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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Virginia

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Virginia, drawn from 342 qualifying public middle schools. Old Donation School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 73.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

342

Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

100%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

73.0%

BEST IN READING · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Old Donation School	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	1,377	100%
2	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	856	97.0%
3	Cooper Middle	McLean, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	997	96.0%
4	Longfellow Middle	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,226	94.0%
5	Rocky Run Middle	Chantilly, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	882	93.0%
6	Princess Anne Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	1,358	93.0%
7	Mary Ellen Henderson Middle	Falls Church, VA	Falls Church City Public Schools	Middle	632	92.0%
8	Lylburn Downing Middle	Lexington, VA	Lexington City Public Schools	Middle	187	92.0%
9	Eagle Ridge Middle	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,258	92.0%
10	Trailside Middle	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,131	91.0%
11	Academy for Discovery at Lakewood	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	739	91.0%
12	Tabb Middle	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	Middle	968	91.0%
13	Great Bridge Middle	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	Middle	1,309	90.0%
14	Brambleton Middle	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,164	90.0%
15	Watson Mountain Middle	Leesburg, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	533	90.0%
16	Midlothian Middle	Midlothian, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	1,330	89.0%
17	Frost Middle	Fairfax, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,272	89.0%
18	Chickahominy Middle	Mechanicsville, VA	Hanover County Public Schools	Middle	1,199	89.0%
19	Willard Middle	Aldie, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,684	89.0%
20	Poquoson Middle	Poquoson, VA	Poquoson City Public Schools	Middle	491	89.0%
21	Great Neck Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	1,039	89.0%
22	L.F. Addington Middle	Wise, VA	Wise County Public Schools	Middle	387	89.0%
23	Joseph T. Henley Middle	Crozet, VA	Albemarle County Public Schools	Middle	847	88.0%
24	Dorothy Hamm Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	989	88.0%
25	Forest Middle	Forest, VA	Bedford County Public Schools	Middle	854	88.0%
26	Hickory Middle	Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake City Public Schools	Middle	1,285	88.0%
27	Carson Middle	Herndon, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,358	88.0%
28	Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle	Hampton, VA	Hampton City Public Schools	Middle	613	88.0%
29	Pocahontas Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	914	88.0%
30	Stone Hill Middle	Ashburn, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,146	88.0%
31	E.H. Marsteller Middle	Bristow, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	Middle	1,153	88.0%
32	Cave Spring Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke County Public Schools	Middle	746	88.0%
33	Irving Middle	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	87.0%
34	Thoreau Middle	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,239	87.0%
35	Harmony Middle	Hamilton, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,115	87.0%
36	Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle	Haymarket, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	Middle	1,436	87.0%
37	Salem Middle	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	1,072	87.0%
38	Central Academy Middle	Fincastle, VA	Botetourt County Public Schools	Middle	364	86.0%
39	Kilmer Middle	Vienna, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	1,199	86.0%
40	Franklin Middle	Chantilly, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	798	86.0%
41	Oak Knoll Middle	Mechanicsville, VA	Hanover County Public Schools	Middle	862	86.0%
42	Blue Ridge Middle	Purcellville, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	714	86.0%
43	Mercer Middle	Aldie, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,459	86.0%
44	J. Michael Lunsford Middle	Chantilly, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	1,182	86.0%
45	Gainesville Middle	Gainesville, VA	Prince William County Public Schools	Middle	1,403	86.0%
46	Grafton Middle	Yorktown, VA	York County Public Schools	Middle	937	86.0%
47	Swanson Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	993	85.0%
48	Tomahawk Creek Middle	Midlothian, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	1,650	85.0%
49	South County Middle	Lorton, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	943	85.0%
50	Short Pump Middle	Glen Allen, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	1,056	85.0%

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