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)
540126000996	121	Elkins Middle School	Public	6-8	308 Robert E. Lee Avenue	Elkins	26241	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 636-9176	569	39	14.5		532 (93.5%)	16 (2.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$9,822			$881			$8,941	31	30.5	128	7
540051000605	122	Washington Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	443 Lee Ave	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7420	540	43	12.5		468 (86.7%)	20 (3.7%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	$13,034			$849			$12,185	31	29.9	131	9
540075000589	123	Cameron High School	Public	6-12	2012 Blue And Gold Rd	Cameron	26033	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 686-3336	312	35	8.8		305 (97.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,834			$1,401			$16,433	29.7	37.2	111	12
540060000382	124	Dunbar Middle School	Public	6-8	325 27th St	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0363	300	24	12.5		198 (66.0%)	69 (23.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.0%)	$13,373			$2,198			$11,175	28.8	30.8	125	1
540102000846	125	Richwood Middle School	Public	6-8	16414 Webster Rd	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-2638	229	17	13.4		227 (99.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,959			$1,014			$11,945	28.5	17.5	155	30
540069001060	126	Man Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Pioneer Way	Mallory	25634	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 583-8037	385	28	13.7		365 (94.8%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,583			$2,359			$11,224	28.5	14.4	158	32
540090001492	127	Burch Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	275 Bulldog Blvd	Delbarton	25670	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 475-2700	471	35	13.6		456 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,439			$1,833			$9,606	28.2	36.3	112	15
540048001279	128	East Hardy High School	Public	7-12	259 Cougar Dr	Baker	26801	Hardy County	Hardy County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 897-5948	313	24	12.8		293 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$12,562			$1,042			$11,520	28.1			(n/a)
540117001520	129	West Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	113 Eby School Road	Arthurdale	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 864-3835	656	42	15.6		633 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$9,131			$1,362			$7,769	27.4	18.4	154	25
540117001358	130	Aurora School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Aurora School Dr	Aurora	26705	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 735-3781	168	14	12		166 (98.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,380			$1,367			$10,013	27	70.7	31	99

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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

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.