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)
540060000443	151	South Charleston Middle School	Public	6-8	400 3rd Ave	South Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1918	364	23	15.8		250 (68.7%)	57 (15.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.2%)	$11,795			$1,000			$10,795	19.6	37.9	105	46
540090001063	152	Lenore Pk8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Ranger Ave	Williamson	25661	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 475-5231	390	28	13.9		379 (97.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,566			$1,912			$9,653	19.3	19.9	152
540087001402	153	Keyser Middle School	Public	5-8	879 Harley O Staggers Dr	Keyser	26726	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 788-4220	689	51	13.5		606 (88.0%)	43 (6.2%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$10,338			$725			$9,612	18.9	23.3	146	7
540165001191	154	Baileysville Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11618 R. D. Bailey Highway	Brenton	24818	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-6399	276	23	12		270 (97.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,615			$1,681			$10,934	18.6	26.9	137	17
540030001596	155	Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Greyhound Lane	Smithers	25186	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 442-8284	527	36	14.6		450 (85.4%)	36 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)								17.9	6.6	167	12
540069000519	156	Logan Middle School	Public	5-8	14 Wildcat Way	Logan	25601	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 752-1804	499	33	14.9		467 (93.6%)	23 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,639			$1,258			$10,382	17.3	16.6	157	1
540063001459	157	Robert L. Bland Middle School	Public	6-8	358 Court Ave	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 269-8325	504	34	14.8		486 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,139			$921			$9,218	16.6	26.5	138	19
540126000999	158	Harman Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22476 Allegheny Highway	Harman	26270	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 227-4114	125	13	10		125 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,356			$1,822			$10,534	16.4			(n/a)
540114001448	159	Green Bank Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5917 Potomac Highlands Trl	Green Bank	24944	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 456-4865	204	21	9.9		198 (97.1%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,672			$2,200			$13,472	16.3	44.2	91	68
540135001603	160	6-12 Summers County Comprehensive High School	Public	6-12	37 Bobcat Dr	Hinton	25951	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6040	669	56	11.9		619 (92.5%)	12 (1.8%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)								13.5	13.7	160

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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.

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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.