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Andrew Jackson Middle School

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Andrew Jackson Middle School ranks 33 rd of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 80% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Andrew Jackson Middle School is a public middle school located in Charleston, West Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 494 students. The school is part of the Kanawha County Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Andrew Jackson Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 30 middle schools in West Virginia over the past several years, with a current ranking of 33 out of 168 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating for most of the past decade, indicating strong academic performance. Notably, the school outperforms the Kanawha County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in proficiency rates for the West Virginia Assessment in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science.

Another strength of Andrew Jackson Middle School is its exceptional performance in several student subgroups, including African American students, Native American students, and students with disabilities. For example, the school ranked 3rd out of 28 West Virginia middle schools for African American students and 4th out of 128 for students with disabilities in recent school years. This suggests the school has implemented effective strategies to support the learning needs of diverse student populations.

488

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,261

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5445 Big Tyler Rd
Charleston, WV 25313-1133

(304) 776-3310

District: Kanawha County Schools

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nitro High School

Feeder schools for Andrew Jackson Middle School:

Elementary:	Cross Lanes Elementary School
	Nitro Elementary School
	Point Harmony Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Two or more races:

9.2%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of West Virginia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kanawha County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg37%

West Virginia avg38%

33^rd of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Middle Schools in the Kanawha County Schools

22^nd of 55Kanawha 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	71.2	33 of 168	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	27 of 169	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	29 of 168	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	29 of 169	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	69 of 171	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	30 of 171	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	18 of 170	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	28 of 176	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	30 of 172	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	39 of 173	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	17 of 172	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	8 of 174	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	7 of 172	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.3	5 of 171	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	76.1	18 of 171	89.5%	★★★★★
2009	70.7	32 of 171	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	76.9	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2021	35.3	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.3	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	60.1	9 of 36	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.7	22 of 124	82.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	70.9	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	83.4	4 of 131	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	51.1	52 of 129	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	44 of 158	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	42 of 158	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	27 of 158	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	30 of 164	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	68 of 162	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	26 of 162	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	10 of 166	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	75.6	24 of 174	86.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	44.8	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	35 of 165	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	18 of 164	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	27 of 162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	35 of 162	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	18 of 165	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	64.0	44 of 176	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	26 of 160	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	20 of 165	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	32 of 158	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	30 of 161	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	32 of 161	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	34 of 164	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	33 of 176	81.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2017	43.2	70 of 107	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	68.5	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	22 of 127	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	4 of 128	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	3 of 132	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	24 of 130	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	55 of 142	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	58 of 174	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	32 of 168	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	25 of 169	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	29 of 168	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	26 of 168	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	64 of 170	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	33 of 168	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	17 of 167	89.8%	★★★★★
2017	78.2	23 of 176	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2023)89th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2017)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile~ school

Asian (2017)79th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2017)49th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%+9 vs state

Science34%+6 vs state

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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 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	5445 Big Tyler Rd	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-3310	488	31	15.7		396 (81.1%)	24 (4.9%)	11 (2.3%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.2%)	71.2	33^rd of 168 public middle schools	80.4%		74.7	27^th of 169 public middle schools	84.0%	6		41.9	37.0	47.2		51.9	48.8	46.3		34.2	$11,261	$987	$10,274
McKinley Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Kanawha Ter	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0218	255	20	12.7		220 (86.3%)	17 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	62.8	43^rd of 168 public middle schools	74.4%		69.5	33^rd of 169 public middle schools	80.5%	10		35.3	44.6	48.8		45.6	50.6	40.0		25.0	$12,358	$1,163	$11,195
Poca Middle School	Public	6-8	2884 Charleston Rd	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-4675	277	22	12.8		272 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	83.1	16^th of 168 public middle schools	90.5%		92	7^th of 169 public middle schools	95.9%	9		43.7	62.0	35.6		52.9	58.7	55.2		43.7	$14,440	$838	$13,603
Dunbar Middle School	Public	6-8	325 27th St	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0363	325	28	11.6		206 (63.4%)	68 (20.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.2%)	45.6	89^th of 168 public middle schools	47.0%		28.8	124^th of 169 public middle schools	26.6%	35		25.3	45.8	26.5		26.3	54.2	42.6		18.6	$13,373	$2,198	$11,175
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		424 (91.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	55.9	64^th of 168 public middle schools	61.9%		46.8	82^nd of 169 public middle schools	51.5%	18		43.0	34.9	43.2		45.5	30.4	45.0		27.5	$11,934	$1,144	$10,790
South Charleston Middle School	Public	6-8	400 3rd Ave	South Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1918	354	20	17.7		249 (70.3%)	43 (12.1%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.8%)	42.5	95^th of 168 public middle schools	43.5%		19.6	151^st of 169 public middle schools	10.7%	56		28.0	31.6	18.6		47.7	40.4	39.2		27.7	$11,795	$1,000	$10,795
Sissonville Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Middle School Ln	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1993	521	30	17.3		502 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	39.8	101^st of 168 public middle schools	39.9%		39.4	102^nd of 169 public middle schools	39.6%	1	30.5	35.8	24.2	34.7	37.3	47.2	29.6	33.9	22.0	23.4	$11,356	$1,091	$10,265
West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	812 Park Ave	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-6123	374	30	12.4		172 (46.0%)	135 (36.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.0%)	7	165^th of 168 public middle schools	1.8%		5.6	169^th of 169 public middle schools	0.0%	4		2.3	17.8	12.8		24.4	24.8	25.3		5.8	$15,134	$2,898	$12,236
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		518 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	92.5	5^th of 168 public middle schools	97.0%		93.7	6^th of 169 public middle schools	96.4%	1		68.3	57.8	60.8		71.1	59.3	62.8		32.2	$11,299	$607	$10,692
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 Presidential Dr	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6652	740	42	17.8		614 (83.0%)	46 (6.2%)	12 (1.6%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.4%)	90.5	8^th of 168 public middle schools	95.2%		90.9	10^th of 169 public middle schools	94.1%	2		46.8	53.2	52.4		64.8	58.7	58.0		40.4	$10,986	$1,001	$9,985

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Jackson Middle School

What district is Andrew Jackson Middle School in?

Kanawha County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Jackson Middle School?

Students at Andrew Jackson Middle School are 81% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Andrew Jackson Middle School a good school?

Andrew Jackson Middle School ranks 33^rd of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Andrew Jackson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Andrew Jackson Middle School usually go on to attend Nitro High School

How many students attend Andrew Jackson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Andrew Jackson Middle School.

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