Hedgesville Middle School

Summary:

Hedgesville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hedgesville, West Virginia, with a student population of 738. The school is part of the Berkeley County Schools district, which is ranked 35 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hedgesville Middle School consistently outperforms the Berkeley County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in academic assessments across grades 6-8 in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. The school has ranked in the top half of West Virginia middle schools for most years, reaching as high as 16th out of 172 schools in 2015-2016 (5-star rating) and 19th out of 173 schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating). Hedgesville Middle School also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, as well as special education and low-income students, compared to other schools in the state.

While Hedgesville Middle School has a predominantly White student population, it has a notable presence of Hispanic, African American, and other racial/ethnic groups, which is reflective of the broader diversity in the region. The school's strong academic performance, exceptional support for underserved students, and consistent rankings within the top half of West Virginia middle schools make it a standout institution within the Berkeley County Schools district and the surrounding area, outperforming nearby schools like Wildwood Middle School, Musselman Middle School, and Mountain Ridge Middle School.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 334 School House Dr
       Hedgesville, WV  25427-7220


(304) 754-3313

District: Berkeley County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
55th of 169 West Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,993 Help


Students who attend Hedgesville Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hedgesville High School

Feeder schools for Hedgesville Middle School:

Elementary:    Hedgesville Elementary School
    Tomahawk Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  738

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.3%
Two or more races:
8.5%
Hispanic:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hedgesville Middle School ranks better than 67.5% of middle schools in West Virginia. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Berkeley County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.3%), two or more races (8.5%), Hispanic (7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hedgesville Middle School is 15.9, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Berkeley County Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hedgesville Middle School is $10,993. 4 middle schools in the Berkeley County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hedgesville Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hedgesville Middle School 55th of 169 West Virginia public middle schools. (See Hedgesville Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Berkeley County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkeley County Schools 35th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hedgesville Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 76.39 22nd 171 87.1%
2010 82.01 12th 171 93.0%
2011 80.49 18th 171 89.5%
2012 75.02 23rd 172 86.6%
2013 75.91 22nd 174 87.4%
2014 76.17 23rd 172 86.6%
2015 78.89 19th 173 89.0%
2016 82.72 16th 172 90.7%
2017 77.89 24th 176 86.4%
2018 61.29 54th 170 68.2%
2019 68.63 42nd 171 75.4%
2021 52.96 70th 171 59.1%
2022 51.84 75th 169 55.6%
2023 60.74 52nd 168 69.0%
2024 60.40 55th 169 67.5%
See the entire list of West Virginia Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.92 49th 107 54.2%
2018 57.06 15th 34 55.9%
2019 85.10 1st 20 95.0%
2021 71.63 4th 20 80.0%
2022 55.47 7th 27 74.1%
2023 69.46 7th 28 75.0%
2024 58.80 9th 29 69.0%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.10 23rd 67 65.7%
2018 64.06 4th 10 60.0%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.58 17th 174 90.2%
2018 58.17 30th 142 78.9%
2019 60.29 30th 130 76.9%
2023 53.67 41st 132 68.9%
2024 75.99 13th 128 89.8%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.19 33rd 176 81.3%
2018 62.46 44th 165 73.3%
2021 55.15 60th 164 63.4%
2022 47.67 80th 162 50.6%
2023 65.40 33rd 162 79.6%
2024 60.42 46th 164 72.0%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.30 14th 174 92.0%
2018 67.42 36th 166 78.3%
2019 71.36 30th 162 81.5%
2021 56.37 60th 162 63.0%
2022 43.04 97th 164 40.9%
2023 54.86 65th 158 58.9%
2024 61.26 52nd 158 67.1%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.05 32nd 129 75.2%
2022 55.34 36th 131 72.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.84 30th 176 83.0%
2018 55.71 60th 164 63.4%
2019 62.90 50th 161 68.9%
2021 48.75 75th 164 54.3%
2022 61.11 53rd 161 67.1%
2023 65.48 42nd 158 73.4%
2024 59.05 56th 165 66.1%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 47.35 42nd 56 25.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.56 43rd 124 65.3%
2018 33.77 29th 36 19.4%
2019 69.41 5th 27 81.5%
2021 73.29 5th 23 78.3%
2022 60.42 8th 26 69.2%
2023 56.92 13th 28 53.6%
2024 69.74 4th 24 83.3%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.39 32nd 97 67.0%
2018 45.97 8th 12 33.3%
2019 87.83 1st 11 90.9%
2021 54.34 3rd 10 70.0%
2022 57.55 5th 12 58.3%
2023 67.11 2nd 10 80.0%
2024 68.05 2nd 11 81.8%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hedgesville Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 79.24 22nd 176 87.5%
2018 62.90 50th 167 70.1%
2019 68.40 41st 168 75.6%
2021 51.45 76th 170 55.3%
2022 52.28 74th 168 56.0%
2023 61.38 54th 168 67.9%
2024 59.11 57th 169 66.3%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hedgesville Middle School Test Scores
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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Open Quote I went to Hedgesville Middle School for 8th Grade and enjoyed it very much. I had transferred from Saint Josephs School, which I attended for the majority of my schooling career. The transition from private to public school was not difficult. The teachers are so kind and caring compared to that of my other school. The majority of the students were respectful towards me. I must say a very nice school and I'm glad I was able to have attended it.
PS. Team H rocked! Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Open Quote I think that hedgesville middle school is fantastic! it has great teachers and you learn everything needed to go on to high school Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hedgesville Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 646 646
1990 661 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 668
1991 658 6 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1992 651 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 662
1993 676 4 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 684
1994 671 3 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 677
1995 819 11 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 839
1996 819 11 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 839
1997 870 12 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 893
1998 894 9 9 5 1 n/a n/a 0 918
1999 882 10 8 6 1 n/a n/a 0 907
2000 917 10 4 10 1 n/a n/a 0 942
2001 887 12 3 10 0 n/a n/a 0 912
2002 963 13 1 13 1 n/a n/a 0 991
2003 963 13 1 13 1 n/a n/a 0 991
2004 968 17 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1006
2005 573 18 3 9 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2006 534 17 6 17 1 n/a n/a 0 575
2007 548 28 5 21 0 n/a n/a 0 602
2008 527 35 2 14 1 n/a n/a 0 579
2009 543 42 7 17 3 n/a n/a 0 612
2010 570 36 8 15 1 0 5 0 635
2011 589 36 9 27 1 0 8 0 670
2012 599 37 2 16 1 0 6 0 661
2013 622 43 5 22 1 0 2 0 695
2014 652 40 8 27 0 1 9 0 737
2015 627 35 12 24 0 1 14 0 713
2016 569 35 9 27 2 1 22 0 665
2017 571 24 10 25 1 0 20 0 651
2018 582 23 6 39 0 0 28 0 678
2019 606 32 12 44 0 0 32 0 726
2020 625 31 9 48 1 1 41 0 756
2021 628 34 7 49 2 1 47 0 768
2022 595 35 7 57 3 1 65 0 763
2023 578 33 8 52 3 1 63 0 738

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hedgesville Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 646 40.0 16.1 n/a
1990 668 39.0 17.1 13.8
1991 669 39.0 17.1 13.9
1992 662 39.1 16.9 17.7
1993 684 39.0 17.5 19.4
1994 677 42.4 16.0 18
1995 839 47.5 17.7 23.5
1996 839 47.5 17.7 23.5
1997 893 52.6 17.0 25.6
1998 918 56.7 16.2 24.7
1999 907 58.5 15.5 37.6
2000 942 61.8 15.2 31.8
2001 912 63.0 14.5 37.2
2002 991 64.0 15.5 32.7
2003 991 64.0 15.5 32.7
2004 1006 65.0 15.5 29.5
2005 604 43.5 13.9 34.8
2006 575 44.0 13.1 33
2007 602 46.0 13.1 33.2
2008 579 44.0 13.2 34.9
2009 612 44.0 13.9 38.1
2010 635 45.0 14.1 35.9
2011 670 50.4 13.2 39.4
2012 661 46.0 14.3 40.4
2013 695 47.0 14.7 42.3
2014 737 47.0 15.6 42.3
2015 713 47.0 15.1 42.4
2016 665 44.0 15.1 43.9
2017 651 44.5 14.6 46.7
2018 678 44.5 15.2 43.5
2019 726 47.3 15.3 47.1
2020 756 46.2 16.3 45.2
2021 768 47.8 16.0 44.8
2022 763 47.9 15.9 n/a
2023 738 46.3 15.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hedgesville Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 646 40.0 16.1 n/a
1990 668 39.0 17.1 13.8
1991 669 39.0 17.1 13.9
1992 662 39.1 16.9 17.7
1993 684 39.0 17.5 19.4
1994 677 42.4 16.0 18
1995 839 47.5 17.7 23.5
1996 839 47.5 17.7 23.5
1997 893 52.6 17.0 25.6
1998 918 56.7 16.2 24.7
1999 907 58.5 15.5 37.6
2000 942 61.8 15.2 31.8
2001 912 63.0 14.5 37.2
2002 991 64.0 15.5 32.7
2003 991 64.0 15.5 32.7
2004 1006 65.0 15.5 29.5
2005 604 43.5 13.9 34.8
2006 575 44.0 13.1 33
2007 602 46.0 13.1 33.2
2008 579 44.0 13.2 34.9
2009 612 44.0 13.9 38.1
2010 635 45.0 14.1 35.9
2011 670 50.4 13.2 39.4
2012 661 46.0 14.3 40.4
2013 695 47.0 14.7 42.3
2014 737 47.0 15.6 42.3
2015 713 47.0 15.1 42.4
2016 665 44.0 15.1 43.9
2017 651 44.5 14.6 46.7
2018 678 44.5 15.2 43.5
2019 726 47.3 15.3 47.1
2020 756 46.2 16.3 45.2
2021 768 47.8 16.0 44.8
2022 763 47.9 15.9 n/a
2023 738 46.3 15.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hedgesville Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $778 (7.1%) $10,215 (92.9%) $10,993

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hedgesville Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 42nd of 171 Middle schoolsRanks 52nd of 168 Middle schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Hedgesville Middle School)42.531.4
 11.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley County Schools)29.322.2
 7.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)34.430.2
 4.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hedgesville Middle School)58.856.9
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley County Schools)45.443.7
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)45.345.4
 0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hedgesville Middle School)33.229.3
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley County Schools)31.421
 10.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.830.7
 6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hedgesville Middle School)51.542.8
 8.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley County Schools)43.235.7
 7.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)42.638.8
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hedgesville Middle School)28.524.4
 4.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley County Schools)30.415.1
 15.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.628.2
 8.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hedgesville Middle School)5244.1
 7.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Berkeley County Schools)47.135.8
 11.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)43.942.7
 1.2%
8th Grade Science (Hedgesville Middle School)45.533.6
 11.9%
   8th Grade Science (Berkeley County Schools)35.923.8
 12.1%
   8th Grade Science (West Virginia)33.127
 6.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students726738
 1.7%
African American3233
 3.1%
American Indian03
Asian128
 33.3%
Hispanic4452
 18.2%
Pacific Islander01
White606578
 4.6%
Two or More Races3263
 96.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hedgesville Middle School

Students who attend Hedgesville Middle School usually go on to attend Hedgesville High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 738 students attended Hedgesville Middle School.

Hedgesville Middle School ranks 55th of 169 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Hedgesville Middle School are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Asian.


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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.

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