Summary:
Upshur County Schools in West Virginia has only one middle school, B-u Middle School, serving grades 6-8. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 100 out of 168 middle schools in 2024-2025 to 134 out of 168 in 2022-2023. Compared to the Upshur County Schools district and the state of West Virginia, B-u Middle School's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower across subjects and grade levels.
B-u Middle School has a student population of 742 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,902, which could suggest that the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic needs. However, the specific percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients is not provided in the data.
While there is only one middle school in the Upshur County Schools district, the available data indicates that B-u Middle School is facing challenges in academic performance, particularly when compared to district and state averages. Further investigation into the school's specific circumstances, such as student demographics, resource allocation, and teaching practices, could help identify the root causes of the performance issues and inform strategies for improvement.
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