Summary:
There is just one middle school serving the city of Seth, West Virginia: Sherman Junior High School, which enrolls 213 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Boone County Schools district.
Sherman Junior High School is a clear standout in English Language Arts (ELA), with an overall proficiency rate of 66.3%—well above the district’s 43.6% and the state’s 47.6%. In math, the school also beats the state average (46% vs. 39.4%), though its strength is less pronounced. The school has been on a strong upward trajectory, jumping from the 64th percentile in state rankings to the 81st percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 4-star rating. Its student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 is favorable, allowing for more individualized attention, and per-student spending is $9,200.
However, performance varies sharply by grade level. The 6th grade is exceptionally strong, with 65.5% proficiency in math and 78.2% in ELA—both far above state averages. The 7th grade is also solid (54% math, 69.8% ELA). But the 8th grade shows a dramatic decline, with math proficiency at just 23.2% and ELA at 53.6%, both below state averages. Science is another weak point: 8th-grade science proficiency is 23.2%, down from 30.6% the prior year and below the state’s 29.3%. This pattern suggests the school excels with younger students but struggles to maintain that success as students advance, particularly in math and science. For parents, this means Sherman Junior High School offers a strong foundation in early middle school and outstanding ELA instruction, but the 8th-grade year—especially in math and science—is an area that needs attention and support.
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