Western Greenbrier Middle School

Western Greenbrier Middle School in Crawley, WV, serves 287 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Greenbrier County Schools district. The school has experienced a significant decline in overall performance over the past three years, dropping from a 3-star rating and 54th percentile ranking in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating and 21st percentile ranking in 2025-2026, placing it in the lower quartile of middle schools statewide.

The most notable bright spot is the school's exceptional work with Special Education students, who ranked in the 68th percentile with a 4-star rating in 2025-2026—a dramatic improvement from the 23rd percentile just two years earlier. This success stands in stark contrast to the overall student body, where proficiency rates in Mathematics (21.7%) and English Language Arts (38.3%) fall well below both district and state averages. The school also shows a concerning gender gap, with female students ranking in the 24th percentile while male students rank at just the 17th percentile. Additionally, test scores reveal a pattern of declining proficiency as students advance through grades, with math proficiency dropping from 28.1% in 6th grade to 17.9% in 8th grade.

Compared to Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, the district's other middle school, Western Greenbrier spends over $1,000 more per student ($12,691 vs. $11,677) yet achieves a slightly lower overall state rank (127th vs. 122nd). However, Western Greenbrier does outperform its counterpart in ELA proficiency (38.3% vs. 36.8%). The school's ranking history has been highly volatile over the years, suggesting that performance is sensitive to changes in student cohorts and staff. With its proven ability to succeed with Special Education students and higher-than-average per-student spending, the school has a foundation to build upon, but a strategic, school-wide effort is needed to reverse the current three-year decline and replicate its targeted successes across all student groups.