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Best Middle Schools in Shady Spring, WV

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599

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Top rankedShady Spring Middle School35^th of 168 West Virginia middle schools

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Summary:

Shady Spring, West Virginia is home to a single middle school, Shady Spring Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of middle schools statewide and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years.

Shady Spring Middle School outperforms both the Raleigh County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in several key academic metrics, including math and English language arts proficiency rates. However, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate is lower than the state average, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

While the data does not provide information about the school's demographic composition, Shady Spring Middle School appears to be a standout institution in the Shady Spring area, offering a high-quality education to its students. The school's strong performance, consistent ratings, and favorable comparisons to district and state averages indicate that it is a desirable option for families in the region.

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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
Shady Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Flat Top Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4570	599	45	13.3		571 (95.3%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	66.8	35^th of 168 public middle schools	79.2%		70.7	31^st of 169 public middle schools	81.7%	4	42.7	49.8	33.9	52.4	49.8	46.4	23.6	$10,318	$865	$9,453

Cities Near Shady Spring

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Daniels	2.8 mi	1	61^st
Welch	3.92 mi	4	258^th
Ghent	5.15 mi	1	47^th
Beckley	5.81 mi	12	83^rd
Coal City	6.54 mi	2	128^th

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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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