Best Middle Schools in West Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WV Assessment test scores by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 168)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
101	Sissonville Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Middle School Ln	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1993	521	30	17.3		502 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$11,356			$1,091			$10,265	39.8	39.4	102	1		540060000451
102	Calhoun Middle/High School	Public	5-12	50 Underwood Cir	Mount Zion	26151	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 354-6148	498	38	13.1		482 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,621			$1,879			$9,741	39.1	26.8	131	29		540021000142
103	Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	374 Lizard Creek Road	Hanover	24839	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-2100	235	16	14.8		234 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,996			$1,838			$11,158	39.1	24.3	140	37		540165001203
104	Romney Middle School	Public	6-8	296 Calvert Dr	Romney	26757	Hampshire County	Hampshire County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 822-5014	364	26	14.1		345 (94.8%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,566			$1,066			$10,500	38.7	56.4	64	40		540042000252
105	Vinson Middle School	Public	6-8	3851 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-1641	164	11	14.9		157 (95.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$13,722			$787			$12,935	38.3	42.9	91	14		540150001114
106	Pleasants County Middle School	Public	5-8	510 Riverview Dr	Belmont	26134	Pleasants County	Pleasants County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 299-5275	269	23	11.9		259 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,837			$1,235			$12,602	38	34.2	115	9		540111001264
107	Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	426 Second Street	Thomas	26292	Tucker County	Tucker County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 463-4422	189	18	10.6		185 (97.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,215			$1,272			$10,942	38	62.4	46	61		540141001067
108	East Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	1st Ave And Brannon Street	East Bank	25067	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 595-2311	227	18	12.6		209 (92.1%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,124			$2,017			$10,108	37.7	23	142	34		540060000386
109	Gilbert Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Lion Dr	Gilbert	25621	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-8197	409	29	14.1		406 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,460			$1,578			$9,882	37.5	21.4	147	38		540090001491
110	Frankfort Middle School	Public	5-8	356 Golden Dr	Ridgeley	26753	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 726-4339	487	33	14.9		462 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,469			$747			$10,722	37.4	44	87	23		540087000071

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WV Assessment Mathematics, WV Assessment English Language Arts, WV Assessment Science test scores released by the West Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 13, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the West Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.