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Martinsburg South Middle School

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Martinsburg South Middle School ranks 90 th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 44% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Martinsburg South Middle School is a public school in Martinsburg, WV, serving 787 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Berkeley County Schools district.

This school has been on a steady upward climb for five consecutive years, improving its state ranking from 140th in 2021-2022 to 90th out of 161 schools in the most recent school year. That's a jump from the 17th to the 44th percentile, which shows real, consistent progress. One of the standout strengths is 6th-grade math, where 40.1% of students are proficient—well above both the district average of 29.1% and the state average of 35.4%. The school also does particularly well with specific groups of students, earning a 4-star rating for Hispanic students (ranking 3rd statewide) and strong ratings for African American and Special Education students. If you're comparing options in the immediate area, this school clearly outperforms its closest neighbor, Martinsburg North Middle School, which ranks 140th and has significantly lower proficiency rates in both math (19.4% vs. 36.1%) and ELA (31.9% vs. 41.6%).

That said, there are some areas to keep in mind. Overall proficiency in math (36.1%) and ELA (41.6%) still trails state averages, with ELA being a particular concern—it's 6 points behind the state and below nearby schools like Hedgesville Middle School (45.9%) and Mountain Ridge Middle School (45.0%). There's also a persistent gap between how the school serves male students (52nd percentile, 3 stars) versus female students (41st percentile, 2 stars). Additionally, schools in neighboring Jefferson County Schools—like Harpers Ferry Middle School (ranked 18th) and Shepherdstown Middle School (ranked 36th)—still outperform this school. On the positive side, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,219) than several peers, suggesting efficient use of resources.

787

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,152

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Bulldog Blvd
Martinsburg, WV 25401-4221

(304) 267-3542

District: Berkeley County Schools

Students who attend Martinsburg South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Martinsburg High School

Feeder schools for Martinsburg South Middle School:

Elementary:	Berkeley Heights Elementary School
	Orchard View Intermediate School
	Rosemont Elementary School
	Winchester Avenue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Two or more races:

15.1%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

West Virginia avg44%

90^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	45.8	90 of 161	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	123 of 168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	140 of 169	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	114 of 171	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	129 of 171	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	134 of 170	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.1	102 of 176	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.3	132 of 172	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.6	92 of 173	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	91 of 172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	65 of 174	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.9	78 of 172	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.9	82 of 171	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.4	93 of 171	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	107 of 171	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	45 of 124	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	32.3	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	47 of 129	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	20.0	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	15.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	51 of 67	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	92 of 155	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	94 of 158	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	99 of 158	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	116 of 158	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	133 of 164	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	109 of 162	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	119 of 162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.4	108 of 174	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.6	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.6	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	94 of 157	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	103 of 165	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	129 of 164	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	141 of 162	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	138 of 162	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	141 of 164	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	152 of 165	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	152 of 176	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	75 of 156	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	76 of 160	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	90 of 165	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	114 of 158	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	136 of 161	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	109 of 164	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	130 of 161	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	127 of 164	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.9	93 of 176	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.6	45 of 107	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	66.1	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	45 of 125	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	29 of 127	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	23 of 128	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	47 of 132	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	76 of 130	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	79 of 142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	84 of 174	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	55 of 161	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	56 of 168	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	77 of 169	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	94 of 168	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	117 of 168	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	90 of 170	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	98 of 167	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.2	73 of 176	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile~ school

African American (2026)45th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2017)44th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2026)11th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2017)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

Science26%-3 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 South Middle School

Is Martinsburg South Middle School a good school?

Martinsburg South Middle School ranks 90^th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Martinsburg South Middle School in?

Berkeley County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Martinsburg South Middle School?

Students at Martinsburg South Middle School are 56% White, 15% Two or more races, 15% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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

Students who attend Martinsburg South Middle School usually go on to attend Martinsburg High School

How many students attend Martinsburg South Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 787 students attended Martinsburg South Middle School.

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