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)
540009001325	61	Sherman Junior High School	Public	6-8	9846 Coal River Road	Seth	25181	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 837-3694	251	16	15.6		248 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,200			$500			$8,701	58.9	68	36	25
540015001582	62	Brooke Middle School	Public	5-8	5 Bruin Dr	Wellsburg	26070	Brooke County	Brooke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 737-3800	693	54	12.9		660 (95.2%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$11,289			$615			$10,675	58.4	42.2	94	32
540051001453	63	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	78 Jerry Toth Dr	Shinnston	26431	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7540	444	35	12.5		430 (96.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,711			$499			$11,212	57.6	48.6	83	20
540042000252	64	Romney Middle School	Public	6-8	296 Calvert Dr	Romney	26757	Hampshire County	Hampshire County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 822-5014	390	32	12.3		381 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,566			$1,066			$10,500	56.4	57.3	62	2
540156001127	65	New Martinsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 E Benjamin Dr	New Martinsville	26155	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 455-2291	789	71	11.1		751 (95.2%)	6 (0.8%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$16,170			$1,463			$14,707	56	48.9	79	14
540045001501	66	Weir Middle School	Public	2-8	125 Sinclair Ave	Weirton	26062	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 748-6080	565	44	12.8		502 (88.8%)	29 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$12,260			$789			$11,471	56	64.3	45	21
540096001044	67	Mountain View Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Mountain View Drive	Union	24983	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 772-4903	482	35	13.7		458 (95.0%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,056			$2,006			$10,051	55.7	63.2	46	21
540138001462	68	Taylor County Middle School	Public	5-8	670 Spring Hills Rd	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-0722	685	48	14.4		672 (98.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,037			$971			$10,066	55.5	58.9	58	10
540030000190	69	Meadow Bridge High	Public	7-12	870 Main St	Meadow Bridge	25976	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 484-7917	185	17	10.8		176 (95.1%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,574			$1,464			$12,110	54.9	35.9	114	45
540057000341	70	Charles Town Middle School	Public	6-8	193 High St	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-7821	637	52	12.2		456 (71.6%)	45 (7.1%)	77 (12.1%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$12,363			$874			$11,489	54.3	61.9	50	20

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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.