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)
540150001114	91	Vinson Middle School	Public	6-8	3851 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-1641	197	15	13.1		193 (98.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,722			$787			$12,935	42.9	67.3	39	52
540003000002	92	Belington Middle School	Public	5-8	469 Morgantown Pike	Belington	26250	Barbour County	Barbour County Board Of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 823-1281	261	20	13.2		252 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,880			$1,345			$8,535	42.8	57.2	63	29
540060000390	93	Elkview Middle School	Public	6-8	5090 Elk River Rd N	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1947	613	33	18.5		591 (96.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	$11,869			$1,297			$10,572	42.7	39.4	100	7
540123000940	94	Beckley-Stratton Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Grey Flats Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4616	674	50	13.4		431 (63.9%)	137 (20.3%)	21 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.0%)	$11,086			$834			$10,252	42.2	27.6	135	41
540141000851	95	Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	81 Tucker Valley School Rd	Hambleton	26269	Tucker County	Tucker County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 478-3606	463	41	11.2		449 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,886			$1,487			$10,399	42.1	50.9	76	19
540066001484	96	Harts Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1246 McClellan Hwy	Harts	25524	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 855-3173	303	29	10.6		300 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,124			$2,351			$10,772	42.1	55.9	65	31
540039000050	97	Eastern Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-8	403 Knight Dr	Ronceverte	24970	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 647-6498	732	52	14		658 (89.9%)	18 (2.5%)	19 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.4%)	$11,677			$1,167			$10,510	41.4	51.2	75	22
540030000191	98	Midland Trail High	Public	6-12	26719 Midland Trail	Hico	25854	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 658-5184	623	35	17.8		611 (98.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,373			$1,425			$10,948	41.1	30.6	127	29
540060000406	99	Horace Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 Maccorkle Ave SE	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1971	399	26	15.3		259 (64.9%)	98 (24.6%)	6 (1.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$11,019			$1,088			$9,931	40.5	48.7	81	18
540090001254	100	Williamson Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Parkway Dr	Williamson	25661	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 235-2520	527	36	14.6		478 (90.7%)	15 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,070			$1,885			$9,185	40.3	52.9	70	30

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.