These Are The Best Middle Schools In VA: U.S. News Ranking

The Old Donation School in Virginia Beach is the best public middle school in Virginia, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation's best public middle schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren't part of the methodology.

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State agency data offers a more thorough evaluation of student achievement in math and reading across every proficiency level, all while taking student background and overall performance on state assessments into consideration.

This year's ranking includes 24,000 public middle schools.

The top 25 public middle schools in Virginia are:

1. Old Donation School, Virginia Beach

2. Mary G. Porter Traditional, Woodbridge

3. John Yeates Middle, Suffolk

4. St. Paul Elementary School, St. Paul

5. Williamsburg Middle School, Arlington

6. Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church

7. JW Adams Middle School, Pound

8. Rocky Run Middle School, Chantilly

9. Franklin Military Academy, Richmond

10. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, Falls Church

11. Cooper Middle School, McLean

12. Grayson Highlands, Troutdale

13. Carson Middle, Herndon

14. LF Addington Middle, Wise

15. Tabb Middle, Yorktown

16. Blue Ridge Elementary, Ararat

17. Academy for Discovery at Lakewood, Norfolk

18. Frost Middle, Fairfax

19. Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle School, Hampton

20. Eagle Ridge Middle, Ashburn

21. Lake Braddock Secondary, Burke

22. Stuart Elementary, Stuart

23. George H Moody Middle, Richmond

24. Norton Elementary, Norton

25. John Yeates Middle, Suffolk

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future.