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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Virginia

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Virginia, drawn from 337 qualifying public middle schools. Ruffner School leads the list at 27.3%, against a median of 70.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

337

Virginia

Best % Proficient

27.3%

Median % Proficient

70.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Ruffner School	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	93.4%	576	27.3%
2	River City Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	1,150	32.4%
3	Huntington Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	292	33.6%
4	John Rolfe Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	89.1%	874	33.8%
5	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	98.2%	500	35.9%
6	Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	97.2%	540	36.3%
7	Vernon Johns Middle	Petersburg, VA	Petersburg City Public Schools	Middle	92.4%	949	36.5%
8	Falling Creek Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	75.7%	1,443	39.4%
9	Breckinridge Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	100%	733	43.8%
10	Fairfield Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	91.0%	936	44.0%
11	Thomas H. Henderson Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	98.6%	430	44.1%
12	Lucille M. Brown Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	100%	605	45.1%
13	Sandusky Middle	Lynchburg, VA	Lynchburg City Public Schools	Middle	96.9%	583	45.5%
14	Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	99.4%	621	45.5%
15	Brookland Middle	Richmond, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	90.3%	1,034	45.6%
16	Sterling Middle	Sterling, VA	Loudoun County Public Schools	Middle	84.6%	967	46.0%
17	Cradock Middle	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Middle	104%	516	47.1%
18	Norview Middle	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk City Public Schools	Middle	88.9%	1,196	47.3%
19	Carter G. Woodson Middle	Hopewell, VA	Hopewell City Public Schools	Middle	101%	803	47.6%
20	Grace E. Metz Middle	Manassas, VA	Manassas City Public Schools	Middle	77.8%	1,111	47.8%
21	Nottoway Intermediate	Crewe, VA	Nottoway County Public Schools	Middle	100%	272	47.8%
22	Poe Middle	Annandale, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	76.8%	879	48.5%
23	Elko Middle	Sandston, VA	Henrico County Public Schools	Middle	89.2%	695	49.8%
24	Francis C. Hammond Middle	Alexandria, VA	Alexandria City Public Schools	Middle	83.8%	1,597	50.0%
25	Crittenden Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	98.3%	781	50.0%
26	Carver Middle	Chester, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	74.9%	970	50.1%
27	Salem Church Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	75.3%	876	50.1%
28	Walker-Grant Middle	Fredericksburg, VA	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	Middle	91.5%	796	50.5%
29	Baldwin Intermediate	Manassas, VA	Manassas City Public Schools	Middle	77.7%	260	50.5%
30	Linkhorne Middle	Lynchburg, VA	Lynchburg City Public Schools	Middle	94.6%	519	50.9%
31	Prince Edward Middle	Farmville, VA	Prince Edward County Public Schools	Middle	102%	520	51.1%
32	Dogwood Middle	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	Middle	98.9%	371	51.5%
33	Skyline Middle	Front Royal, VA	Warren County Public Schools	Middle	74.1%	536	51.6%
34	Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	98.2%	988	52.8%
35	Glasgow Middle	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	85.8%	1,702	53.0%
36	John P. Fishwick Middle	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke City Public Schools	Middle	97.6%	456	53.0%
37	Southampton Middle	Courtland, VA	Southampton County Public Schools	Middle	92.0%	497	53.3%
38	Dinwiddie County Middle	Dinwiddie, VA	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	Middle	93.9%	919	53.4%
39	Key Middle	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Middle	74.9%	700	53.5%
40	Mary Passage Middle	Newport News, VA	Newport News City Public Schools	Middle	97.9%	931	53.6%
41	Providence Middle	North Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield County Public Schools	Middle	75.0%	1,033	53.8%
42	William E. Waters Middle	Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth City Public Schools	Middle	98.9%	549	54.0%
43	Northampton Middle	Eastville, VA	Northampton County Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	214	54.1%
44	Thornburg Middle	Spotsylvania, VA	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	Middle	64.8%	755	54.1%
45	Kate Collins Middle	Waynesboro, VA	Waynesboro City Public Schools	Middle	94.4%	602	54.1%
46	Frederick County Middle	Winchester, VA	Frederick County Public Schools	Middle	37.6%	732	54.6%
47	Skyline Middle	Harrisonburg, VA	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	Middle	85.6%	738	54.6%
48	Caroline Middle	Milford, VA	Caroline County Public Schools	Middle	81.3%	983	54.8%
49	Shirley C. Heim Middle	Stafford, VA	Stafford County Public Schools	Middle	54.0%	953	54.8%
50	Lunenburg Middle	Victoria, VA	Lunenburg County Public Schools	Middle	92.7%	341	54.9%

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