23662
(757) 868-6031
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Grafton Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 77% (Top 20%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
405 Grafton Dr
Yorktown, VA 23692
(757) 898-0525
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Great Neck Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
1848 North Great Neck Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 648-4550
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
J.w. Adams Combined
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
10824 Orby Cantrell Hwy
Pound, VA 24279
(276) 796-5419
Rank: #2424.
Thoreau Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
2505 Cedar Ln
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 846-8000
Rank: #2525.
J.i. Burton High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 8-12
109 11th St
Norton, VA 24273
(276) 679-2554
Rank: #2626.
Eagle Ridge Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75% (Top 20%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
42901 Waxpool Rd
Ashburn, VA 20148
(571) 252-2140
Rank: #2727.
Princess Anne Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
2323 Holland Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
(757) 648-4950
Rank: #2828.
Dorothy Hamm Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 74% (Top 20%)
Reading: 88% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
4100 N Vacation Lane
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 228-2910
Rank: #2929.
Grayson Highlands
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-7
6459 Troutdale Hwy.
Troutdale, VA 24378
(276) 579-2235
Rank: #3030.
L.f. Addington Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 80% (Top 10%)
Reading: 83% (Top 20%)
Grades: 5-8
324 School St
Wise, VA 24293
(276) 328-8821
Rank: #3131.
Central Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 77% (Top 20%)
Reading: 83% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
367 Poor Farm Rd
Fincastle, VA 24090
(540) 473-8333
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Franklin Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 76% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-8
3300 Lees Corner Rd
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 904-5100
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Lakeside Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 76% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
2801 Powell Creek Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
(434) 975-0599
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Plaza Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 76% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
3080 S Lynnhaven Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 648-4900
Rank: #3535.
Irving Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 71% (Top 20%)
Reading: 87% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
8100 Old Keene Mill Rd
Springfield, VA 22152
(703) 912-4500
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