Summary:
The 25882 zip code area is home to two schools - Mullens Elementary School and Mullens Middle School, both part of the Wyoming County Schools district. While Mullens Elementary School is a strong performer, ranking 103 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools with a 4-star rating, Mullens Middle School lags behind, ranking 149 out of 169 West Virginia middle schools with a 1-star rating.
Mullens Elementary School outperforms the Wyoming County Schools and West Virginia state averages in mathematics and English language arts proficiency for 3rd and 4th grades, while Mullens Middle School underperforms the district and state averages across all grade levels in these subjects. The racial demographics of the two schools also differ, with Mullens Elementary having a more homogeneous student population (96.05% White) compared to Mullens Middle (91.85% White, 1.48% African American, 1.48% Native American, and 5.19% two or more races).
Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Mullens Elementary at 11.8 and Mullens Middle at 11.7. However, the spending per student is similar, with Mullens Elementary spending $12,453 and Mullens Middle spending $12,928 per student in the 2018-2019 school year. The significant performance gap between the two schools suggests that factors beyond funding and class size may be contributing to the disparities in educational outcomes.
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