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These Are Virginia's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released

Several middle schools in Virginia earned top marks and are among the best in the state, according to a new Niche report.

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School

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Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School in the Falls Church Public Schools System topped the list, followed by Lylburn Downing, Dorothy Hamm, and Rocky Run middle schools.

Earlier this year, Niche also ranked the top public high schools in Virginia, a list that was topped by Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

To determine the "best public schools in America," Niche's ranking was "based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from US Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users." 

Complete methodology can be found here.

The highest performing public middle schools in Northern Virginia, according to Niche, by county: 

Arlington

  • 1. Dorothy Hamm Middle School;
  • 2. Williamsburg Middle School;
  • 3. Swanson Middle School;
  • 4. Gunston Middle School;
  • 5. Jefferson Middle School;
  • 6. Kenmore Middle School.

Fairfax

  • 1. Rocky Run Middle School;

  • 2. Carson Middle School;
  • 3. Longfellow Middle School;
  • 4. Thoreau Middle School;
  • 5. Cooper Middle School;
  • 6. Frost Middle School;
  • 7. Franklin Middle School;
  • 8. Irving Middle School;
  • 9. Kilmer Middle School;
  • 10. South Country Middle School.

Loudoun

  • 1. Brambleton Middle School;

  • 2. Stone Hill Middle School;
  • 3. Eagle Ridge Middle School;
  • 4. Michael Lunsford Middle School;
  • 5. Heritage High School;
  • 6. Mercer Middle School;
  • 7. Belmont Ridge Middle School;
  • 8. Willard Intermediate School;
  • 9. Farmwell Station Middle School
  • 10. Woodgrove High School.

Prince William

  • 1. Mary G. Porter Traditional School;
  • 2. Gainesville Middle School;
  • 3. Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School;
  • 4. Ball Run Middle School;
  • 5. E.H. Marsteller Middle School;
  • 6. The Nokesville School; 
  • 7. Lake Ridge Middle School; 
  • 8. Louise A. Benton Middle School;
  • 9. Rippon Middle School;

10. Herbert J. Saunders Middle School.

Spotsylvania

  • 1. Ni River Middle School;
  • 2. Freedom Middle School;
  • 3. Spotsylvania Middle School;
  • 4. Thornburg Middle School;
  • 5. Chancellor Middle School;
  • 6. Post Oak Middle School.

Stafford

  • 1. Rodney E. Thompson Middle School;
  • 2. Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle School;
  • 3. Andrew G. Wright Middle School;
  • 4. T. Benton Gayle Middle School;
  • 5. H.H. Poole Middle School;
  • 6. Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School;
  • 7. Stafford Middle School;
  • 8. Shirley C. Heim Middle School.

The complete Niche ranking of the best public middle schools in America can be found here. A breakdown of schools in Virginia can be found here.

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