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For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,928 students in Portsmouth, VA.

The top-ranked public middle schools in Portsmouth, VA are Churchland Middle School, William E. Waters Middle School and Cradock Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Portsmouth, VA public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 65%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 70% statewide average). Middle schools in Portsmouth have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Virginia public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).