Summary
Marlinton Middle School is a public middle school located in Buckeye, West Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 135 students. The school is part of the Pocahontas County Schools district, which is ranked 14 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Marlinton Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in West Virginia, with a ranking as high as 9th out of 176 schools in the 2016-2017 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in both mathematics and English language arts across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 34.9% in 6th grade math, 50% in 7th grade math, and 56.8% in 8th grade math, compared to the state averages of 32.8%, 34.8%, and 32.8%, respectively. In English language arts, the school's proficiency rates were 51.2% in 6th grade, 56.7% in 7th grade, and 72.7% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 46.4%, 44.3%, and 43.4%.
The school has also consistently performed well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's ranking for these subgroups ranged from 6th to 38th out of 128-169 West Virginia middle schools, indicating a strong commitment to equity and inclusive education. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending of $17,066 for the 2018-2019 school year and low student-teacher ratio of 10 to 11.7 students per teacher suggest that the district and school leadership have prioritized investing in resources and staffing to support student learning.
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