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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Norfolk city, Virginia

Across Norfolk city, Virginia, 6 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Academy for Discovery at Lakewood leads the list at 91.0%, against a median of 60.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Norfolk city, Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

91.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.5%

BEST IN READING · NORFOLK CITY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	739	91.0%
2	Azalea Gardens Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	792	61.0%
3	Blair Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	1,141	61.0%
4	Northside Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	732	60.0%
5	Norview Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	1,196	44.0%
6	Ruffner School	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	576	38.0%

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