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)
540165001213	111	Oceana Middle School	Public	5-8	309 Cook Pkwy	Oceana	24870	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6296	215	16	13.4		212 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,377			$1,442			$10,935	36.3	34.4	119	8
540039001038	112	Western Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Timberwolf Dr	Crawley	25984	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 392-6446	302	19	15.8		287 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$12,691			$1,298			$11,392	35.8	50.8	77	35
540084000702	113	Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Johnston St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-7517	506	45	11.2		409 (80.8%)	34 (6.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	$12,746			$1,250			$11,496	35.6	36.1	113
540006001375	114	Musselman Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Pride Ave	Bunker Hill	25413	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 229-1965	628	50	12.6		473 (75.3%)	45 (7.2%)	55 (8.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.1%)	$12,183			$947			$11,235	35.5	33.5	120	6
540111001264	115	Pleasants County Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Riverview Dr	Belmont	26134	Pleasants County	Pleasants County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 299-5275	290	23	12.8		281 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,837			$1,235			$12,602	34.2	45	88	27
540060000384	116	Du Pont Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Panther Dr	Belle	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 949-1798	407	29	14		361 (88.7%)	23 (5.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$12,702			$1,275			$11,427	34	25	141	25
540084000697	117	Montcalm High School	Public	7-12	5366 Simmons River Rd	Rock	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 589-3719	282	19	14.8		270 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$11,449			$1,673			$9,777	33.9	39	102	15
540147001077	118	B-U Middle School	Public	6-8	553 Route 20 South Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-1520	742	50	14.9		716 (96.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$10,902			$1,204			$9,698	31.9	27.9	134	16
540084000737	119	Bluefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 Stadium Dr	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 325-2481	425	33	12.9		259 (60.9%)	115 (27.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	$11,920			$1,619			$10,301	31.6	34.5	118	1
540012000006	120	Braxton County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Carter Braxton Dr	Sutton	26601	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 765-2644	382	24	15.9		369 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,200			$1,497			$8,703	31.1	31	124	4

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.