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Martinsburg North Middle School

Q: Is Martinsburg North Middle School a good school?

Martinsburg North Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of West Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Martinsburg North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Martinsburg North Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Martinsburg North Middle School?

Students at Martinsburg North Middle School are 49% White, 17% Two or more races, 17% African American, 17% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-8

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 13% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Martinsburg North Middle School in Martinsburg, WV, serves 605 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Berkeley County Schools district.

Martinsburg North currently ranks in the bottom tier of West Virginia middle schools, placing in the 13th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. Academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages—only 19.4% of students are proficient in math and 31.9% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 39.4% and 47.6%. This performance gap is especially noticeable when compared to nearby schools. For example, Harpers Ferry Middle School in neighboring Jefferson County Schools has a math proficiency rate of 48.1%, more than double Martinsburg North's rate. Even within its own district, Hedgesville Middle School outperforms Martinsburg North, with 29.2% math proficiency. Interestingly, Martinsburg North has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, comparable to higher-performing schools in Jefferson County, which suggests class size is not the primary factor behind the academic struggles.

Despite the overall low performance, there are notable bright spots. The school ranked 4th out of 22 schools statewide for the performance of its African American students, earning a 4-star rating in that subgroup—a dramatic improvement from the previous year. Additionally, 8th-grade science proficiency has climbed from 8.7% in 2022-2023 to 27.1% in the most recent year, nearly matching district and state averages. While other subgroups, including Hispanic and multi-racial students, continue to struggle, the school has shown a slight upward trend overall, moving from the 7th to the 13th percentile in the past year. These improvements, though modest, suggest that recent efforts may be starting to gain traction. For parents considering this school, it's important to weigh the low overall academic performance against these emerging areas of progress.

605

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,757

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 East Rd
Martinsburg, WV 25404-4910

(304) 267-3540

District: Berkeley County Schools

Students who attend Martinsburg North Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spring Mills High School

Feeder schools for Martinsburg North Middle School:

Elementary:	Burke Street Elementary School
	Eagle School Intermediate
	Opequon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Two or more races:

17.0%

African American:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

West Virginia avg44%

140^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Berkeley County Schools

34^th of 55Berkeley County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	140 of 161	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	168 of 168	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	166 of 169	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	137 of 171	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	166 of 171	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	146 of 170	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	151 of 176	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	144 of 172	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	137 of 173	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.4	121 of 172	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	124 of 174	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	115 of 172	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.5	126 of 171	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	151 of 171	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	142 of 171	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	32.9	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	18 of 36	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.3	63 of 124	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	109 of 131	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	93 of 129	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	26.9	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2023	28.1	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	142 of 155	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	147 of 158	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	158 of 158	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	120 of 162	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	159 of 162	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	151 of 166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	150 of 174	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	50.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.7	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	128 of 157	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	158 of 165	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	160 of 162	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	159 of 162	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	139 of 165	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	162 of 176	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	147 of 160	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	157 of 165	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	157 of 158	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	161 of 161	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	145 of 164	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	154 of 161	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	131 of 164	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	28 of 29	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	23.1	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	117 of 127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	73 of 128	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	120 of 130	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	54.4	38 of 142	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	36.8	122 of 174	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	138 of 161	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	145 of 168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	160 of 169	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	167 of 168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	165 of 168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	99 of 170	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	162 of 168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	138 of 167	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	137 of 176	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)82nd percentile+69 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+68 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+23 vs school

Native American (2017)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2023)8th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-16 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martinsburg North Middle School	Public	6-8	250 East Rd	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 267-3540	605	54	11.3	62.9%	296 (48.9%)	102 (16.9%)	100 (16.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (17.0%)	19.9	140^th of 161 public middle schools	13.0%		17	156^th of 168 public middle schools	7.1%	16	16.9	24.9	15.9	19.4	32.1	32.2	31.1	31.9	27.1	$12,757	$3,085	$9,672
Martinsburg South Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Bulldog Blvd	Martinsburg	25401	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 267-3542	787	59	13.3	54.5%	438 (55.7%)	116 (14.7%)	99 (12.6%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (15.1%)	45.8	90^th of 161 public middle schools	44.1%		46.8	87^th of 168 public middle schools	48.2%	3	40.1	33.2	35.2	36.1	43.9	41.8	37.6	41.6	25.9	$10,152	$1,181	$8,971
Spring Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Campus Dr	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-5030	945	62	15.3	45.0%	678 (71.7%)	124 (13.1%)	63 (6.7%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.1%)	40.4	103^rd of 161 public middle schools	36.0%		52.6	70^th of 168 public middle schools	58.3%	33	22.3	35.3	26.3	28.5	42.4	41.8	42.2	42.1	30.0	$7,672	$473	$7,199
Hedgesville Middle School	Public	6-8	334 School House Dr	Hedgesville	25427	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 754-3313	776	45	17.1	44.8%	588 (75.8%)	48 (6.2%)	66 (8.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.4%)	45.4	92^nd of 161 public middle schools	42.9%		53.2	69^th of 168 public middle schools	58.9%	23	32.7	30.2	25.1	29.2	47.8	44.0	46.1	45.9	27.7	$7,977	$624	$7,353
Shepherdstown Middle School	Public	6-8	54 Minden St	Shepherdstown	25443	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 876-6120	308	29	10.8	33.3%	247 (80.2%)	11 (3.6%)	24 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	71.9	36^th of 161 public middle schools	77.6%		79.6	21^st of 168 public middle schools	87.5%	15	32.4	50.0	39.8	41.3	50.0	71.4	57.0	60.1	32.3	$12,328	$751	$11,577
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2771 Gerrardstown Rd	Gerrardstown	25420	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 229-8833	619	46	13.6	47.3%	490 (79.2%)	19 (3.1%)	65 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (6.0%)	46.9	82^nd of 161 public middle schools	49.1%		55.7	65^th of 168 public middle schools	61.3%	17	32.1	32.7	31.4	32.1	49.5	45.2	40.3	45.0	27.4	$9,632	$618	$9,014
Wildwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1209 Shenandoah Junction Rd	Shenandoah Junction	25442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 728-4518	429	36	11.9	50.2%	262 (61.1%)	33 (7.7%)	81 (18.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.7%)	41	100^th of 161 public middle schools	37.9%		54.3	66^th of 168 public middle schools	60.7%	34	28.0	36.2	35.7	33.4	32.6	46.2	39.3	39.5	25.5	$11,818	$934	$10,884
Musselman Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Pride Ave	Bunker Hill	25413	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 229-1965	651	46	14.2	49.2%	477 (73.3%)	49 (7.5%)	59 (9.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.1%)	41.1	99^th of 161 public middle schools	38.5%		37.2	111^th of 168 public middle schools	33.9%	12	27.8	31.5	38.6	32.6	34.2	43.2	38.7	38.9	29.8	$10,458	$650	$9,807
Charles Town Middle School	Public	6-8	193 High St	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-7821	603	49	12.3	36.5%	408 (67.7%)	33 (5.5%)	103 (17.1%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	68.4	41^st of 161 public middle schools	74.5%		59.5	53^rd of 168 public middle schools	68.5%	12	41.2	42.6	40.6	41.4	55.1	48.9	50.0	51.3	32.7	$9,757	$456	$9,301
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	13.0	39.3%	428 (77.8%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.5%)	83.9	18^th of 161 public middle schools	88.8%		85.8	14^th of 168 public middle schools	91.7%	4	44.1	51.5	48.4	48.1	60.3	57.2	59.7	59.1	39.0	$10,295	$555	$9,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Martinsburg North Middle School

How many students attend Martinsburg North Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Martinsburg North Middle School.

What district is Martinsburg North Middle School in?

Berkeley County Schools

Is Martinsburg North Middle School a good school?

Martinsburg North Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of West Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Martinsburg North Middle School?

Students at Martinsburg North Middle School are 49% White, 17% Two or more races, 17% African American, 17% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Martinsburg North Middle School attend?

Students who attend Martinsburg North Middle School usually go on to attend Spring Mills High School

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