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Potomack Intermediate School

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Potomack Intermediate School ranks 196 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Potomack Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving 874 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Berkeley County Schools district, which is ranked 37 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Potomack Intermediate School has shown mixed academic performance compared to state and district averages. While the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts were generally lower than the state averages, they were higher than the Berkeley County Schools district averages. For example, in 5th grade Mathematics, Potomack Intermediate School had a 42.9% proficiency rate, compared to the state average of 42% and the district average of 32.3%. However, the school has struggled with lower rankings for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom quartile of the state in recent years.

Potomack Intermediate School's spending per student in the 2018-2019 school year was $10,205, which is lower than the spending levels of some nearby schools, such as Tuscarora Elementary ($15,771) and Bedington Elementary ($14,072). Additionally, Potomack Intermediate School has maintained a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.7 to 16.8 in recent years, which is higher than the ratios of some nearby schools like Burke Street Elementary (11.6) and Rosemont Elementary (12.8).

871

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,205

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5308 Williamsport Pike
Martinsburg, WV 25404-6484

(304) 274-6592

District: Berkeley County Schools

Students who attend Potomack Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Mills Middle School
High:	Spring Mills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

African American:

10.7%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

West Virginia avg46%

196^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Berkeley County Schools

37^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
2025	44.3	196 of 355	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	205 of 368	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	189 of 368	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	149 of 375	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	134 of 380	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	229 of 383	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	177 of 392	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	96 of 399	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	64.7	110 of 402	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.4	107 of 408	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	65.0	97 of 422	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.8	103 of 428	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	58.3	142 of 426	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.5	297 of 426	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	221 of 427	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	262 of 420	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.2	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	16 of 187	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	29.6	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	99 of 154	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	84 of 146	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	21.7	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	49 of 98	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	155 of 302	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	195 of 316	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	191 of 317	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	114 of 325	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	134 of 322	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	198 of 339	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	182 of 366	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.5	90 of 381	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	83.8	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	54.6	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2017	59.2	42 of 156	73.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	269 of 328	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	228 of 336	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	251 of 333	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	190 of 347	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	165 of 335	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	162 of 368	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	177 of 382	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	189 of 305	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	189 of 325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	148 of 322	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	145 of 330	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	117 of 333	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	220 of 338	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	165 of 364	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	112 of 382	70.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2018	63.2	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	49 of 218	77.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	69.9	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	128 of 171	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	114 of 183	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	129 of 180	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	116 of 185	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	134 of 258	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	120 of 377	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	171 of 353	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	179 of 367	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	162 of 366	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	133 of 373	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	115 of 376	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	221 of 373	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	167 of 374	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	102 of 382	73.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)89th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

Native American (2017)64th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2017)23rd percentile-53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)12th percentile-42 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)			WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			WV Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Potomack Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5308 Williamsport Pike	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-6592	871	50	17.4		611 (70.1%)	93 (10.7%)	73 (8.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.3%)	44.3	196^th of 355 public elementary schools	44.8%		44.6	205^th of 368 public elementary schools	44.3%	9	52.2	44.1	42.9	43.0	48.8	47.0	31.8	$10,205	$734	$9,471
Spring Mills Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	401 Campus Dr	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-5892	545	32	17.0		390 (71.6%)	72 (13.2%)	27 (5.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)								(n/a)								$11,748	$557	$11,191
Bedington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	149 Bedington Rd	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 274-2523	216	18	11.9		167 (77.3%)	17 (7.9%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)								(n/a)								$14,072	$1,773	$12,298
Marlowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9580 Williamsport Pike	Falling Waters	25419	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-2291	293	20	14.9		227 (77.5%)	16 (5.5%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.6%)								(n/a)								$12,531	$1,635	$10,897
Hedgesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	88 School House Dr	Hedgesville	25427	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 754-3341	649	38	16.9		520 (80.1%)	34 (5.2%)	42 (6.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.8%)								(n/a)								$11,737	$1,050	$10,687
Eagle School Intermediate	Public	3-5	730 Eagle School Rd	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 263-0422	619	43	14.4		338 (54.6%)	94 (15.2%)	84 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (16.2%)	8	350^th of 355 public elementary schools	1.4%		11.3	358^th of 368 public elementary schools	2.7%	8	29.9	26.3	17.5	29.9	24.6	26.5	11.9	$11,659	$1,679	$9,980
Opequon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	395 East Rd	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 267-3550	433	34	12.9		261 (60.3%)	69 (15.9%)	45 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.5%)								(n/a)								$12,612	$1,299	$11,313
Tuscarora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2000 Tavern Rd	Martinsburg	25401	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 267-3565	338	24	13.9		213 (63.0%)	55 (16.3%)	34 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)								(n/a)								$15,771	$3,087	$12,684
Tomahawk Intermediate School	Public	3-5	6665 Hedgesville Rd	Hedgesville	25427	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 754-3171	627	38	16.4		463 (73.8%)	42 (6.7%)	55 (8.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	58.2	136^th of 355 public elementary schools	61.7%		53.7	160^th of 368 public elementary schools	56.5%	24	57.2	50.2	43.4	52.7	55.4	53.6	35.4	$10,802	$604	$10,198
Burke Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	422 W Burke St	Martinsburg	25401	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 267-3525	158	13	11.9		73 (46.2%)	34 (21.5%)	22 (13.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.5%)								(n/a)	65.5			34.5				$11,026	$1,656	$9,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Potomack Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Potomack Intermediate School?

Students at Potomack Intermediate School are 70% White, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Potomack Intermediate School a good school?

Potomack Intermediate School ranks 196^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Potomack Intermediate School in?

Berkeley County Schools

What schools do graduates of Potomack Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Potomack Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Mills Middle School
High : Spring Mills High School

How many students attend Potomack Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Potomack Intermediate School.

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