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
11	Triadelphia Middle School	Public	6-8	1636 National Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0387	387	34	11.3		313 (80.9%)	35 (9.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$12,663			$836			$11,827	86.4	89.1	14	3		540105000869
12	Fairview Middle School	Public	4-8	17 Jesses Run Rd	Fairview	26570	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 449-1312	154	15	10.2		150 (97.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,815			$709			$12,106	86.2	91.5	8	4		540072001281
13	Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Glen Fork Hollow Road	Glen Fork	25845	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6423	159	14	11.4		154 (96.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,029			$1,942			$12,087	85.9	97.4	2	11		540165001196
14	Harpers Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	1710 W Washington St	Harpers Ferry	25425	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 535-6357	550	42	13		428 (77.8%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.5%)	$12,308			$567			$11,741	85.8	84	19	5		540057000343
15	Marlinton Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Copperhead Way	Buckeye	24924	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 799-6773	127	12	10.6		125 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$17,066			$1,662			$15,404	85.1	77.4	25	10		540114000895
16	Poca Middle School	Public	6-8	2884 Charleston Rd	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-4675	277	22	12.8		272 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,440			$838			$13,603	83.1	92	7	9		540120000932
17	George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roosevelt Blvd.	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2875	291	24	12.3		282 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,830			$502			$13,328	82.4	80.1	22	5		540120000923
18	Glenwood School (K-8)	Public	K-8	1734 Glenwood Park Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5970	614	46	13.3		544 (88.6%)	27 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	$11,065			$1,147			$9,919	80.3	86.3	16	2		540084000685
19	Monongah Middle School	Public	5-8	550 Camden Ave	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2164	190	15	12.6		180 (94.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$13,141			$704			$12,437	80.1	84.3	18	1		540072001283
20	Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3501 Cadillac Dr	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9547	446	31	14.3		402 (90.1%)	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$11,504			$780			$10,724	79.8	74.1	28	8		540162001154

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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.