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Guyan Valley Middle

Q: Is Guyan Valley Middle a good school?

Guyan Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 4.2% of West Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Guyan Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Guyan Valley Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Guyan Valley Middle?

Students at Guyan Valley Middle are 99% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Guyan Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Guyan Valley Middle usually go on to attend Lincoln County High School

Public Grades 6-8

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 4% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Guyan Valley Middle is a public middle school located in Branchland, West Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 207 students. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 47 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guyan Valley Middle consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in West Virginia, with rankings between 161-166 out of 168-171 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Guyan Valley Middle struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for White students, Special Education students, Low Socioeconomic Status students, and Homeless students, indicating significant achievement gaps. The school spends $12,782 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby higher-performing schools, such as Buffalo Middle School, Huntington Middle School, Huntington East Middle School, and Hurricane Middle School.

Guyan Valley Middle's performance has been declining over the past several years, with the school's ranking dropping from 107 out of 173 West Virginia middle schools in 2014-2015 to 161-166 out of 168-171 schools in recent years. This trend suggests that the school is struggling to improve student outcomes. The performance gaps between Guyan Valley Middle and the state/district averages are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, indicating that the school may need to focus on targeted interventions and support for these underperforming groups. Additionally, Guyan Valley Middle's ranking for Homeless students is particularly concerning, with the school ranking 31 out of 31 West Virginia middle schools in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school may need to strengthen its support and resources for this vulnerable student population.

190

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,782

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5312 McClellan Hwy
Branchland, WV 25506-8733

(304) 824-3235

District: Lincoln County Schools

Students who attend Guyan Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Lincoln County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.9%

African American:

0.5%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg31%

West Virginia avg38%

161^st of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 55Lincoln 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	12.6	161 of 168	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	166 of 169	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	165 of 168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	161 of 169	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	166 of 171	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	152 of 171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	139 of 170	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.1	133 of 176	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	129 of 172	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.6	107 of 173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	106 of 172	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	115 of 174	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.0	127 of 172	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.7	119 of 171	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.8	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	167 of 171	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	115 of 129	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	142 of 158	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	154 of 158	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	146 of 158	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	153 of 162	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	134 of 162	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	130 of 166	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	151 of 174	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	42.1	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	159 of 162	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	157 of 162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	151 of 164	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	113 of 165	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	112 of 176	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	161 of 165	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	156 of 161	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	158 of 164	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	147 of 161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	132 of 164	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.8	111 of 176	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	121 of 128	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	127 of 130	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	84 of 142	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	143 of 174	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	160 of 168	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	165 of 169	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	165 of 168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	164 of 170	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	151 of 168	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	137 of 167	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	131 of 176	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2017)38th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Foster Care (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science21%-8 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 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
Guyan Valley Middle	Public	6-8	5312 McClellan Hwy	Branchland	25506	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3235	190	16	12.2		188 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.6	161^st of 168 public middle schools	4.2%		10.4	166^th of 169 public middle schools	1.8%	5	6.7	14.6	15.5	21.7	25.5	31.0	21.1	$12,782	$1,867	$10,916
Barboursville Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3003	697	51	13.6		631 (90.5%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	78.2	23^rd of 168 public middle schools	86.3%		82	21^st of 169 public middle schools	87.6%	2	37.4	36.8	44.6	58.6	49.8	60.9	41.4	$11,561	$985	$10,576
Milton Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Panther Trl	Milton	25541	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7308	555	50	11.1		534 (96.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	75.3	29^th of 168 public middle schools	82.7%		77.6	23^rd of 169 public middle schools	86.4%	6	26.3	43.9	42.8	51.5	57.0	52.2	50.0	$12,463	$1,336	$11,127
Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Pioneer Road	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 272-3227	344	23	14.9		339 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	48.5	82^nd of 168 public middle schools	51.2%		37.5	107^th of 169 public middle schools	36.7%	25	24.2	27.4	37.2	43.2	37.1	41.6	38.1	$10,591	$991	$9,600
Huntington East Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Campbell Dr	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-9508	546	55	9.9		416 (76.2%)	35 (6.4%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.8%)	47.8	83^rd of 168 public middle schools	50.6%		44	88^th of 169 public middle schools	47.9%	5	29.3	30.8	29.7	36.7	41.4	43.0	34.9	$13,025	$1,937	$11,088
Hurricane Middle School	Public	6-8	518 Midland Trl	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-0549	821	62	13.2		745 (90.7%)	22 (2.7%)	18 (2.2%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	91.6	7^th of 168 public middle schools	95.8%		93.8	5^th of 169 public middle schools	97.0%	2	47.3	53.3	62.2	58.0	62.2	62.2	42.5	$10,975	$713	$10,262
Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	925 3rd St	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5180	601	53	11.3		412 (68.6%)	74 (12.3%)	13 (2.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (15.8%)	50.7	77^th of 168 public middle schools	54.2%		47.8	81^st of 169 public middle schools	52.1%	4	29.9	32.8	23.8	50.0	47.2	50.6	20.1	$12,429	$1,944	$10,486
Buffalo Middle School	Public	6-8	298 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-6062	279	20	13.9		268 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	58.4	57^th of 168 public middle schools	66.1%		63	43^rd of 169 public middle schools	74.6%	14	18.6	34.9	35.8	46.4	67.5	47.8	26.9	$11,628	$1,119	$10,509

Frequently Asked Questions about Guyan Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of Guyan Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Guyan Valley Middle usually go on to attend Lincoln County High School

Is Guyan Valley Middle a good school?

Guyan Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 4.2% of West Virginia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Guyan Valley Middle?

Students at Guyan Valley Middle are 99% White.

How many students attend Guyan Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Guyan Valley Middle.

What district is Guyan Valley Middle in?

Lincoln County Schools

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