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Du Pont Middle School

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Du Pont Middle School ranks 92 nd of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 45% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Du Pont Middle School is a public middle school located in Belle, West Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 407 students. The school is part of the Kanawha County Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 55 school districts in West Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's consistent ranking in the bottom half of West Virginia middle schools over the past decade, with SchoolDigger ratings ranging from 1 to 2 stars out of 5, there are some bright spots. The school's performance for African American students is relatively strong, though its rankings for Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, are concerning. Nearby schools like Mckinley Middle School and John Adams Middle School consistently outperform Du Pont Middle School, suggesting opportunities for collaboration and resource-sharing.

Despite having higher per-student spending than some nearby schools, Du Pont Middle School's academic performance remains relatively low, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science generally lower than the Kanawha County Schools and West Virginia state averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing, such as curriculum, instructional practices, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's challenges. Addressing these issues will likely require a multifaceted approach to ensure all students at Du Pont Middle School receive a high-quality education.

440

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,702

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Panther Dr
Belle, WV 25015-1063

(304) 949-1798

District: Kanawha County Schools

Students who attend Du Pont Middle School usually attend:

High:

Riverside High School

Feeder schools for Du Pont Middle School:

Elementary:	Belle Elementary School
	Malden Elementary School
	Mary Ingles Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

African American:

5.7%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

West Virginia avg38%

92^nd of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	44.4	92 of 168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	116 of 169	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	141 of 168	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	117 of 169	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	136 of 171	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	91 of 171	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	123 of 170	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.3	124 of 176	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	125 of 172	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.0	110 of 173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	63 of 172	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	59 of 174	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.5	67 of 172	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.0	95 of 171	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.1	132 of 171	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.4	105 of 171	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	69.4	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	15.6	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.4	30 of 124	75.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	7.1	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	108 of 129	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	50.4	29 of 67	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	86 of 158	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	97 of 158	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	130 of 162	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	99 of 162	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	132 of 166	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.7	131 of 174	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	36.5	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	93 of 165	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	119 of 164	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	133 of 162	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	125 of 162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	119 of 164	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	137 of 165	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.1	96 of 176	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	87 of 160	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	113 of 165	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	123 of 158	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	97 of 161	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	79 of 161	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	107 of 164	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.1	103 of 176	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	61 of 127	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	60 of 128	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	115 of 132	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	125 of 130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	68 of 142	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	93 of 174	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	95 of 168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	141 of 168	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	111 of 168	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	129 of 170	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	89 of 168	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	112 of 167	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	124 of 176	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)82nd percentile+66 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)57th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2017)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2017)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-4 vs state

Science23%-5 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 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Du Pont Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Panther Dr	Belle	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 949-1798	440	29	15.1		388 (88.2%)	25 (5.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	44.4	92^nd of 168 public middle schools	45.2%		34	116^th of 169 public middle schools	31.4%	24	28.6	25.8	33.6	41.1	43.9	43.2	23.4	$12,702	$1,275	$11,427
Horace Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 Maccorkle Ave SE	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1971	385	27	14.5		244 (63.4%)	82 (21.3%)	10 (2.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	51.7	74^th of 168 public middle schools	56.0%		40.5	99^th of 169 public middle schools	41.4%	25	42.3	30.1	24.8	44.1	41.6	40.5	34.2	$11,019	$1,088	$9,931
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
East Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	1st Ave And Brannon Street	East Bank	25067	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 595-2311	227	18	12.6		209 (92.1%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	37.7	108^th of 168 public middle schools	35.7%		23	142^nd of 169 public middle schools	16.0%	34	31.4	25.3	32.1	45.4	26.6	48.1	9.0	$12,124	$2,017	$10,108
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
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
Sherman Junior High School	Public	6-8	9846 Coal River Road	Seth	25181	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 837-3694	213	17	12.2		212 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.6	60^th of 168 public middle schools	64.3%		58.9	61^st of 169 public middle schools	63.9%	1	44.8	25.4	15.3	59.7	46.3	48.6	30.6	$9,200	$500	$8,701
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
Elkview Middle School	Public	6-8	5090 Elk River Rd N	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1947	621	37	16.7		597 (96.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	42.8	94^th of 168 public middle schools	44.0%		42.7	93^rd of 169 public middle schools	45.0%	1	32.3	34.4	32.8	43.1	38.0	30.5	25.3	$11,869	$1,297	$10,572
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Du Pont Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Du Pont Middle School?

Students at Du Pont Middle School are 88% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is Du Pont Middle School a good school?

Du Pont Middle School ranks 92^nd of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Du Pont Middle School in?

Kanawha County Schools

What high school do graduates of Du Pont Middle School attend?

Students who attend Du Pont Middle School usually go on to attend Riverside High School

How many students attend Du Pont Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Du Pont Middle School.

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