Best Public Schools in Buckeye, WV

Summary:

Buckeye, West Virginia is home to a single standout public middle school, Marlinton Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and has a total enrollment of 135 students. The school is part of the Pocahontas County Schools district, which is ranked 14 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marlinton Middle School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in West Virginia. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school placed 15th out of 168 schools, and in the 2023-2024 school year, it ranked 25th out of 169 schools. The school has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

The school's students have outperformed their peers in the Pocahontas County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in several key academic areas, including mathematics, English Language Arts, and science proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $17,066 for the 2018-2019 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, suggesting a focus on small class sizes and individualized attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)			WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			WV Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marlinton Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Copperhead Way	Buckeye	24924	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 799-6773	127	12	10.6		125 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	85.1	15^th of 168 public middle schools	91.1%		77.4	25^th of 169 public middle schools	85.2%	10	34.9	50.0	56.8	51.2	56.7	72.7	56.8	$17,066	$1,662	$15,404

Cities Near Buckeye

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marlinton	3.39 mi	1	84^th
Hillsboro	5.16 mi	1	9^th
Dunmore	13.26 mi	1	104^th
White Sulphur Springs	15.72 mi	2	216^th
Frankford	22.41 mi	1	43^rd

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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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