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Westwood Middle School

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Westwood Middle School ranks 81 st of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 52% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Westwood Middle School is a public middle school located in Morgantown, West Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 332 students. The school is part of the Monongalia County Schools district, which is ranked 5th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is generally lower than the Monongalia County Schools district and the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was 41.5% at Westwood, compared to 54.6% for the Monongalia County Schools district and 32.8% for the state. Similarly, the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 39% at Westwood, compared to 61.1% for the district and 43.4% for the state. Westwood's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students.

Westwood Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 45th out of 173 West Virginia middle schools in 2014-2015 to 106th out of 169 in 2021-2022. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 4 stars out of 5 in 2014-2015 to 2 stars out of 5 in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. Compared to nearby schools in the Monongalia County Schools district, such as Mountaineer Middle School, Suncrest Middle School, and South Middle School, Westwood's academic performance is generally lower, and these nearby schools consistently outperform Westwood in state assessments and have higher statewide rankings and SchoolDigger ratings.

346

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,345

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

670 River Rd
Morgantown, WV 26501-7667

(304) 291-9300

District: Monongalia County Schools

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

University High School

Feeder schools for Westwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Mylan Park Elementary School
	Skyview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 37th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the West Virginia median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Monongalia County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg55%

West Virginia avg38%

81^st of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Monongalia County Schools

5^th of 55Monongalia 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	49.2	81 of 168	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	71 of 169	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	84 of 168	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	106 of 169	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	90 of 171	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	84 of 171	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	64 of 170	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	73 of 176	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	68 of 172	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	45 of 173	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	50.8	81 of 172	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	80 of 174	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.1	101 of 172	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	114 of 171	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.5	118 of 171	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	108 of 171	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	38.0	83 of 124	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	49.1	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	56 of 158	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	70 of 158	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	95 of 158	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	106 of 164	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	82 of 162	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	79 of 162	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	68 of 174	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	25.9	83 of 97	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	152 of 165	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	120 of 164	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	86 of 162	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	103 of 162	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	82 of 164	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	38 of 165	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	56.0	69 of 176	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	89 of 160	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	57 of 165	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	66 of 158	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	94 of 161	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	88 of 164	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	88 of 161	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	74 of 176	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.3	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.9	37 of 107	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	81 of 130	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	28 of 142	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	41.1	105 of 174	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	79 of 168	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	65 of 169	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	76 of 168	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	104 of 168	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	89 of 170	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	81 of 168	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	58 of 167	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.4	64 of 176	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2017)33rd percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2017)29th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2017)14th percentile-44 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science32%+4 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 4th Grade	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 4th 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
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	670 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9300	346	33	10.4		305 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.5%)	49.2	81^st of 168 public middle schools	51.8%		54.3	71^st of 169 public middle schools	58.0%	10			24.4	38.8	41.5			32.1	41.2	39.0		32.2	$15,345	$1,183	$14,161
South Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Parkway Dr	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9340	784	61	12.9		684 (87.2%)	28 (3.6%)	23 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	92.4	6^th of 168 public middle schools	96.4%		77.4	24^th of 169 public middle schools	85.8%	18			58.8	52.8	52.7			62.9	56.8	59.8		44.6	$12,431	$797	$11,634
Mountaineer Middle School	Public	6-8	991 Price St	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 284-2856	640	43	15.0		544 (85.0%)	17 (2.7%)	14 (2.2%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.0%)	98.8	1^st of 168 public middle schools	99.4%		97.8	1^st of 169 public middle schools	99.4%				62.6	70.4	64.8			70.9	70.4	70.9		61.3	$12,092	$857	$11,234
Suncrest Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Baldwin St	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9335	499	32	15.8		324 (64.9%)	41 (8.2%)	38 (7.6%)	60 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	86.4	10^th of 168 public middle schools	94.0%		94.3	4^th of 169 public middle schools	97.6%	6			37.5	37.3	58.1			64.7	59.5	67.3		60.2	$12,007	$753	$11,254
East Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	221 Mason St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2123	647	45	14.3		614 (94.9%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	62.1	47^th of 168 public middle schools	72.0%		70.1	32^nd of 169 public middle schools	81.1%	15		32.0	37.1	47.3	38.3		47.7	50.9	49.7	40.7	30.5	22.2	$11,593	$697	$10,896
West Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	110 10th St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 366-5631	592	44	13.4		449 (75.8%)	58 (9.8%)	15 (2.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	52.2	72^nd of 168 public middle schools	57.1%		60.5	54^th of 169 public middle schools	68.0%	18		44.7	36.1	38.2	33.6		42.1	44.9	42.5	39.7	26.3	24.7	$11,824	$696	$11,129
Fairview Middle School	Public	4-8	17 Jesses Run Rd	Fairview	26570	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 449-1312	154	15	10.2		150 (97.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	86.2	12^th of 168 public middle schools	92.9%		91.5	8^th of 169 public middle schools	95.3%	4	45.2	42.9	48.4	44.7	57.1	54.8	42.9	90.3	63.2	75.0	23.8	25.0	$12,815	$709	$12,106
Monongah Middle School	Public	5-8	550 Camden Ave	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2164	190	15	12.6		180 (94.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	80.1	19^th of 168 public middle schools	88.7%		84.3	18^th of 169 public middle schools	89.3%	1		40.0	41.7	62.2	51.0		40.0	56.3	60.0	50.0	34.3	26.5	$13,141	$704	$12,437
Central Preston Middle School	Public	5-8	64 Wildcat Way	Kingwood	26537	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 329-0033	290	21	13.8		282 (97.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	58.7	56^th of 168 public middle schools	66.7%		62.1	50^th of 169 public middle schools	70.4%	6		41.3	25.4	33.3	40.3		44.4	45.1	56.5	51.4	34.9	23.6	$10,090	$1,744	$8,347
Taylor County Middle School	Public	5-8	670 Spring Hills Rd	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-0722	640	49	13.0		626 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	28.7	129^th of 168 public middle schools	23.2%		55.5	68^th of 169 public middle schools	59.8%	61		32.5	22.4	31.5	26.4		45.0	35.4	30.2	34.0	28.5	20.3	$11,037	$971	$10,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Middle School

What high school do graduates of Westwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually go on to attend University High School

How many students attend Westwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Westwood Middle School.

What district is Westwood Middle School in?

Monongalia County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Middle School?

Students at Westwood Middle School are 88% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Westwood Middle School a good school?

Westwood Middle School ranks 81^st of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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