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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Virginia

Across Virginia, 99 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Benjamin Franklin Middle leads the list at 81.6%, against a median of 9.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

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Top Enrollment growth

81.6%

Median Enrollment growth

9.8%

FASTEST GROWING · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Benjamin Franklin Middle	Rocky Mount, VA	Franklin County Public Schools	761	1,382	81.6%
2	Deep Creek Middle	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	471	764	62.2%
3	King George Middle	King George, VA	King George County Public Schools	733	1,097	49.7%
4	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	798	1,150	44.1%
5	J.E.J. Moore Middle	Disputanta, VA	Prince George County Public Schools	979	1,387	41.7%
6	Powhatan Middle	Powhatan, VA	Powhatan County Public Schools	672	950	41.4%
7	Robert E. Aylor Middle	White Post, VA	Frederick County Public Schools	626	861	37.5%
8	Cedar Lee Middle	Bealeton, VA	Fauquier County Public Schools	652	861	32.1%
9	Vernon Johns Middle	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	723	949	31.3%
10	Thoreau Middle	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	945	1,239	31.1%
11	H.H. Poole Middle	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	780	995	27.6%
12	W.C. Taylor Middle	Warrenton, VA	Fauquier County Public Schools	492	623	26.6%
13	Galax Middle	Galax, VA	Galax City Public Schools	267	335	25.5%
14	Woodrow Wilson Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	487	601	23.4%
15	Short Pump Middle	Glen Allen, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	863	1,056	22.4%
16	Providence Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	851	1,033	21.4%
17	Elkton Middle	Elkton, VA	Rockingham County Public Schools	466	561	20.4%
18	Swift Creek Middle	Midlothian, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	986	1,180	19.7%
19	Ridgeview Middle	Clintwood, VA	Dickenson County Public Schools	490	586	19.6%
20	Johnson Middle	Fairfax, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	975	1,165	19.5%
21	Cesar Tarrant Middle	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	618	737	19.3%
22	Queens Lake Middle	Williamsburg, VA	York County Public Schools	465	554	19.1%
23	Mary Passage Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	787	931	18.3%
24	Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle	Falmouth, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	531	625	17.7%
25	Breckinridge Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	624	733	17.5%
26	Rodney E. Thompson Middle	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	912	1,063	16.6%
27	Old Donation School	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,181	1,377	16.6%
28	Lake Ridge Middle	Woodbridge, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	1,277	1,487	16.4%
29	Covington Middle	Covington, VA	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	512	594	16.0%
30	Journey Middle	Charlottesville, VA	Albemarle County Public Schools	559	646	15.6%
31	Stone Hill Middle	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	991	1,146	15.6%
32	Locust Grove Middle	Locust Grove, VA	Orange County Public Schools	593	685	15.5%
33	Westwood Middle	Danville, VA	Danville City Public Schools	560	642	14.6%
34	Auburn Middle	Riner, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	270	309	14.4%
35	Falling Creek Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	1,273	1,443	13.4%
36	Norview Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	1,060	1,196	12.8%
37	Tabb Middle	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	860	968	12.6%
38	Independence Middle	Independence, VA	Grayson County Public Schools	249	280	12.4%
39	Thomas Harrison Middle	Harrisonburg, VA	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	686	771	12.4%
40	Appomattox Middle	Appomattox, VA	Appomattox County Public Schools	483	542	12.2%
41	Colonial Heights Middle	Colonial Heights, VA	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	624	700	12.2%
42	Francis C. Hammond Middle	Alexandria, VA	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,424	1,597	12.1%
43	Spotsylvania Middle	Spotsylvania, VA	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	907	1,009	11.2%
44	Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle	Fredericksburg, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	800	887	10.9%
45	Stafford Middle	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	869	961	10.6%
46	Walker-Grant Middle	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	722	796	10.2%
47	Louisa County Middle	Mineral, VA	Louisa County Public Schools	1,118	1,231	10.1%
48	New Kent Middle	New Kent, VA	New Kent County Public Schools	753	829	10.1%
49	Jonesville Middle	Jonesville, VA	Lee County Public Schools	210	231	10.0%
50	Kenmore Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	959	1,053	9.8%

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