Best Suffolk City Public Middle Schools

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 3,219 students in Suffolk City, VA.

The top-ranked public middle schools in Suffolk City, VA are John Yeates Middle School, Colonel Fred Cherry Middle School and Forest Glen Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Suffolk City, VA public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 68% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 65%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 70% statewide average). Middle schools in Suffolk City have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of Virginia public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Virginia public middle school average of 54% (majority Black and Hispanic).