Spring Mills Middle School

Summary:

Spring Mills Middle School is a public middle school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 964 and is part of the Berkeley County Schools district.

While Spring Mills Middle School has a diverse student body, with a majority of White students (around 76%) and smaller populations of African American (around 8%), Hispanic (around 6%), and students of two or more races (around 8%), the school's academic performance has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of West Virginia middle schools, ranking between 89-107 out of 168-171 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 18.3% of 6th graders, 32.1% of 7th graders, and 14% of 8th graders were proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state averages of 30.9%, 32.2%, and 28.7%, respectively. The school's performance for students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also a concern, with the school ranking in the bottom third of West Virginia middle schools for these subgroups.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Charles Town Middle School, Harpers Ferry Middle School, and Hedgesville Middle School consistently outperform Spring Mills Middle School across various academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts. This suggests that the school and Berkeley County Schools district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 255 Campus Dr
       Martinsburg, WV  25404-7566


(304) 274-5030

District: Berkeley County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 169 West Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,844 Help


Students who attend Spring Mills Middle School usually attend:

High:    Spring Mills High School

Feeder schools for Spring Mills Middle School:

Elementary:    Bedington Elementary School
    Marlowe Elementary School
    Potomack Intermediate School
    Spring Mills Primary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  930

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.6%
African American:
10.8%
Hispanic:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45% Help


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Compare Details Spring Mills Middle School ranks worse than 53.3% of middle schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 2nd 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 43.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Spring Mills Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Berkeley County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (74.6%), African American (10.8%), Hispanic (6.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spring Mills Middle School is 14.9. 4 middle schools in the Berkeley County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spring Mills Middle School is $10,844, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Berkeley County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spring Mills Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Spring Mills Middle School 90th of 169 West Virginia public middle schools. (See Spring Mills 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 Spring Mills Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 67.86 36th 171 78.9%
2010 59.89 53rd 171 69.0%
2011 67.29 41st 171 76.0%
2012 74.70 25th 172 85.5%
2013 71.20 27th 174 84.5%
2014 76.95 19th 172 89.0%
2015 87.81 8th 173 95.4%
2016 87.11 12th 172 93.0%
2017 83.30 14th 176 92.0%
2018 63.44 48th 170 71.8%
2019 70.24 38th 171 77.8%
2021 42.38 93rd 171 45.6%
2022 38.60 107th 169 36.7%
2023 45.00 89th 168 47.0%
2024 43.46 90th 169 46.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 73.14 10th 107 90.7%
2018 57.72 14th 34 58.8%
2019 61.41 5th 20 75.0%
2021 71.89 3rd 20 85.0%
2022 51.26 11th 27 59.3%
2023 40.52 16th 28 42.9%
2024 48.24 15th 29 48.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.64 37th 67 44.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.74 8th 174 95.4%
2018 70.52 12th 142 91.5%
2019 47.97 53rd 130 59.2%
2023 51.85 46th 132 65.2%
2024 44.47 68th 128 46.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 72.94 20th 176 88.6%
2018 61.20 48th 165 70.9%
2021 40.62 107th 164 34.8%
2022 34.66 117th 162 27.8%
2023 29.75 131st 162 19.1%
2024 36.39 111th 164 32.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 84.00 10th 174 94.3%
2018 63.49 50th 166 69.9%
2019 70.63 35th 162 78.4%
2021 49.32 77th 162 52.5%
2022 41.66 101st 164 38.4%
2023 45.09 90th 158 43.0%
2024 41.81 89th 158 43.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.97 77th 129 40.3%
2022 48.04 57th 131 56.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 78.34 17th 176 90.3%
2018 62.51 50th 164 69.5%
2019 70.17 29th 161 82.0%
2021 36.27 107th 164 34.8%
2022 37.83 100th 161 37.9%
2023 44.47 91st 158 42.4%
2024 45.80 82nd 165 50.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 36.24 48th 56 14.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 77.61 9th 124 92.7%
2018 64.10 5th 36 86.1%
2019 66.07 7th 27 74.1%
2021 57.79 8th 23 65.2%
2022 66.94 5th 26 80.8%
2023 57.99 12th 28 57.1%
2024 43.56 11th 24 54.2%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 59.83 27th 97 72.2%
2018 62.53 3rd 12 75.0%
2019 69.05 4th 11 63.6%
2021 45.14 5th 10 50.0%
2022 30.75 10th 12 16.7%
2023 52.88 6th 10 40.0%
2024 44.08 8th 11 27.3%
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Rank History for White students at Spring Mills Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 82.81 16th 176 90.9%
2018 65.33 45th 167 73.1%
2019 71.61 32nd 168 81.0%
2021 42.28 94th 170 44.7%
2022 41.25 100th 168 40.5%
2023 47.68 83rd 168 50.6%
2024 47.91 85th 169 49.7%
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.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Spring Mills Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 432 13 2 10 4 n/a n/a 0 461
2006 554 23 3 10 3 n/a n/a 0 593
2007 561 26 3 25 3 n/a n/a 0 618
2008 566 23 3 31 0 n/a n/a 0 623
2009 548 35 6 27 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2010 564 28 5 24 1 0 0 0 622
2011 604 31 5 27 1 0 0 0 668
2012 609 36 11 33 2 0 1 0 692
2013 600 52 12 38 1 1 0 0 704
2014 612 58 8 26 3 0 5 0 712
2015 638 57 10 38 2 0 11 0 756
2016 669 55 5 35 3 0 26 0 793
2017 668 50 7 42 1 1 29 0 798
2018 661 46 6 49 4 1 42 0 809
2019 696 67 8 64 3 0 39 0 877
2020 703 79 11 65 2 1 46 0 907
2021 689 70 10 65 1 0 61 0 896
2022 695 77 12 62 0 0 75 0 921
2023 735 84 9 54 0 0 82 0 964
2024 694 100 13 61 1 0 61 0 930

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 Spring Mills Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 461 37.0 12.5 29.1
2006 593 45.0 13.2 32.4
2007 618 49.0 12.6 36.9
2008 623 48.0 13.0 36.3
2009 616 50.0 12.3 38.6
2010 622 51.0 12.2 42.8
2011 668 51.8 12.8 45.7
2012 692 51.0 13.5 43.9
2013 704 50.0 14.0 49.9
2014 712 53.0 13.4 49.2
2015 756 53.0 14.2 44.2
2016 793 52.0 15.2 41.9
2017 798 53.0 15.0 38.3
2018 809 54.5 14.8 46.2
2019 877 56.3 15.5 49
2020 907 55.3 16.4 47.4
2021 896 57.1 15.6 45
2022 921 58.9 15.6 n/a
2023 964 62.9 15.3 n/a
2024 930 62.2 14.9 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 Spring Mills Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 461 37.0 12.5 29.1
2006 593 45.0 13.2 32.4
2007 618 49.0 12.6 36.9
2008 623 48.0 13.0 36.3
2009 616 50.0 12.3 38.6
2010 622 51.0 12.2 42.8
2011 668 51.8 12.8 45.7
2012 692 51.0 13.5 43.9
2013 704 50.0 14.0 49.9
2014 712 53.0 13.4 49.2
2015 756 53.0 14.2 44.2
2016 793 52.0 15.2 41.9
2017 798 53.0 15.0 38.3
2018 809 54.5 14.8 46.2
2019 877 56.3 15.5 49
2020 907 55.3 16.4 47.4
2021 896 57.1 15.6 45
2022 921 58.9 15.6 n/a
2023 964 62.9 15.3 n/a
2024 930 62.2 14.9 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 Spring Mills Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $639 (5.9%) $10,205 (94.1%) $10,844

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Spring Mills Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 38th of 171 Middle schoolsRanks 89th of 168 Middle schools
 30.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Spring Mills Middle School)39.524.2
 15.3%
   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 (Spring Mills Middle School)51.851.4
 0.4%
   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 (Spring Mills Middle School)44.627.5
 17.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley County Schools)31.421
 10.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.830.7
 6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Spring Mills Middle School)51.144.8
 6.3%
   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 (Spring Mills Middle School)4216.7
 25.3%
   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 (Spring Mills Middle School)44.736
 8.7%
   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 (Spring Mills Middle School)40.724.3
 16.4%
   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 Students877964
 9.9%
African American6784
 25.4%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian89
 12.5%
Hispanic6454
 15.6%
Pacific Islander00
White696735
 5.6%
Two or More Races3982
 110.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Mills Middle School

Spring Mills Middle School ranks 90th of 169 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 930 students attended Spring Mills Middle School.

Students at Spring Mills Middle School are 75% White, 11% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Spring Mills Middle School usually go on to attend Spring Mills High School


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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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