Best Middle Schools in West Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WV Assessment test scores by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 169)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
540123000981	31	Shady Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Flat Top Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4570	606	45	13.4		576 (95.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,318			$865			$9,453	70.7	74.1	27	4
540072000627	32	East Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	221 Mason St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2123	712	48	14.8		669 (94.0%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$11,593			$697			$10,896	70.1	67.3	38	6
540060000420	33	McKinley Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Kanawha Ter	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0218	289	19	15.2		256 (88.6%)	10 (3.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$12,358			$1,163			$11,195	69.5	60.1	55	22
540048000886	34	Moorefield Middle School	Public	6-8	303 Caledonia Heights Rd	Moorefield	26836	Hardy County	Hardy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 434-3000	311	19	15.9		242 (77.8%)	10 (3.2%)	45 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$9,726			$1,067			$8,659	69.2	72.1	30	4
540123000779	35	Independence Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Independence Rd	Coal City	25823	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 683-4542	444	34	13		417 (93.9%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$12,357			$976			$11,381	69	70.6	32	3
540057000349	36	Shepherdstown Middle School	Public	6-8	54 Minden St	Shepherdstown	25443	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 876-6120	325	29	11.4		265 (81.5%)	12 (3.7%)	22 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	$13,344			$496			$12,848	68.6	76.8	22	14
540066001237	37	Hamlin Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	8130 Court Ave	Hamlin	25523	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3036	445	40	11.2		439 (98.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,119			$1,507			$10,612	65.6	61.9	48	11
540054001239	38	Ripley Middle School	Public	6-8	1 W School St	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 372-7350	570	41	13.8		548 (96.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$10,205			$522			$9,682	64.9	76.1	23	15
540132001033	39	Walton Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	90 School Dr	Walton	25286	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 577-6731	234	22	10.6		233 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,790			$1,859			$9,931	64.8	44.2	92	53
540150001293	40	Ceredo-Kenova Middle School	Public	6-8	500 High Street	Ceredo	25507	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 453-3588	271	19	14.2		262 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,965			$1,018			$10,947	64.1	67.3	37	3

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WV Assessment Mathematics, WV Assessment English Language Arts, WV Assessment Science test scores released by the West Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the West Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.