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)
540021000142	131	Calhoun Middle/High School	Public	5-12	50 Underwood Cir	Mount Zion	26151	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 354-6148	524	38	13.7		517 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,621			$1,879			$9,741	26.8	40.7	97	34
540030001595	132	Fayetteville Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	515 W Maple Ave	Fayetteville	25840	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-0560	587	39	15.2		549 (93.5%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)								26.7	38	104	28
540078000625	133	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	280 Scenic Dr	Point Pleasant	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 675-1350	1,107	62	17.8		1,056 (95.4%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	$11,131			$1,136			$9,995	26.7	33.4	121	12
540102001262	134	Summersville Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Grizzley Ln	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-5092	555	37	14.8		547 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,334			$1,126			$10,208	26.3	24.4	143	9
540081001468	135	Southside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	13509 Rocket Boy Drive	War	24892	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 875-2238	314	29	10.8		290 (92.4%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$14,756			$3,368			$11,388	26.3	23.9	145	10
540117001522	136	South Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	5258 S Preston Hwy	Tunnelton	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 568-2331	342	24	14.2		338 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,354			$2,050			$9,304	25.5	35.8	115	21
540150001495	137	Fort Gay Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking Dr	Fort Gay	25514	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 648-5404	551	40	13.7		540 (98.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,473			$1,822			$9,651	25	24.8	142	5
540066001236	138	Duval Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5304 Straight Frk	Griffithsville	25521	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 524-2101	351	31	11.3		348 (99.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,477			$1,986			$10,491	24.7	22.2	149	11
540162001180	139	Van Devender Middle School	Public	6-8	918 31st St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9645	311	29	10.9		265 (85.2%)	11 (3.5%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.7%)	$13,193			$2,710			$10,483	24.6	27.3	136	3
540165001203	140	Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	374 Lizard Creek Road	Hanover	24839	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-2100	257	19	13.8		256 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,996			$1,838			$11,158	24.3	39.3	101	39

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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.