New Kent Middle School is a public middle school

Middle school

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 located in New Kent, Virginia

New Kent, Virginia

New Kent is a census-designated place in and the county seat of New Kent County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 239.-References:...

, east of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

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. In 2008 the school changed its location from the historic site that was involved in 1968 in a desegregation court case. The case ultimately appeared before the Supreme Court

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 as Green v. County School Board of New Kent County. The current building is a former high school close to the current high school

New Kent High School

New Kent High School is a public high school located in New Kent, Virginia, east of Richmond. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District in Region I.The school relocated to a new facility for the 2008–2009 school year...

and New Kent Elementary School. As in a typical middle school, Grades 6-8 are taught.