Schools for Grades 6-8 in central Virginia, USA
This is a list of middle schools in Central Virginia. Any school that is included in this list must meet the following criteria:
- In Goochland, Hanover, Chesterfield, Henrico, the City of Richmond, Amelia, or any other parts of the Richmond metro area.
- labeled middle school, intermediate school, or junior high school in title, or educate students in those grades.
Middle schools in Central Virginia follow state and their respective counties' laws. In this area the public middle schools normally have people that are from 6th to 8th grade. The middle schools are less common in counties than elementary schools because they have bigger facilities and combine more people than an elementary school. Private middle schools are sometimes religious (like Catholic schools) and are rarely a so-called "boarding school".
| School Name
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District
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Grades
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Official Website
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Notes
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| Brookland Middle School
|
Brookland District[1]
|
6–8
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[1]
|
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| Elko Middle School
|
Varina district[1]
|
6–8
|
[2]
|
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| Fairfield Middle School
|
Fairfield District[1]
|
6–8
|
[3]
|
Received the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation from the American School Counselor Association.
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| Holman Middle School
|
Three Chopt District[1]
|
6–8
|
[4]
|
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| Hungary Creek Middle School
|
Brookland District[1]
|
6–8
|
[5]
|
Where the Henrico County Spelling Bee is held.
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| George H. Moody Middle School
|
Brookland District[1]
|
6–8
|
[6]
|
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| Pocahontas Middle School
|
Three Chopt District[1]
|
6–8
|
[7]
|
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| Quioccasin Middle School
|
Tuckahoe District[1]
|
6–8
|
[8]
|
Was selected as Virginia Educational Media (VEMA) library of the 2010 school year. School was renamed in 2016; formerly named for Harry F. Byrd, a pro-segregation politician.
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| John Rolfe Middle School
|
Varina District[1]
|
6–8
|
[9]
|
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| Short Pump Middle School
|
Three Chopt District[1]
|
6–8
|
[10]
|
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| Tuckahoe Middle School
|
Tuckahoe District[1]
|
6–8
|
[11]
|
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| L. Douglas Wilder Middle Schools
|
Fairfield District[1]
|
6–8
|
[12]
|
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| Name
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Grades
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Year Opened
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District
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Website
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Notes
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| Thomas C. Boushall Middle School
|
6–8
|
1986[2]
|
8
|
[13]
|
Received the "Vanguard" middle school status from the State Department of Education in recognition of innovative program design and instruction in 1989.[2]
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| Lucille Murray Brown Middle School
|
6–8
|
1999[3]
|
4
|
[14]
|
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| Dogwood Middle School
|
6–8
|
1915[4]
|
5
|
[15]
|
Received the "Vanguard" middle school status from the State Department of Education in recognition of innovative program design and instruction in 1989.[4] School was renamed in 2023; formerly named for James H. Binford, school superintendent in the 1870s.[4]
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| Thomas H. Henderson Middle School
|
6–8
|
1973[5]
|
3
|
[16]
|
Received the "Vanguard" middle school status from the State Department of Education in recognition of innovative program design and instruction in 1989.[5]
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| Albert Hill Middle School
|
6–8
|
1933[6]
|
1
|
[17]
|
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
|
6–8
|
January 6, 2014[7]
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6
|
[18]
|
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| River City Middle School
|
6–8
|
2020[8]
|
9
|
[19]
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River City MS replaced the former Elkhardt MS and Thompson MS.[9]
|
Chesterfield County
[edit]
| School Name
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Grades
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Year Opened
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Website
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Notes
|
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| Bailey Bridge Middle School
|
6–8
|
1991[10]
|
[20]
|
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| George W. Carver Middle School
|
6–8
|
unknown
|
[21]
|
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| Elizabeth B. Davis Middle School
|
6–8
|
unknown
|
[22]
|
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| Falling Creek Middle School
|
6–8
|
1966[11]
|
[23]
|
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| Manchester Middle School
|
6–8
|
1992[12]
|
[24]
|
School moved to new location in 2020.[12]
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| Matoaca Middle School
|
6–8
|
1975[13]
|
[25]
|
Has two buildings (East and West) on one campus.[13]
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| Midlothian Middle School
|
6–8
|
1984[14]
|
[26]
|
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| Providence Middle School
|
6–8
|
1968[15]
|
[27]
|
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| Robious Middle School
|
6–8
|
unknown
|
[28]
|
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| Salem Church Middle School
|
6–8
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1971[16]
|
[29]
|
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| Swift Creek Middle School
|
6–8
|
1979[17]
|
[30]
|
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| Tomahawk Creek Middle School
|
6–8
|
2008[17][18]
|
[31]
|
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| Name
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Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Goochland Middle School
|
6–8
|
[32]
|
Only middle school in Goochland County
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| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Bell Creek Middle School
|
6–8
|
[33]
|
|
| Chickahominy Middle School
|
6–8
|
[34]
|
|
| Liberty Middle School
|
6–8
|
[35]
|
|
| Oak Knoll Middle School
|
6–8
|
[36]
|
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| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Vernon Johns Middle School
|
6–8
|
[37]
|
In 2017, VJMS became the only MS in Petersburg when the 1952 Peabody Middle School was closed.[19]
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| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Colonial Heights Middle School
|
6–8
|
[38]
|
Only middle school in Colonial Heights
|
| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Amelia Middle School
|
6–8
|
[39]
|
Only middle school in Amelia County
|
| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Caroline Middle School
|
6–8
|
[40]
|
Only middle school in Caroline County
|
Charles City County
[edit]
| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Charles City County High School
|
6–12
|
[41]
|
Charles City County High School includes middle school students
|
| Name
|
Grades
|
Website
|
Notes
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| Cumberland Middle School
|
6–8
|
[42]
|
Only middle school in Cumberland County
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| Name
|
Grade
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Dinwiddie Middle School
|
6–8
|
[43]
|
Only middle school in Dinwiddie County
|
King William County
[edit]
| Name
|
Grade
|
Website
|
Notes
|
| Hamilton-Holmes Middle School
|
6–8
|
[44]
|
Only middle school in King William County
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