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)
540018001465	81	Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	925 3rd St	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5180	647	49	13.2		412 (63.7%)	101 (15.6%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (17.5%)	$12,429			$1,944			$10,486	47.8	52.7	71	10
540060000402	82	Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	830 Strawberry Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0222	436	24	18.1		384 (88.1%)	19 (4.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$11,934			$1,144			$10,790	46.8	60.3	54	28
540156001295	83	Short Line School	Public	PK, KG-8	9817 Shortline Hwy	Reader	26167	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 386-4115	368	34	10.8		362 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,449			$2,153			$17,296	46.3	34.8	117	34
540132001270	84	Spencer Middle School	Public	5-8	102 Chapman Ave	Spencer	25276	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 927-6415	331	27	12.1		318 (96.1%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,520			$1,846			$8,674	45.9	41.7	96	12
540156001125	85	Long Drain School	Public	PK, KG-8	3538 Long Drain Rd.	Metz	26585	Marion County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 775-4221	167	22	7.5		167 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,704			$2,727			$18,977	45	40.2	99	14
540096000765	86	Peterstown Middle School	Public	5-8	5414 Ballard Red Sulphur Pkwy	Peterstown	24963	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 753-4322	317	20	16.2		305 (96.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$12,570			$1,092			$11,478	44.9	57.4	61	25
540087000071	87	Frankfort Middle School	Public	5-8	356 Golden Dr	Ridgeley	26753	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 726-4339	481	35	13.9		467 (97.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,469			$747			$10,722	44	49.2	78	9
540018001483	88	Huntington East Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Campbell Dr	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-9508	585	54	10.8		463 (79.1%)	45 (7.7%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.8%)	$13,025			$1,937			$11,088	44	29.9	130	42
540099000909	89	Warm Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	271 Warm Springs Way	Berkeley Springs	25411	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 258-1500	480	35	13.7		456 (95.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,082			$925			$10,157	43.8	20.1	151	62
540006001207	90	Spring Mills Middle School	Public	5-8	255 Campus Dr	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-5030	964	63	15.3		735 (76.2%)	84 (8.7%)	54 (5.6%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.5%)	$10,844			$639			$10,205	43.5	45	89	1

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.