Weir Middle School

Summary:

Weir Middle School is a public middle school located in Weirton, West Virginia, serving grades 2-8 with a student population of 565. The school is part of the Hancock County Schools district, which is ranked 4th out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Weir Middle School has a predominantly white student population, with 88.85% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Brooke Middle School, which has a 95.24% white student population. The school has shown a mixed academic performance, with some subject areas and grade levels performing well, while others struggle. For example, the school's 8th-grade math proficiency rate of 45.5% was higher than the state average of 28.7%, but its 6th-grade math proficiency rate of 28.9% was lower than the state and district averages. Weir Middle School has also seen varying performance among different student subgroups, with the school performing well for female students, African American students, and Hispanic students, but struggling with the performance of special education students.

Weir Middle School's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,260, which is higher than the $11,289 spent per student at the nearby Oak Glen Middle School. While Weir Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of West Virginia middle schools for female student performance, its overall statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting that the school's performance may be influenced by factors that change over time. Compared to the nearby Oak Glen Middle School, which is ranked 17th out of 169 West Virginia middle schools, Weir Middle School's performance is generally lower, indicating that the Hancock County Schools district may have pockets of high-performing schools, but Weir Middle School is not among the top performers in the district.


Detail:

Public 2-8

 125 Sinclair Ave
       Weirton, WV  26062-4248


(304) 748-6080

District: Hancock County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
66th of 169 West Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,260 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  565

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.8%
African American:
5.1%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43% Help


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Compare Details Weir Middle School ranks worse than 54.9% of elementary schools in West Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.32. (See more...)
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Compare Details Weir Middle School ranks better than 60.9% of middle schools in West Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.8%), African American (5.1%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Weir Middle School is $12,260.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Weir Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Weir Middle School 202nd of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Weir Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Weir Middle School 66th of 169 West Virginia public middle schools. (See Weir Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Hancock County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Hancock County Schools 4th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Weir Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.32 202nd 368 45.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.44 123rd 183 32.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.66 166th 336 50.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 52.15 151st 316 52.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 40.27 210th 325 35.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.55 187th 367 49.0%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Weir Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 75.50 25th 171 85.4%
2010 56.49 64th 171 62.6%
2011 50.60 78th 171 54.4%
2012 55.65 62nd 172 64.0%
2013 79.17 17th 174 90.2%
2014 86.22 12th 172 93.0%
2015 78.79 20th 173 88.4%
2016 57.40 61st 172 64.5%
2017 72.56 31st 176 82.4%
2018 73.92 26th 170 84.7%
2019 57.39 63rd 171 63.2%
2021 58.81 58th 171 66.1%
2022 63.67 46th 169 72.8%
2023 64.26 45th 168 73.2%
2024 55.96 66th 169 60.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.93 17th 107 84.1%
2018 83.19 3rd 34 91.2%
2019 33.54 15th 20 25.0%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 45.22 33rd 67 50.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.18 14th 174 92.0%
2018 53.19 45th 142 68.3%
2019 18.45 124th 130 4.6%
2023 54.78 40th 132 69.7%
2024 41.14 77th 128 39.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.91 39th 176 77.8%
2018 76.20 17th 165 89.7%
2021 43.31 93rd 164 43.3%
2022 59.13 50th 162 69.1%
2023 65.03 35th 162 78.4%
2024 63.02 40th 164 75.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 73.34 30th 174 82.8%
2018 78.92 12th 166 92.8%
2019 63.54 50th 162 69.1%
2021 64.27 43rd 162 73.5%
2022 62.05 47th 164 71.3%
2023 67.14 35th 158 77.8%
2024 63.09 46th 158 70.9%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.92 68th 129 47.3%
2022 63.19 24th 131 81.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 69.27 37th 176 79.0%
2018 68.50 38th 164 76.8%
2019 51.45 72nd 161 55.3%
2021 51.81 68th 164 58.5%
2022 66.03 38th 161 76.4%
2023 61.76 55th 158 65.2%
2024 49.52 76th 165 53.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.86 28th 124 77.4%
2018 65.72 4th 36 88.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.75 9th 97 90.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Weir Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 72.46 33rd 176 81.3%
2018 73.64 31st 167 81.4%
2019 59.56 57th 168 66.1%
2021 62.88 48th 170 71.8%
2022 66.37 41st 168 75.6%
2023 66.53 40th 168 76.2%
2024 55.62 70th 169 58.6%
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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 Weir Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 543 34 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1993 568 29 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1994 578 41 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 620
1995 523 38 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1996 523 38 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1997 512 38 1 6 2 n/a n/a 0 559
1998 503 38 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1999 522 34 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2000 522 31 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 558
2001 515 34 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 550
2002 679 44 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 728
2003 679 44 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 728
2004 656 51 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 710
2005 643 53 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 701
2006 578 49 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 634
2007 607 50 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 662
2008 580 47 5 2 3 n/a n/a 0 637
2009 574 43 5 2 1 n/a n/a 0 625
2010 586 38 5 2 1 0 0 0 632
2011 576 42 3 2 1 0 0 0 624
2012 611 42 2 3 0 0 10 0 668
2013 587 42 2 5 0 0 11 0 647
2014 594 39 1 5 0 0 10 0 649
2015 599 39 1 8 2 0 16 0 665
2016 609 31 3 6 0 1 31 0 681
2017 593 30 2 9 0 0 31 0 665
2018 568 35 3 13 0 0 31 0 650
2019 577 30 3 8 0 0 34 0 652
2020 584 30 1 5 0 1 28 0 649
2021 566 27 2 3 0 1 26 0 625
2022 540 25 1 5 0 1 30 0 602
2023 502 29 1 3 1 1 28 0 565

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 Weir Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 577 38.5 14.9 10.6
1993 598 43.0 13.9 15.9
1994 620 44.0 14.1 16.1
1995 564 43.0 13.1 20
1996 564 43.0 13.1 20
1997 559 42.5 13.2 24.5
1998 549 43.0 12.8 28.2
1999 562 42.0 13.4 23.3
2000 558 41.0 13.6 31.9
2001 550 42.0 13.1 20.9
2002 728 46.0 15.8 33
2003 728 46.0 15.8 33
2004 710 46.5 15.3 34.8
2005 701 47.5 14.8 36.8
2006 634 45.0 14.1 36.8
2007 662 47.0 14.1 38.7
2008 637 46.0 13.8 36.7
2009 625 44.5 14.0 42.6
2010 632 45.5 13.8 48.9
2011 624 43.1 14.4 50.6
2012 668 44.5 15.0 55.5
2013 647 46.0 14.0 52.7
2014 649 45.5 14.2 54.1
2015 665 44.0 15.1 50.5
2016 681 46.0 14.8 51.7
2017 665 44.5 14.9 57.1
2018 650 43.5 14.9 55.7
2019 652 44.5 14.6 43.7
2020 649 47.0 13.8 43.9
2021 625 45.5 13.7 43
2022 602 45.0 13.3 n/a
2023 565 44.0 12.8 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 Weir Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 577 38.5 14.9 10.6
1993 598 43.0 13.9 15.9
1994 620 44.0 14.1 16.1
1995 564 43.0 13.1 20
1996 564 43.0 13.1 20
1997 559 42.5 13.2 24.5
1998 549 43.0 12.8 28.2
1999 562 42.0 13.4 23.3
2000 558 41.0 13.6 31.9
2001 550 42.0 13.1 20.9
2002 728 46.0 15.8 33
2003 728 46.0 15.8 33
2004 710 46.5 15.3 34.8
2005 701 47.5 14.8 36.8
2006 634 45.0 14.1 36.8
2007 662 47.0 14.1 38.7
2008 637 46.0 13.8 36.7
2009 625 44.5 14.0 42.6
2010 632 45.5 13.8 48.9
2011 624 43.1 14.4 50.6
2012 668 44.5 15.0 55.5
2013 647 46.0 14.0 52.7
2014 649 45.5 14.2 54.1
2015 665 44.0 15.1 50.5
2016 681 46.0 14.8 51.7
2017 665 44.5 14.9 57.1
2018 650 43.5 14.9 55.7
2019 652 44.5 14.6 43.7
2020 649 47.0 13.8 43.9
2021 625 45.5 13.7 43
2022 602 45.0 13.3 n/a
2023 565 44.0 12.8 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 Weir Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $789 (6.4%) $11,471 (93.6%) $12,260

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Weir Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 63rd of 171 Middle schoolsRanks 45th of 168 Middle schools
 10.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Mathematics (Weir Middle School)37.830.1
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hancock County Schools)38.145.3
 7.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Weir Middle School)34.834.2
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hancock County Schools)43.544.5
 1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (Weir Middle School)28.125.2
 2.8%
   5th Grade Science (Hancock County Schools)30.735.5
 4.8%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Weir Middle School)47.723.9
 23.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hancock County Schools)51.445
 6.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)34.430.2
 4.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Weir Middle School)53.146.2
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Hancock County Schools)53.853.7
 0.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)45.345.4
 0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Weir Middle School)42.149.6
 7.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hancock County Schools)47.348.2
 0.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.830.7
 6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Weir Middle School)38.645
 6.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hancock County Schools)42.246.2
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)42.638.8
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Weir Middle School)41.139.6
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hancock County Schools)51.349.1
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.628.2
 8.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Weir Middle School)37.143
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hancock County Schools)48.752.4
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)43.942.7
 1.2%
8th Grade Science (Weir Middle School)27.430.2
 2.8%
   8th Grade Science (Hancock County Schools)33.435.4
 2%
   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 Students652565
 13.3%
African American3029
 3.3%
American Indian01
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic83
 62.5%
Pacific Islander01
White577502
 13%
Two or More Races3428
 17.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 565 students attended Weir Middle School.

Students at Weir Middle School are 89% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Weir Middle School ranks 66th of 169 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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