Best Middle Schools in Virginia
The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Virginia, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow Middle | Alexandria, VA | 1,789 | 42% |
| 2 | Tomahawk Creek Middle | Midlothian, VA | 1,680 | 73% |
| 3 | Brambleton Middle | Ashburn, VA | 1,621 | 68% |
| 4 | Willard Middle | Aldie, VA | 1,587 | 62% |
| 5 | Bailey Bridge Middle | Midlothian, VA | 1,459 | 63% |
| 6 | Gainesville Middle | Gainesville, VA | 1,398 | 71% |
| 7 | Louise A. Benton Middle | Manassas, VA | 1,384 | 63% |
| 8 | Mercer Middle | Aldie, VA | 1,379 | 69% |
| 9 | Midlothian Middle | Midlothian, VA | 1,368 | 62% |
| 10 | Carson Middle | Herndon, VA | 1,361 | 73% |
| 11 | Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle | Haymarket, VA | 1,353 | 68% |
| 12 | Old Donation School | Virginia Beach, VA | 1,335 | 69% |
| 13 | J. Michael Lunsford Middle | Chantilly, VA | 1,328 | 65% |
| 14 | Longfellow Middle | Falls Church, VA | 1,225 | 69% |
| 15 | Great Bridge Middle | Chesapeake, VA | 1,223 | 71% |
| 16 | Frost Middle | Fairfax, VA | 1,209 | 70% |
| 17 | Thoreau Middle | Vienna, VA | 1,194 | 64% |
| 18 | E.h. Marsteller Middle | Bristow, VA | 1,174 | 70% |
| 19 | Irving Middle | Springfield, VA | 1,163 | 71% |
| 20 | Trailside Middle | Ashburn, VA | 1,148 | 66% |
| 21 | Swift Creek Middle | Midlothian, VA | 1,115 | 69% |
| 22 | Short Pump Middle | Glen Allen, VA | 1,112 | 70% |
| 23 | Belmont Ridge Middle | Leesburg, VA | 1,067 | 66% |
| 24 | Bull Run Middle | Gainesville, VA | 1,064 | 61% |
| 25 | Great Neck Middle | Virginia Beach, VA | 1,055 | 66% |
| 26 | Cooper Middle | McLean, VA | 1,054 | 66% |
| 27 | Jefferson Middle | Arlington, VA | 1,053 | 62% |
| 28 | Farmwell Station Middle | Ashburn, VA | 1,024 | 67% |
| 29 | Kent Gardens Elementary | McLean, VA | 1,023 | 71% |
| 30 | Rodney E. Thompson Middle | Stafford, VA | 1,015 | 62% |
| 31 | Twain Middle | Alexandria, VA | 988 | 65% |
| 32 | J. Lupton Simpson Middle | Leesburg, VA | 974 | 66% |
| 33 | South County Middle | Lorton, VA | 951 | 67% |
| 34 | Oak Knoll Middle | Mechanicsville, VA | 941 | 64% |
| 35 | Rocky Run Middle | Chantilly, VA | 936 | 62% |
| 36 | Mantua Elementary | Fairfax, VA | 932 | 69% |
| 37 | Sangster Elementary | Springfield, VA | 925 | 71% |
| 38 | Navy Elementary | Fairfax, VA | 913 | 72% |
| 39 | Liberty Middle | Ashland, VA | 911 | 64% |
| 40 | Willow Springs Elementary | Fairfax, VA | 904 | 63% |
| 41 | Tabb Middle | Yorktown, VA | 903 | 66% |
| 42 | T. Benton Gayle Middle | Fredericksburg, VA | 899 | 62% |
| 43 | Greenbriar East Elementary | Fairfax, VA | 898 | 62% |
| 44 | Union Mill Elementary | Clifton, VA | 895 | 69% |
| 45 | Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle | Fredericksburg, VA | 894 | 62% |
| 46 | Haycock Elementary | Falls Church, VA | 872 | 63% |
| 47 | Orange Hunt Elementary | Springfield, VA | 872 | 73% |
| 48 | Forest Middle | Forest, VA | 870 | 62% |
| 49 | Waples Mill Elementary | Oakton, VA | 843 | 71% |
| 50 | Bonnie Brae Elementary | Fairfax, VA | 834 | 70% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best middle school in Virginia?
The largest middle school in Virginia is Glasgow Middle in Alexandria with 1,789 students and a 42% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many middle schools are in Virginia?
This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Virginia by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.