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)
540078000614	141	Hannan Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Wildcat Way	Ashton	25503	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-3212	230	19	12.1		223 (97.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,636			$1,242			$12,394	23	37.6	109	32
540060000386	142	East Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	1st Ave And Brannon Street	East Bank	25067	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 595-2311	243	25	9.7		224 (92.2%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$12,124			$2,017			$10,108	23	17.1	156	14
540009000055	143	Van Junior/senior High School	Public	6-12	913 Van High School Road	Van	25206	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 245-8237	152	14	10.8		145 (95.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$13,696			$1,602			$12,094	22.9	26.4	139	4
540033000210	144	Gilmer County High School	Public	6-12	300 Pine St	Glenville	26351	Gilmer County	Gilmer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 462-7960	446	34	13.1		433 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,180			$1,272			$13,908	22.8	28.4	133	11
540003000005	145	Kasson Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Kasson Rd	Moatsville	26405	Barbour County	Barbour County Board Of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-1485	165	14	11.3		161 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,553			$1,011			$10,542	21.9	22.3	148	3
540075000598	146	Moundsville Middle School	Public	6-8	223 Tomlinson Ave	Moundsville	26041	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 843-4440	402	39	10.4		382 (95.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,610			$1,122			$14,488	21.8	29.1	132	14
540090001491	147	Gilbert Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Lion Dr	Gilbert	25621	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-8197	415	25	16.6		409 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,460			$1,578			$9,882	21.4	24.2	144	3
540081001246	148	Mount View High School	Public	6-12	950 Mount View Rd	Welch	24801	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 436-2939	553	33	17		422 (76.3%)	92 (16.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$12,728			$1,702			$11,027	21.2	12.3	164	16
540165001211	149	Mullens Middle School	Public	5-8	801 Moran Ave	Mullens	25882	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 294-5757	133	12	11.2		127 (95.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$12,928			$1,216			$11,712	21.2	35.3	116	33
540024000030	150	Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	419 Church Street	Clay	25043	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 587-2343	344	24	14.3		336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,274			$1,670			$9,604	19.8	37.7	108	42

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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.