Middle Schools in Lewis County Schools

Summary:

Lewis County Schools in West Virginia has only one middle school, Robert L. Bland Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state averages, ranking 148 out of 168 West Virginia middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert L. Bland Middle School's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are all well below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate is 27.3% compared to the state average of 32.8%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.8 is slightly higher than the state average, and its spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,139, which is higher than the state average.

The data suggests that Lewis County Schools as a district is also struggling, ranking 52 out of 55 districts in the state. This indicates that the challenges faced by Robert L. Bland Middle School may be systemic issues that need to be addressed at the district level, potentially through a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for the students.

District Detail

239 Court Ave
Weston, WV 26452

(304) 269-8300

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,226

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Robert L. Bland Middle School	Public	6-8	358 Court Ave	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 269-8325	503	30	17.0		483 (96.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	20	148^th of 168 public middle schools	11.9%		16.6	157^th of 169 public middle schools	7.1%	9	20.2	22.2	27.3	32.3	30.9	26.3	15.1	$10,139	$921	$9,218

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gilmer County Schools	9.55 mi	3	18^th
Braxton County Schools	11.83 mi	8	30^th
Doddridge County Schools	18.06 mi	4	7^th
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition	18.26 mi	26
Harrison County Schools	18.61 mi	26	19^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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