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Milton Middle School

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Milton Middle School ranks 38 th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 76% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Milton Middle School in Milton, WV, serves 555 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Cabell County Schools district, which ranks 7th out of 54 districts in the state.

Milton Middle has an impressive story of improvement. A decade ago, the school was ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia middle schools, but by 2022-2023 it had surged to 11th in the state—a remarkable jump of 64 positions. While it has settled slightly to 38th place for the 2025-2026 school year, it remains in the top quarter of all middle schools and has held a 4-star rating for three consecutive years. The school's standout subject is science, where 8th graders posted a 50% proficiency rate in 2024-2025—more than 21 points above the state average. In fact, Milton's science scores have exceeded both district and state averages for four straight years. The school also maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, which is better than nearby Barboursville Middle School (13.6:1) and Hayes Middle School (17.1:1).

Within Cabell County, Milton is a leader, outperforming Huntington Middle School and Huntington East Middle School in overall ranking. It's closely matched with Barboursville, though Milton holds a clear edge in 8th-grade science (41.2% vs. 33.2%). The school's biggest competition comes from neighboring Putnam County Schools, where Hurricane Middle School and Winfield Middle School rank 4th and 5th in the state, posting math and ELA proficiency rates roughly 20 points higher. Areas for improvement include math, where Milton's scores lag slightly behind the district average, and support for special education and low-income students, where performance has shown some volatility. Still, Milton achieves strong results with efficient spending of $12,463 per student—less than several nearby schools that perform worse—making it a reliable, high-quality option for families.

555

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,908

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Panther Trl
Milton, WV 25541-1243

(304) 743-7308

District: Cabell County Schools

Students who attend Milton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cabell Midland High School

Feeder schools for Milton Middle School:

Elementary:	Culloden Elementary School
	Milton Elementary School
	Nichols Elementary School
	Ona Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of West Virginia middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2023) to 76th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

West Virginia avg44%

38^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Cabell County Schools

9^th of 55Cabell 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	69.4	38 of 161	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	29 of 168	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	23 of 169	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	11 of 168	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	13 of 169	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	30 of 171	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	79 of 171	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	60 of 170	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	84 of 176	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	75 of 172	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	70 of 173	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.2	56 of 172	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	45 of 174	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	32 of 172	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	37 of 171	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	39 of 171	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	54.5	78 of 171	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	65.8	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	66.5	22 of 131	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	94 of 129	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	56.1	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	40 of 155	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	26 of 158	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	14 of 158	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	8 of 158	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	14 of 164	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	30 of 162	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	75 of 162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	67 of 166	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	86 of 174	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	41.9	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	54 of 157	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	50 of 165	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	48 of 162	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	20 of 162	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	44 of 164	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	41.5	101 of 165	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.1	53 of 176	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	38 of 156	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	29 of 160	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	35 of 165	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	16 of 158	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	15 of 161	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	71.1	33 of 164	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	78 of 161	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	55 of 164	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.1	82 of 176	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	65.5	14 of 107	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	49 of 125	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	23 of 127	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	52 of 128	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	86 of 130	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	125 of 142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.8	79 of 174	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	41 of 161	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	26 of 168	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	24 of 169	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	15 of 168	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	13 of 168	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	70.2	34 of 170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	83 of 168	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	62 of 167	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.9	90 of 176	48.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2017)87th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2017)69th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2017)68th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2017)36th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+4 vs state

Science41%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, February 3, 2012

The school administration and some of the teachers are more concerned with policies and procedures that have nothing to do with the learning environment than they are with helping the children to achieve their best. In addition, although there are some outstanding teachers who actually enjoy teaching, many of the teachers are going through the motions at best while some of them see the children as their little friends instead of their students and prefer to share the drama of their sordid personal lives instead of doing their job. Close Quote

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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
Milton Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Panther Trl	Milton	25541	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7308	555	50	11.1	37.9%	534 (96.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	69.4	38^th of 161 public middle schools	76.4%		75.3	29^th of 168 public middle schools	82.7%	9	37.3	40.8	40.4	39.5	54.0	47.3	52.7	51.3	41.2	$10,908	$1,157	$9,752
Hurricane Middle School	Public	6-8	518 Midland Trl	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-9271	821	62	13.2	36.7%	745 (90.7%)	22 (2.7%)	18 (2.2%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	92.2	4^th of 161 public middle schools	97.5%		91.6	7^th of 168 public middle schools	95.8%	3	56.8	60.1	64.4	60.4	56.0	67.3	60.8	61.5	46.6	$9,609	$815	$8,794
Barboursville Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3003	697	51	13.6	36.1%	631 (90.5%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	72.2	35^th of 161 public middle schools	78.3%		78.2	23^rd of 168 public middle schools	86.3%	12	41.4	48.3	34.0	40.9	58.2	56.1	51.9	55.3	33.2	$9,249	$593	$8,656
Huntington East Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Campbell Dr	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-9508	546	55	9.9	65.4%	416 (76.2%)	35 (6.4%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.8%)	50.3	68^th of 161 public middle schools	57.8%		47.8	83^rd of 168 public middle schools	50.6%	15	30.3	28.8	29.8	29.6	46.7	38.9	52.5	46.3	38.0	$11,396	$1,399	$9,996
Guyan Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	5312 McClellan Hwy	Branchland	25506	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3235	190	16	12.2	61.1%	188 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10	157^th of 161 public middle schools	2.5%		12.6	161^st of 168 public middle schools	4.2%	4	20.4	15.5	15.4	17.1	32.7	24.1	27.3	28.4	9.4	$10,730	$1,832	$8,898
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	331 Eleanor Circle	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2875	291	24	12.3	44.1%	282 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	84.6	16^th of 161 public middle schools	90.1%		82.4	17^th of 168 public middle schools	89.9%	1	40.8	58.7	54.7	52.0	54.0	57.6	59.3	57.1	46.5	$11,877	$548	$11,330
Winfield Middle School	Public	6-8	11883 Winfield Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-3072	552	44	12.6	30.2%	518 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	91.8	5^th of 161 public middle schools	96.9%		92.5	5^th of 168 public middle schools	97.0%		67.8	61.6	59.4	63.0	65.9	63.2	58.9	62.7	37.1	$9,610	$709	$8,902
Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	925 3rd St	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5180	601	53	11.3	58.9%	412 (68.6%)	74 (12.3%)	13 (2.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (15.8%)	54.1	64^th of 161 public middle schools	60.2%		50.7	77^th of 168 public middle schools	54.2%	13	25.5	27.6	45.7	33.1	42.4	48.9	46.9	46.2	39.9	$10,550	$1,383	$9,167
Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	830 Strawberry Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0222	464	27	17.1	52.4%	424 (91.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	60.6	51^st of 161 public middle schools	68.3%		55.9	64^th of 168 public middle schools	61.9%	13	42.1	34.9	43.6	40.1	50.0	51.4	41.5	47.5	30.4	$7,038	$231	$6,807
Poca Middle School	Public	6-8	2884 Charleston Rd	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-7343	277	22	12.8	53.0%	272 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	76	26^th of 161 public middle schools	83.9%		83.1	16^th of 168 public middle schools	90.5%	10	19.4	60.2	53.3	46.0	54.2	58.0	53.3	55.2	50.0	$13,394	$902	$12,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Middle School

How many students attend Milton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Milton Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Milton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Milton Middle School usually go on to attend Cabell Midland High School

What district is Milton Middle School in?

Cabell County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Milton Middle School?

Students at Milton Middle School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Milton Middle School a good school?

Milton Middle School ranks 38^th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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