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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
District
Grades
Website
Notes
Brookland Middle School
Brookland District[ 1]
6–8
[1]
Elko Middle School
Varina district[ 1]
6–8
[2]
Fairfield Middle School
Fairfield District[ 1]
6–8
[3]
Received the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation from the American School Counselor Association.
Holman Middle School
Three Chopt District[ 1]
6–8
[4]
Hungary Creek Middle School
Brookland District[ 1]
6–8
[5]
Where the Henrico County Spelling Bee is held.
George H. Moody Middle School
Brookland District[ 1]
6–8
[6]
Pocahontas Middle School
Three Chopt District[ 1]
6–8
[7]
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.
John Rolfe Middle School
Varina District[ 1]
6–8
[9]
Short Pump Middle School
Three Chopt District[ 1]
6–8
[10]
Tuckahoe Middle School
Tuckahoe District[ 1]
6–8
[11]
L. Douglas Wilder Middle Schools
Fairfield District[ 1]
6–8
[12]
Name
Grades
Year opened
District
Website
Notes
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]
Lucille Murray Brown Middle School
6–8
1999[ 3]
4
[14]
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]
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]
Albert Hill Middle School
6–8
1933[ 6]
1
[17]
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
6–8
January 6, 2014[ 7]
6
[18]
River City Middle School
6–8
2020[ 8]
9
[19]
River City MS replaced the former Elkhardt MS and Thompson MS.[ 9]
Chesterfield County [ edit ]
School
Grades
Year opened
Website
Notes
Bailey Bridge Middle School
6–8
1991[ 10]
[20]
George W. Carver Middle School
6–8
unknown
[21]
Elizabeth B. Davis Middle School
6–8
unknown
[22]
Falling Creek Middle School
6–8
1966[ 11]
[23]
Manchester Middle School
6–8
1992[ 12]
[24]
School moved to new location in 2020.[ 12]
Matoaca Middle School
6–8
1975[ 13]
[25]
Has two buildings (East and West) on one campus.[ 13]
Midlothian Middle School
6–8
1984[ 14]
[26]
Providence Middle School
6–8
1968[ 15]
[27]
Robious Middle School
6–8
unknown
[28]
Salem Church Middle School
6–8
1971[ 16]
[29]
Swift Creek Middle School
6–8
1979[ 17]
[30]
Tomahawk Creek Middle School
6–8
2008[ 17] [ 18]
[31]
Name
Grades
Website
Notes
Goochland Middle School
6–8
[32]
Only middle school in Goochland County
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]
Name
Grades
Website
Notes
Vernon Johns Middle School
6–8
[37]
In 2017, VJMS became the only middle school in Petersburg when the 1952 Peabody Middle School was closed.[ 19]
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
Cumberland Middle School
6–8
[42]
Only middle school in Cumberland County
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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^ a b "About Boushall" . Thomas C. Boushall Middle School . Richmond Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "About Brown" . Richmond Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ a b c "About Us" . Richmond Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ a b "THOMAS H. HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL" . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
^ "About Albert Hill" . Albert Hill Middle School . Richmond Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "About Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School" . Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School . Richmond Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ Pauly, Megan (April 29, 2022). "Only two years after its opening, RPS looks to alleviate overcrowding at River City Middle" . VPM News . Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "River City Middle School" . Speight Marshall Francis. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "Bailey Bridge Middle School – Home of the Bears!" . Chesterfield County Public Schools. 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "School Information" . Falling Creek Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ a b "School Information" . Manchester Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ a b "School Information" . Matoaca Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "Midlothian Middle School – Home of the Mustangs!" .[dead link ]
^ "Providence Middle School – Home of the Rams!" . Providence Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "School Information" . Salem Church Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ a b "School Information" . Swift Creek Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ "School Information" . Tomahawk Creek Middle School . Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
^ Williams, Nakell (February 2, 2017). "Petersburg School Board votes to close Peabody M.S." WRIC / ABC 8 News. Retrieved August 25, 2024 .