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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in the United States

Across the United States, 12,221 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Old Donation School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 44.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

12,221

the United States

Top % Proficient

100%

Median % Proficient

44.4%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Old Donation School	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	14.3%	1,377	100%
2	Kittredge Magnet School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	4.9%	552	99.1%
3	ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY	ORLANDO, FL	ORANGE	Middle	12.0%	442	98.1%
4	OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER	VALPARAISO, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	27.9%	366	97.8%
5	Odyssey-Magellan	Appleton, WI	Appleton Area School District	Middle	16.4%	214	96.6%
6	SUDIE L WILLIAMS TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	13.7%	446	96.0%
7	WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	18.2%	517	95.7%
8	Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	Decatur, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	61.2%	273	95.5%
9	Chagrin Falls Middle School	Chagrin Falls, OH	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	Middle	5.8%	224	95.5%
10	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	2.8%	856	95.5%
11	Orchard Middle School	Solon, OH	Solon City	Middle	18.5%	730	95.3%
12	North Star Academy	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	8.7%	527	95.0%
13	CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	Middle	15.1%	423	94.7%
14	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	31.5%	514	94.6%
15	BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	PALM BEACH	Middle	19.7%	1,246	94.3%
16	NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	33.6%	134	94.3%
17	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Middle	9.3%	408	93.4%
18	Cooper Middle	McLean, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	3.1%	997	93.3%
19	SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS)	SOUTH MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	Middle	18.7%	166	93.3%
20	Fallen Timbers Middle School	Whitehouse, OH	Anthony Wayne Local	Middle	15.4%	707	93.2%
21	Denver Middle School	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	Middle	13.0%	238	92.7%
22	Elkhorn	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	Middle	44.5%	263	92.7%
23	MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	Middle	19.6%	378	92.6%
24	LAWLER MIDDLE	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Middle	4.1%	903	92.5%
25	Princess Anne Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	14.7%	1,358	92.5%
26	ARCHIMEDEAN MIDDLE CONSERVATORY	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	Middle	39.6%	328	92.3%
27	Hilliard Tharp Sixth Grade Elementary School	Hilliard, OH	Hilliard City	Middle	25.8%	512	92.2%
28	Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School	Chagrin Falls, OH	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	Middle	5.9%	388	92.0%
29	GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL	CORAL GABLES, FL	MIAMI-DADE	Middle	13.0%	941	91.9%
30	Reservoir Gifted School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	35.1%	308	91.9%
31	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	Middle	62.9%	1,435	91.9%
32	Mariemont Junior High School	Cincinnati, OH	Mariemont City	Middle	15.1%	239	91.9%
33	Van Meter Middle School	Van Meter, IA	Van Meter Comm School District	Middle	6.7%	252	91.8%
34	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.6%	1,632	91.8%
35	Solon Middle School	Solon, OH	Solon City	Middle	18.9%	768	91.8%
36	Joaquin Miller Middle	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	13.5%	1,067	91.7%
37	MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	Middle	45.9%	1,295	91.6%
38	Eagle Ridge Middle	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	12.4%	1,258	91.3%
39	Rocky Run Middle	Chantilly, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	19.6%	882	91.2%
40	West Geauga Middle School	Chesterland, OH	West Geauga Local	Middle	18.7%	493	91.1%
41	Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	ROCHESTER HLS, MI	Avondale School District	Middle	3.1%	381	91.1%
42	DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	DORAL, FL	MIAMI-DADE	Middle	24.1%	1,351	91.0%
43	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	15.7%	880	90.8%
44	Treynor Middle School	Treynor, IA	Treynor Comm School District	Middle	14.2%	197	90.8%
45	Longfellow Middle	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	10.6%	1,226	90.8%
46	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	38.3%	345	90.8%
47	Rocky River Middle School	Rocky River, OH	Rocky River City	Middle	15.7%	573	90.7%
48	School of Innovation	Willoughby, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	Middle	26.6%	448	90.7%
49	Mary Ellen Henderson Middle	Falls Church, VA	Falls Church City Public Schools	Middle	10.1%	632	90.6%
50	Tabb Middle	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	Middle	27.8%	968	90.6%

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