John Adams Middle School

Summary:

John Adams Middle School is a public middle school in Charleston, West Virginia, serving 705 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Kanawha County Schools district.

John Adams Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in West Virginia, with impressive test scores that significantly exceed the district and state averages. The school has a relatively diverse student body, with notable percentages of African American, Asian, and multi-racial students. While the school excels in serving female, male, and white students, there are disparities in the performance of African American and special education students. With a free and reduced lunch rate of just 28.48%, the school serves a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the district and state.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Kanawha County district, such as Elkview Middle School and Dunbar Middle School, John Adams Middle School significantly outperforms its peers across a range of metrics, including test scores, student-teacher ratios, and spending per student. The school's exceptional performance, diverse student body, and targeted support for various subgroups make it a standout among middle schools in West Virginia.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2002 Presidential Dr
       Charleston, WV  25314-2304


(304) 348-6652

District: Kanawha County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
10th of 169 West Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,986 Help


Students who attend John Adams Middle School usually attend:

High:    George Washington High School

Feeder schools for John Adams Middle School:

Elementary:    Alum Creek Elementary School
    Holz Elementary School
    Kenna Elementary School
    Overbrook Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  705

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.6%
African American:
6.8%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details John Adams Middle School ranks better than 94.1% of middle schools in West Virginia. It also ranks first among 12 ranked middle schools in the Kanawha County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details John Adams Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Kanawha County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (81.6%), African American (6.8%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Adams Middle School is 17.4, which is the 5th best among 12 middle schools in the Kanawha County Schools District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Adams Middle School is $10,986, which is the lowest among 12 middle schools in the Kanawha County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Adams Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Middle School 10th of 169 West Virginia public middle schools. (See John Adams Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Kanawha County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kanawha County Schools 30th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John Adams Middle School

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Rank History for all students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 94.95 3rd 171 98.2%
2010 97.85 2nd 171 98.8%
2011 97.08 3rd 171 98.2%
2012 98.34 1st 172 99.4%
2013 98.73 1st 174 99.4%
2014 95.63 4th 172 97.7%
2015 95.31 4th 173 97.7%
2016 88.13 7th 172 95.9%
2017 91.97 4th 176 97.7%
2018 96.69 1st 170 99.4%
2019 96.94 3rd 171 98.2%
2021 93.99 4th 171 97.7%
2022 98.03 1st 169 99.4%
2023 95.21 2nd 168 98.8%
2024 90.95 10th 169 94.1%
See the entire list of West Virginia Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.19 67th 107 37.4%
2018 55.42 17th 34 50.0%
2021 92.37 1st 20 95.0%
2022 92.09 2nd 27 92.6%
2023 58.41 8th 28 71.4%
2024 61.34 8th 29 72.4%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.31 19th 67 71.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 63.54 21st 174 87.9%
2018 70.04 13th 142 90.8%
2019 99.89 2nd 130 98.5%
2023 38.56 85th 132 35.6%
2024 34.43 94th 128 26.6%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.74 49th 176 72.2%
2018 80.24 9th 165 94.5%
2021 88.98 3rd 164 98.2%
2022 90.83 3rd 162 98.1%
2023 78.36 11th 162 93.2%
2024 64.15 39th 164 76.2%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 92.78 2nd 174 98.9%
2018 94.17 2nd 166 98.8%
2019 95.67 2nd 162 98.8%
2021 95.80 1st 162 99.4%
2022 96.64 1st 164 99.4%
2023 92.08 3rd 158 98.1%
2024 89.80 9th 158 94.3%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.07 8th 129 93.8%
2022 79.62 8th 131 93.9%
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Rank History for Male students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 88.22 8th 176 95.5%
2018 96.69 1st 164 99.4%
2019 96.53 2nd 161 98.8%
2021 88.48 10th 164 93.9%
2022 98.18 2nd 161 98.8%
2023 96.13 1st 158 99.4%
2024 90.49 8th 165 95.2%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 65.94 17th 56 69.6%
2018 56.00 2nd 3 33.3%
2019 54.88 1st 2 50.0%
2021 45.12 2nd 2 0.0%
2022 64.63 1st 2 50.0%
2023 56.83 1st 2 50.0%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.83 37th 124 70.2%
2018 58.03 11th 36 69.4%
2019 66.41 6th 27 77.8%
2021 68.42 6th 23 73.9%
2022 88.19 2nd 26 92.3%
2023 64.56 7th 28 75.0%
2024 42.14 15th 24 37.5%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 50.98 35th 97 63.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 91.26 1st 23 95.7%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 82.73 1st 9 88.9%
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Rank History for White students at John Adams Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 91.56 7th 176 96.0%
2018 96.86 1st 167 99.4%
2019 96.69 3rd 168 98.2%
2021 92.52 6th 170 96.5%
2022 98.23 1st 168 99.4%
2023 96.07 2nd 168 98.8%
2024 92.99 6th 169 96.4%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John Adams Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 708 708
1990 681 22 22 5 13 n/a n/a 0 743
1991 660 31 33 3 4 n/a n/a 0 731
1992 646 20 24 1 3 n/a n/a 0 694
1993 670 27 25 3 2 n/a n/a 0 727
1994 706 20 21 2 0 n/a n/a 0 749
1995 731 29 37 1 0 n/a n/a 0 798
1996 731 29 37 1 0 n/a n/a 0 798
1997 715 26 2 36 0 n/a n/a 0 779
1998 654 33 3 43 0 n/a n/a 0 733
1999 617 25 6 37 0 n/a n/a 0 685
2000 599 37 34 3 1 n/a n/a 0 674
2001 645 42 28 4 2 n/a n/a 0 721
2002 610 37 26 1 0 n/a n/a 0 674
2003 610 37 26 1 0 n/a n/a 0 674
2004 668 39 37 2 1 n/a n/a 0 747
2005 679 41 33 0 0 n/a n/a 0 753
2006 685 37 47 1 1 n/a n/a 0 771
2007 653 44 39 1 2 n/a n/a 0 739
2008 642 49 44 4 2 n/a n/a 0 741
2009 626 51 38 2 1 n/a n/a 0 718
2010 644 60 48 1 0 1 0 0 754
2011 613 57 50 4 0 1 2 0 727
2012 627 54 54 9 0 1 2 0 747
2013 632 48 50 6 0 0 3 0 739
2014 669 51 52 8 0 0 5 0 785
2015 675 49 49 5 1 1 8 0 788
2016 667 47 42 11 1 1 16 0 785
2017 672 40 32 10 1 2 17 0 774
2018 657 35 32 3 0 2 22 0 751
2019 670 38 46 4 0 1 29 0 788
2020 650 38 42 9 0 2 32 0 773
2021 634 39 40 10 1 1 37 0 762
2022 601 33 32 5 1 0 40 0 712
2023 575 48 31 11 2 1 37 0 705

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Adams Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 708 36.0 19.6 n/a
1990 743 37.0 20.0 10.2
1991 731 39.3 18.6 10.9
1992 694 38.0 18.2 11.5
1993 727 38.0 19.1 12.7
1994 749 40.0 18.7 9.2
1995 798 43.0 18.6 11.8
1996 798 43.0 18.6 11.8
1997 779 43.0 18.1 13.6
1998 733 44.0 16.7 14.3
1999 685 44.5 15.4 14.5
2000 674 42.0 16.0 16.5
2001 721 40.0 18.0 18.2
2002 674 40.0 16.9 21.8
2003 674 40.0 16.9 21.8
2004 747 44.0 17.0 24.5
2005 753 44.0 17.1 23
2006 771 45.0 17.1 20.4
2007 739 47.0 15.7 25
2008 741 43.0 17.2 26
2009 718 43.0 16.7 25.1
2010 754 40.0 18.8 26.4
2011 727 42.7 17.0 27
2012 747 43.0 17.3 22.6
2013 739 43.0 17.1 29.9
2014 785 44.0 17.8 29.9
2015 788 46.0 17.1 27.7
2016 785 44.0 17.8 26.9
2017 774 44.0 17.5 26.4
2018 751 45.0 16.6 26.4
2019 788 43.5 18.1 27.8
2020 773 42.5 18.1 28.3
2021 762 42.5 17.9 28.5
2022 712 40.5 17.5 n/a
2023 705 40.5 17.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Adams Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 708 36.0 19.6 n/a
1990 743 37.0 20.0 10.2
1991 731 39.3 18.6 10.9
1992 694 38.0 18.2 11.5
1993 727 38.0 19.1 12.7
1994 749 40.0 18.7 9.2
1995 798 43.0 18.6 11.8
1996 798 43.0 18.6 11.8
1997 779 43.0 18.1 13.6
1998 733 44.0 16.7 14.3
1999 685 44.5 15.4 14.5
2000 674 42.0 16.0 16.5
2001 721 40.0 18.0 18.2
2002 674 40.0 16.9 21.8
2003 674 40.0 16.9 21.8
2004 747 44.0 17.0 24.5
2005 753 44.0 17.1 23
2006 771 45.0 17.1 20.4
2007 739 47.0 15.7 25
2008 741 43.0 17.2 26
2009 718 43.0 16.7 25.1
2010 754 40.0 18.8 26.4
2011 727 42.7 17.0 27
2012 747 43.0 17.3 22.6
2013 739 43.0 17.1 29.9
2014 785 44.0 17.8 29.9
2015 788 46.0 17.1 27.7
2016 785 44.0 17.8 26.9
2017 774 44.0 17.5 26.4
2018 751 45.0 16.6 26.4
2019 788 43.5 18.1 27.8
2020 773 42.5 18.1 28.3
2021 762 42.5 17.9 28.5
2022 712 40.5 17.5 n/a
2023 705 40.5 17.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for John Adams Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,001 (9.1%) $9,985 (90.9%) $10,986

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3rd of 171 Middle schoolsRanks 2nd of 168 Middle schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (John Adams Middle School)6150.5
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)3831
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)34.430.2
 4.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (John Adams Middle School)63.661.4
 2.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)46.644.3
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)45.345.4
 0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (John Adams Middle School)63.955.8
 8.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)43.431.1
 12.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.830.7
 6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (John Adams Middle School)64.760.9
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)45.540.6
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)42.638.8
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (John Adams Middle School)63.150.8
 12.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)40.729.2
 11.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.628.2
 8.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (John Adams Middle School)64.864.2
 0.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)49.543
 6.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)43.942.7
 1.2%
8th Grade Science (John Adams Middle School)58.443.3
 15.1%
   8th Grade Science (Kanawha County Schools)36.424.7
 11.7%
   8th Grade Science (West Virginia)33.127
 6.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students788705
 10.5%
African American3848
 26.3%
American Indian02
Asian4631
 32.6%
Hispanic411
 175%
Pacific Islander11
White670575
 14.2%
Two or More Races2937
 27.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about John Adams Middle School

Yes. John Adams Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of West Virginia middle schools.

Students at John Adams Middle School are 82% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 705 students attended John Adams Middle School.

Students who attend John Adams Middle School usually go on to attend George Washington High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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