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)
540018000091	21	Barboursville Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3003	681	53	12.7		612 (89.9%)	14 (2.1%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	$11,561			$985			$10,576	82	79.6	19	2
540120000923	22	George Washington Middle	Public	6-8	Route 62N	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2875	284	26	10.9		274 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,830			$502			$13,328	80.1	70	34	12
540018000683	23	Milton Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Panther Trl	Milton	25541	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7308	570	51	11.1		547 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$12,463			$1,336			$11,127	77.6	86.5	11	12
540093001299	24	South Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Parkway Dr	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9340	768	62	12.4		688 (89.6%)	24 (3.1%)	11 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$12,431			$797			$11,634	77.4	75	25	1
540114000895	25	Marlinton Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Copperhead Way	Buckeye	24924	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 799-6773	135	12	11.7		133 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$17,066			$1,662			$15,404	77.4	76.8	21	4
540105000871	26	Warwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Viking Dr	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0375	497	41	12.1		440 (88.5%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$13,434			$1,249			$12,185	77.3	46.6	86	60
540060000355	27	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	5445 Big Tyler Rd	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-3310	494	30	16.4		404 (81.8%)	28 (5.7%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.1%)	$11,261			$987			$10,274	74.7	72.3	29	2
540162001154	28	Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3501 Cadillac Dr	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9547	413	34	12.1		371 (89.8%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,504			$780			$10,724	74.1	74.7	26	2
540162001148	29	Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9525	568	40	14.1		531 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$9,854			$590			$9,264	72.6	64.7	44	15
540105000854	30	Bridge Street Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Junior Ave	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0381	278	25	11.3		258 (92.8%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,878			$1,249			$12,629	71.8	70.4	33	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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.