Summary:
Fayette County Schools is home to just one middle school, Oak Hill Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 in Oak Hill, West Virginia, with an enrollment of 627 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Oak Hill Middle School is significantly underperforming compared to both the district and state averages across all subjects. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 16.3% of students were proficient in math, compared to 39.4% statewide—a gap of 23 percentage points. English Language Arts proficiency was stronger at 31.6%, but still trailed the state's 47.6% by 16 points. Science proficiency for 8th graders was just 14.9%, well below the state's 29.3%. The school's state ranking reflects these struggles, placing it in the bottom 5% of West Virginia middle schools, with a 0-star rating for the most recent year.
Math is the most critical area of concern, with proficiency rates at every grade level roughly half of what they are in ELA. Eighth graders face the biggest challenges, showing the lowest math scores (12.8%) and a decline in science proficiency from 19.1% to 14.9% year-over-year. On a more positive note, the school's state ranking has improved slightly from the 4th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 5th percentile in 2025-2026, and ELA proficiency is a relative strength that could serve as a foundation for improvement. With a reasonable student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $10,914, the school has resources available—the key question is whether they are being effectively directed toward math and science intervention. Parents should prioritize asking about STEM support and 8th-grade academic strategies when engaging with the school.
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