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Harpers Ferry Middle School

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Harpers Ferry Middle School ranks 18 th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 89% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Harpers Ferry Middle School, located in historic Harpers Ferry, WV, serves 550 students in grades 6-8 and is part of Jefferson County Schools, a district ranked 15th out of 54 in West Virginia.

This school is a consistent academic powerhouse. Over the past decade, it has never ranked below the 85th percentile statewide, and it currently sits at 18th out of 161 West Virginia middle schools (89th percentile, 4 stars). In the 2025-2026 school year, math proficiency reached 48.1%, English Language Arts hit 59.1%, and science came in at 39%—all roughly 10-12 percentage points above state averages. What's particularly impressive is the balance: all three grade levels (6th, 7th, and 8th) perform well, with 7th grade math (51.5%) exceeding the state average by nearly 15 points. The school also shines in supporting students who often face challenges—it ranked 1st in the state for homeless students and 1st for Hispanic students in recent years, while also earning 5-star ratings for white and female students.

Compared to nearby options, Harpers Ferry is the clear academic leader in Jefferson County. It outpaces Shepherdstown Middle School (36th) and Charles Town Middle School (41st), and dramatically outperforms Wildwood Middle School (100th), which is just 4.76 miles away—a 14.7-point gap in math and 19.6-point gap in ELA. The contrast with Berkeley County Schools is even starker, with those schools ranging from 19.4% to 36.1% in math proficiency. Notably, Harpers Ferry achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,308) than several lower-performing nearby schools, and it maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. One area to watch: science scores have declined from a 48.7% peak in 2023-2024 to 39% this year, though they remain above state averages.

550

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,295

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1710 W Washington St
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-6325

(304) 535-6357

District: Jefferson County Schools

Students who attend Harpers Ferry Middle School usually attend:

High:

Washington High School

Feeder schools for Harpers Ferry Middle School:

Elementary:	Blue Ridge Elementary School
	C. W. Shipley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of West Virginia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

West Virginia avg44%

18^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Jefferson County Schools

16^th of 55Jefferson 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	83.9	18 of 161	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	14 of 168	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	19 of 169	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	16 of 168	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	20 of 169	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	14 of 171	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	12 of 171	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	12 of 170	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	76.4	27 of 176	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	10 of 172	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	76.4	27 of 173	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	21 of 172	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	33 of 174	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	19 of 172	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	57.6	55 of 171	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	34 of 171	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	17 of 171	90.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	80.9	3 of 36	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	48.4	51 of 124	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	61.9	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	51 of 131	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	7 of 129	94.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	49.9	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.0	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	14 of 155	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	12 of 158	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	15 of 158	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	13 of 158	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	17 of 164	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	13 of 162	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	11 of 162	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	36 of 174	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	47.1	45 of 97	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	75.5	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2021	62.0	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	30 of 157	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	32 of 165	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	26 of 164	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	10 of 162	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	61.3	44 of 162	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	24 of 164	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	53 of 165	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.5	124 of 176	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	17 of 156	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	21 of 160	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	13 of 165	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	22 of 158	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	23 of 161	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	15 of 164	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	13 of 161	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	13 of 164	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	76.3	19 of 176	89.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	65.8	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	50.6	48 of 107	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	26 of 125	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	27 of 128	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	26 of 132	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	32 of 130	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	3 of 142	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	53.0	50 of 174	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	11 of 161	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	15 of 168	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	17 of 169	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	14 of 168	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	16 of 168	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	12 of 170	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	11 of 168	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	14 of 167	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	78.2	24 of 176	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2026)96th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2018)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2017)61st percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)50th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+12 vs state

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

Science39%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

The politics at this school are horrible, especially for children who are not white and don't have a parent teaching at the school. Depending on who you are and your skin color it seems punishments change and the rules are altered to accommodate those teachers whom have children. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 17, 2018

The phones never work...talk about scary. The lunch cost $2 dollars which we kept giving our kid money for but they just keep charging his account. He finally convinced the lunch lady to take the cash ($5 bill) he gets no change back and no answer as to why he didn't get any change back. I think that might be stealing. I can't get any answers as to why the lunch lady stole my sons money because you guessed it the GD phones don't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harpers Ferry Middle School

How many students attend Harpers Ferry Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Harpers Ferry Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Harpers Ferry Middle School?

Students at Harpers Ferry Middle School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Harpers Ferry Middle School a good school?

Harpers Ferry Middle School ranks 18^th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Harpers Ferry Middle School in?

Jefferson County Schools

What high school do graduates of Harpers Ferry Middle School attend?

Students who attend Harpers Ferry Middle School usually go on to attend Washington High School

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