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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Virginia

224 public middle schools in Virginia appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. John Yeates Middle leads the list at -59.0%, against a median of -9.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

224

Virginia

Best Enrollment change

-59.0%

Median Enrollment change

-9.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	John Yeates Middle	Suffolk, VA	Suffolk City Public Schools	1,241	509	-59.0%
2	Thomas Hunter Middle	Mathews, VA	Mathews County Public Schools	318	176	-44.7%
3	Huntington Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	523	292	-44.2%
4	Gate City Middle	Gate City, VA	Scott County Public Schools	487	276	-43.3%
5	Amelia County Middle	Amelia, VA	Amelia County Public Schools	520	306	-41.2%
6	Woodbridge Middle	Woodbridge, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	1,361	873	-35.9%
7	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	1,316	856	-35.0%
8	Rocky Run Middle	Chantilly, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	1,322	882	-33.3%
9	Jackson Middle	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	1,464	991	-32.3%
10	Graham Park Middle	Triangle, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	1,043	713	-31.6%
11	Page County Middle	Shenandoah, VA	Page County Public Schools	454	318	-30.0%
12	J. Michael Lunsford Middle	Chantilly, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	1,650	1,182	-28.4%
13	James H. Cary Intermediate	Tappahannock, VA	Essex County Public Schools	413	299	-27.6%
14	Potomac Middle	Dumfries, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	1,261	931	-26.2%
15	Halifax County Middle	South Boston, VA	Halifax County Public Schools	1,141	847	-25.8%
16	Bayside 6th Grade Campus	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	440	329	-25.2%
17	Berkeley Middle	Williamsburg, VA	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	883	666	-24.6%
18	O. Trent Bonner Middle	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	664	501	-24.5%
19	Nelson Middle	Lovingston, VA	Nelson County Public Schools	433	328	-24.2%
20	Swanson Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	1,305	993	-23.9%
21	Blue Ridge Middle	Purcellville, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	925	714	-22.8%
22	Mayfield Intermediate	Manassas, VA	Manassas City Public Schools	1,081	839	-22.4%
23	Maury River Middle	Lexington, VA	Rockbridge County Public Schools	620	481	-22.4%
24	Mercer Middle	Aldie, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	1,878	1,459	-22.3%
25	L.F. Addington Middle	Wise, VA	Wise County Public Schools	498	387	-22.3%
26	Pennington Middle	Pennington Gap, VA	Lee County Public Schools	357	278	-22.1%
27	Marion Middle	Marion, VA	Smyth County Public Schools	515	401	-22.1%
28	Virginia Beach Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	879	685	-22.1%
29	Crittenden Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	996	781	-21.6%
30	Harper Park Middle	Leesburg, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	1,093	858	-21.5%
31	Manchester Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	1,410	1,109	-21.3%
32	Lynnhaven Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	923	727	-21.2%
33	James S. Russell Middle	Lawrenceville, VA	Brunswick County Public Schools	364	288	-20.9%
34	Hungary Creek Middle	Glen Allen, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	1,054	834	-20.9%
35	Smart's Mill Middle	Leesburg, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	1,110	885	-20.3%
36	Richlands Middle	Richlands, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	561	447	-20.3%
37	John P. Fishwick Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	571	456	-20.1%
38	Glade Spring Middle	Glade Spring, VA	Washington County Public Schools	285	228	-20.0%
39	Matoaca Middle	Matoaca, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	968	775	-19.9%
40	William Monroe Middle	Stanardsville, VA	Greene County Public Schools	744	596	-19.9%
41	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	755	605	-19.9%
42	Gretna Middle	Gretna, VA	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	477	385	-19.3%
43	Hickory Middle	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	1,591	1,285	-19.2%
44	Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation	Lynchburg, VA	Lynchburg City Public Schools	657	531	-19.2%
45	Montevideo Middle	Penn Laird, VA	Rockingham County Public Schools	733	593	-19.1%
46	Corporate Landing Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,229	995	-19.0%
47	Herndon Middle	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	1,104	895	-18.9%
48	Robious Middle	Midlothian, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	1,327	1,081	-18.5%
49	Graham Middle	Bluefield, VA	Tazewell County Public Schools	416	339	-18.5%
50	George M. Hampton Middle	Woodbridge, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	1,095	893	-18.4%

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