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East Bank Middle School

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East Bank Middle School ranks 108 th of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 36% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

East Bank Middle School is a public middle school in East Bank, West Virginia, serving 243 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Kanawha County Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 55 districts in the state.

While East Bank Middle School has shown relatively stronger performance among certain student subgroups, the school's overall statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom quarter of West Virginia middle schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 108 to 159 out of 168-176 schools. The school's academic achievement, as measured by proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science, is significantly lower than the Kanawha County Schools and West Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's best performance is in 8th grade English Language Arts, where the proficiency rate is around 48% compared to the state average of 43.4%.

The nearby middle schools in the Kanawha County Schools district, such as Dunbar Middle School, South Charleston Middle School, Elkview Middle School, and John Adams Middle School, generally outperform East Bank Middle School in terms of statewide rankings, SchoolDigger ratings, and academic achievement. However, one exception is West Side Middle School, which also struggles with low performance and rankings similar to East Bank Middle School.

227

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,124

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1st Ave And Brannon Street
East Bank, WV 25067

(304) 595-2311

District: Kanawha County Schools

Students who attend East Bank Middle School usually attend:

High:

Riverside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

4.8%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the West Virginia average

!Near the bottom of Kanawha County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

West Virginia avg38%

108^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	37.7	108 of 168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	142 of 169	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	159 of 169	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	130 of 171	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	125 of 171	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	152 of 176	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	117 of 172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.2	157 of 173	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	143 of 172	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	156 of 174	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	158 of 172	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	167 of 171	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	170 of 171	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2019	50.5	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.5	62 of 124	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	64.6	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	76 of 131	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	109 of 158	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	132 of 158	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	144 of 158	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	143 of 164	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	119 of 162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	128 of 162	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	155 of 174	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	56.9	31 of 97	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	86 of 165	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	128 of 164	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	127 of 162	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	142 of 162	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	68 of 164	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	122 of 165	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	138 of 176	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	95 of 160	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	143 of 165	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	148 of 158	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	154 of 161	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	125 of 164	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	105 of 161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	108 of 164	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	138 of 176	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	59.9	28 of 107	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	56 of 127	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	46 of 128	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	102 of 130	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	104 of 142	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	119 of 174	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	113 of 168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	132 of 170	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	120 of 167	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	150 of 176	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2017)74th percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2017)68th percentile+54 vs school

Asian (2017)64th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2019)48th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-4 vs state

Science9%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Bank Middle School

What district is East Bank Middle School in?

Kanawha County Schools

How many students attend East Bank Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended East Bank Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of East Bank Middle School?

Students at East Bank Middle School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of East Bank Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Bank Middle School usually go on to attend Riverside High School

Is East Bank Middle School a good school?

East Bank Middle School ranks 108^th of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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