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)
540072000542	11	Barrackville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	509 Pike Street	Barrackville	26559	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2127	339	25	13.5		327 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,830			$702			$12,129	90.3	96.7	1	10
540162001156	12	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 34th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 295-9551	494	33	15.2		442 (89.5%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$11,919			$637			$11,282	90.1	78.5	20	8
540165001201	13	Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4456 Herndon Road	Bud	24716	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 294-7668	167	18	9.5		162 (97.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,970			$1,680			$12,290	89.8	79.7	18	5
540105000869	14	Triadelphia Middle School	Public	6-8	1636 National Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0387	390	32	12.1		311 (79.7%)	46 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	$12,663			$836			$11,827	89.1	80.1	17	3
540123000972	15	Park Middle School	Public	6-8	212 Park Ave	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4586	394	34	11.7		300 (76.1%)	46 (11.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	$13,096			$848			$12,248	86.9	85.4	14	1
540084000685	16	Glenwood School (K-8)	Public	PK, KG-8	1734 Glenwood Park Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5970	600	43	14.1		535 (89.2%)	35 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$11,065			$1,147			$9,919	86.3	85.4	13	3
540045001193	17	Oak Glen Middle School	Public	5-8	39 Golden Bear Dr	New Cumberland	26047	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 387-2363	490	41	11.9		469 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$13,483			$834			$12,649	84.4	92.5	5	12
540072001283	18	Monongah Middle School	Public	5-8	550 Camden Ave	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2164	206	18	11.4		198 (96.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,141			$704			$12,437	84.3	73.4	28	10
540057000343	19	Harpers Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	1710 W Washington St	Harpers Ferry	25425	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 535-6357	562	46	12.2		436 (77.6%)	14 (2.5%)	70 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	$12,308			$567			$11,741	84	82.6	16	3
540162001188	20	Williamstown High School	Public	6-12	219 W 5th St	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-6151	671	47	14.2		649 (96.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$12,019			$706			$11,313	83.7	85.1	15	5

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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.