Poquoson Middle School phone, mascot & school colors
- Phone
- (757) 868-6031
- Mascot
- Islanders
- School colors
- Maroon, Gold
- Principal
- Melissa Bunting
- Address
- 985 Poquoson Ave, Poquoson, VA 23662
Score breakdown
Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
SOL pass rate of 87.0% across all subjects — 93th percentile statewide.
89% of students showed growth in reading and 88% in math — 88th percentile.
Chronic absenteeism of 3.7% — better attendance than 98% of peers statewide.
Year over year: 9.3 for 2025–26, compared with 9.2 for 2024–25 — up 0.1.
Test scores by subject
Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.
Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.
Poquoson Middle School & its school zone
A public middle school in Poquoson Public Schools, Poquoson Middle School anchors its attendance zone in Poquoson, VA 23662. Buyers searching homes for sale near Poquoson Middle School are shopping this Poquoson school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Poquoson middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 9.3/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 9.2 in 2024–25.
The school's overall SOL pass rate is 87.0%, with standout results in Grade 8 Mathematics (86% vs a 62% state average) and Grade 8 Science (90% vs a 66% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 89% of students showed growth in English reading and 88% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 3.7%, better than the 11.9% state median for middle schools.
For house hunters comparing Poquoson school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Poquoson Middle School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Poquoson Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.
How the VaHome School Score works
- Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
- Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
- Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
- What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
- The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
- Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.
Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.
At a glance
- School district
- Poquoson City Public Schools
- Grades served
- 6-8
- School type
- Public
- Established
- 1976 · this campus 1932
- Enrollment
- 480 students (2025-2026)
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14:1
- Classroom teachers
- 36 FTE
- Accreditation
- Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
- NCES school ID
- 510298001232
Academic performance
SOL pass rates · 2025-2026Attendance
2025-20263.7% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).
About Poquoson Middle School
Poquoson Middle School serves grades 6-8 in the small independent city of Poquoson, Virginia, on the Peninsula of Hampton Roads. It is one of the schools of Poquoson City Public Schools, a single-attendance-zone division, and feeds into Poquoson High School. The main building was constructed in 1932 as a brick structure that originally housed Poquoson High School; it served as the high school until 1976, after which the high school relocated and the building became the city's middle school.
The campus sits on Poquoson Avenue near the center of the city and also contains the football stadium and wrestling facilities used by the adjacent high school. Poquoson is a waterfront community bordered by the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal marshes, and the school district serves the entire city.
Data sources
- NCES Common Core of Data — Poquoson Middle School detail ↗ — NCES ID, grades, total & by-grade enrollment, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch counts, address, phone2024-2025
- Virginia School Quality Profiles — Poquoson Middle ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, demographic percentages, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
- Poquoson Middle School official website ↗ — Principal name, phone, website URL2026
- Wikipedia — Poquoson High School ↗ — Building history (1932 construction; served as HS until 1976, then became middle school), mascot/colors contextn/a
Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.
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