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)
540078000630	51	Wahama Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 White Falcon Drive	Mason	25260	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 773-5539	387	25	15.7		366 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,311			$994			$11,317	62	58.5	59	8
540090001404	52	Matewan Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Chambers St	Matewan	25678	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 426-4719	422	28	14.8		400 (94.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$11,657			$1,931			$9,726	61.7	48.6	82	30
540162001365	53	Blennerhassett Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Jewell Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3356	509	33	15.6		479 (94.1%)	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$12,198			$1,316			$10,882	60.8	55.5	67	14
540072001249	54	West Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	110 10th St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 366-5631	629	42	14.9		477 (75.8%)	68 (10.8%)	19 (3.0%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.1%)	$11,824			$696			$11,129	60.5	51.6	74	20
540006000020	55	Hedgesville Middle School	Public	6-8	334 School House Dr	Hedgesville	25427	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 754-3313	738	46	15.9		578 (78.3%)	33 (4.5%)	52 (7.0%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	$10,993			$778			$10,215	60.4	60.7	52	3
540075000604	56	Sherrard Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Fairmont Pike	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 233-3331	454	32	14.2		434 (95.6%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$13,885			$1,182			$12,703	60	62.5	47	9
540159000102	57	Wirt County Middle School	Public	5-8	426 Schoolview	Elizabeth	26143	Wirt County	Wirt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 275-3977	294	25	11.7		285 (96.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,001			$1,796			$10,205	59.8	68.8	35	22
540144000667	58	Tyler Consolidated Middle School	Public	6-8	1993 Silver Knight Dr	Sistersville	26175	Tyler County	Tyler County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 758-9000	265	20	13.5		259 (97.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,762			$190			$14,573	59.8	56.5	64	6
540105000874	59	Wheeling Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Chapline St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0425	192	19	10.1		133 (69.3%)	33 (17.2%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.9%)	$19,715			$2,317			$17,398	59.6	65.1	43	16
540117000901	60	Bruceton School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Morgantown Street	Bruceton Mills	26425	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 379-2593	621	42	14.9		613 (98.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,487			$775			$8,712	59.1	61.5	51	9

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.