Best Middle Schools in West Virginia

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish West Virginia test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
540009001324	161	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	404 Riverside Drive West	Madison	25130	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 369-4464	442	27	16.3		436 (98.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,002			$1,319			$9,683	13	19.3	153	8
540030000172	162	Oak Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	320 W Oyler Ave	Oak Hill	25901	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 469-3711	656	42	15.6		585 (89.2%)	45 (6.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$10,914			$850			$10,063	11.5	23.3	147	15
540006000024	163	Martinsburg North Middle School	Public	6-8	250 East Rd	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 267-3540	666	59	11.2		360 (54.1%)	119 (17.9%)	91 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (13.5%)	$11,947			$808			$11,139	10.9	5.9	168	5
540081001046	164	Sandy River Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Sandy River Way	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 967-5364	239	15	15.9		238 (99.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,560			$1,960			$10,600	10.5	21.4	150	14
540003000010	165	Philippi Middle School	Public	5-8	611 Cherry Hill Rd	Philippi	26416	Barbour County	Barbour County Board Of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-2999	291	25	11.8		275 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$10,279			$1,889			$8,390	10.4	13	162	3
540066001242	166	Guyan Valley Middle	Public	6-8	5312 McClellan Hwy	Branchland	25506	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3235	235	19	12.7		228 (97.0%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,782			$1,867			$10,916	10.4	11.3	165	1
540126001011	167	Tygarts Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	10189 Seneca Trl	Mill Creek	26280	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 335-4575	420	34	12.3		414 (98.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,502			$1,062			$9,440	9.7	14	159	8
540156001129	168	Paden City High School	Public	7-12	201 N 4th Ave	Paden City	26159	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 337-2266	163	18	8.9		159 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,725			$432			$16,293	6.9	12.6	163	5
540060001442	169	West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	812 Park Ave	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-6123	377	22	17.1		191 (50.7%)	129 (34.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.3%)	$15,134			$2,898			$12,236	5.6	7.7	166	3

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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

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.