Is Park Middle School a good school?

Yes. Park Middle School ranks in the top 8.3% of West Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Park Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 394 students attended Park Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Park Middle School?

Students at Park Middle School are 76% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Park Middle School usually go on to attend Woodrow Wilson High School

Park Middle School

Public 6-8

212 Park Avenue
Beckley, WV 25801

(304) 256-4586

District: Raleigh County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
14^th of 169 West Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,096

Students who attend Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodrow Wilson High School

Feeder schools for Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Crescent Elementary
	Hollywood Elementary
	Mabscott Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 394

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

African American:

11.7%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.5%

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Compare Details Park Middle School ranks better than 91.7% of middle schools in West Virginia. It also ranks first among 5 ranked middle schools in the Raleigh County Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.39. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.1%), African American (11.7%), two or more races (10.4%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Middle School is 11.7, which is the 2^nd best among 5 middle schools in the Raleigh County Schools District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Middle School is $13,096, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Raleigh County Schools District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Park Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Middle School 14^th of 169 West Virginia public middle schools. (See Park Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Raleigh County Schools 14^th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2009	60.72	59^th	171	65.5%
2010	60.39	52^nd	171	69.6%
2011	62.94	49^th	171	71.3%
2012	73.63	26^th	172	84.9%
2013	77.51	18^th	174	89.7%
2014	69.06	32^nd	172	81.4%
2015	78.55	21^st	173	87.9%
2016	80.08	19^th	172	89.0%
2017	70.92	34^th	176	80.7%
2018	77.91	19^th	170	88.8%
2019	72.56	29^th	171	83.0%
2021	82.31	16^th	171	90.6%
2022	83.59	12^th	169	92.9%
2023	85.39	14^th	168	91.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	55.97	36^th	107	66.4%
2018	66.74	6^th	34	82.4%
2019	54.16	9^th	20	55.0%
2023	55.06	10^th	28	64.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2017	63.41	15^th	67	77.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	38.45	116^th	174	33.3%
2018	73.43	9^th	142	93.7%
2019	84.22	11^th	130	91.5%
2023	55.29	38^th	132	71.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	47.30	102^nd	176	42.0%
2018	71.59	24^th	165	85.5%
2021	73.72	18^th	164	89.0%
2022	73.30	21^st	162	87.0%
2023	76.22	14^th	162	91.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	74.98	25^th	174	85.6%
2018	71.97	28^th	166	83.1%
2019	66.05	44^th	162	72.8%
2021	86.10	7^th	162	95.7%
2022	84.17	12^th	164	92.7%
2023	89.54	9^th	158	94.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	46.30	65^th	129	49.6%
2022	51.00	47^th	131	64.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	58.73	59^th	176	66.5%
2018	79.20	15^th	164	90.9%
2019	76.92	21^st	161	87.0%
2021	71.86	31^st	164	81.1%
2022	79.65	16^th	161	90.1%
2023	77.46	18^th	158	88.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2017	49.45	39^th	56	30.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	49.50	46^th	124	62.9%
2018	52.22	15^th	36	58.3%
2019	58.74	12^th	27	55.6%
2021	54.22	9^th	23	60.9%
2022	60.20	9^th	26	65.4%
2023	88.06	2^nd	28	92.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2017	57.78	29^th	97	70.1%

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Rank History for White students at Park Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WV State Percentile
2017	73.20	32^nd	176	81.8%
2018	80.34	12^th	167	92.8%
2019	75.69	22^nd	168	86.9%
2021	87.30	10^th	170	94.1%
2022	86.50	9^th	168	94.6%
2023	87.49	10^th	168	94.0%

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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Park Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	752	752
1990	707	67	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	777
1991	657	53	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1992	648	102	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1993	594	117	0	1	7	n/a	n/a	0	719
1994	617	98	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
1995	487	94	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1996	487	94	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1997	438	89	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
1998	414	88	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1999	345	90	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
2000	349	79	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
2001	329	80	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2002	289	86	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2003	289	86	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2004	287	109	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
2005	297	103	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2006	301	103	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2007	301	107	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	414
2008	311	100	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2009	318	91	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
2010	295	85	8	4	1	0	0	0	393
2011	322	93	10	6	1	0	4	0	436
2012	327	82	12	7	1	0	8	0	437
2013	305	68	6	11	1	0	16	0	407
2014	303	66	3	8	1	0	19	0	400
2015	328	49	4	12	0	0	25	0	418
2016	348	42	8	7	0	0	17	0	422
2017	332	42	7	7	0	0	26	0	414
2018	314	48	9	7	1	0	29	0	408
2019	321	48	4	8	1	0	33	0	415
2020	323	43	8	4	1	0	32	0	411
2021	329	33	5	3	0	0	30	0	400
2022	308	37	7	2	0	0	32	0	386
2023	300	46	3	4	0	0	41	0	394

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Park Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	752	43.0	17.4	n/a
1990	777	40.0	19.4	16.3
1991	712	40.2	17.7	16.3
1992	760	39.0	19.4	21.8
1993	719	41.0	17.5	27.3
1994	719	40.3	17.8	28.1
1995	589	35.3	16.7	26.7
1996	589	35.3	16.7	26.7
1997	536	33.0	16.2	31.5
1998	505	33.0	15.3	30.7
1999	441	34.0	13.0	43.3
2000	435	34.0	12.8	53.1
2001	417	32.0	13.0	47.5
2002	383	30.5	12.6	47.3
2003	383	30.5	12.6	47.3
2004	403	30.0	13.4	54.6
2005	405	31.5	12.9	56.8
2006	411	31.5	13.0	53
2007	414	31.5	13.1	52.7
2008	418	31.0	13.5	50.7
2009	419	31.5	13.3	55.1
2010	393	32.5	12.0	52.2
2011	436	32.3	13.4	48.9
2012	437	32.0	13.6	48.5
2013	407	33.5	12.1	52.1
2014	400	33.5	11.9	49.5
2015	418	34.0	12.2	44.5
2016	422	34.0	12.4	47.9
2017	414	32.5	12.7	51.2
2018	408	32.5	12.5	56.9
2019	415	32.5	12.7	51.8
2020	411	32.5	12.6	52.3
2021	400	31.5	12.6	45.5
2022	386	30.5	12.6	n/a
2023	394	33.5	11.7	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Park Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	752	43.0	17.4	n/a
1990	777	40.0	19.4	16.3
1991	712	40.2	17.7	16.3
1992	760	39.0	19.4	21.8
1993	719	41.0	17.5	27.3
1994	719	40.3	17.8	28.1
1995	589	35.3	16.7	26.7
1996	589	35.3	16.7	26.7
1997	536	33.0	16.2	31.5
1998	505	33.0	15.3	30.7
1999	441	34.0	13.0	43.3
2000	435	34.0	12.8	53.1
2001	417	32.0	13.0	47.5
2002	383	30.5	12.6	47.3
2003	383	30.5	12.6	47.3
2004	403	30.0	13.4	54.6
2005	405	31.5	12.9	56.8
2006	411	31.5	13.0	53
2007	414	31.5	13.1	52.7
2008	418	31.0	13.5	50.7
2009	419	31.5	13.3	55.1
2010	393	32.5	12.0	52.2
2011	436	32.3	13.4	48.9
2012	437	32.0	13.6	48.5
2013	407	33.5	12.1	52.1
2014	400	33.5	11.9	49.5
2015	418	34.0	12.2	44.5
2016	422	34.0	12.4	47.9
2017	414	32.5	12.7	51.2
2018	408	32.5	12.5	56.9
2019	415	32.5	12.7	51.8
2020	411	32.5	12.6	52.3
2021	400	31.5	12.6	45.5
2022	386	30.5	12.6	n/a
2023	394	33.5	11.7	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Park Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$848 (6.5%)	$12,248 (93.5%)	$13,096

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Park Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 29^th of 171 Middle schools	Ranks 14^th of 168 Middle schools	8.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Park Middle School)	52.9	45.6	7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)	33.9	30.9	3%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)	34.4	30.2	4.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Park Middle School)	52.2	54	1.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)	45.6	50.7	5.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)	45.3	45.4	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Park Middle School)	57.3	53.1	4.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)	39.1	37.4	1.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)	36.8	30.7	6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Park Middle School)	55.1	54	1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)	46.2	41.7	4.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)	42.6	38.8	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Park Middle School)	44.3	35.3	9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)	34.4	30.6	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)	36.6	28.2	8.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Park Middle School)	42.6	54.1	11.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)	39.8	47.2	7.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)	43.9	42.7	1.2%
8th Grade Science (Park Middle School)	28.7	40.2	11.5%
8th Grade Science (Raleigh County Schools)	29.1	30.3	1.2%
8th Grade Science (West Virginia)	33.1	27	6.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	415	394	5.1%
African American	48	46	4.2%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	4	3	25%
Hispanic	8	4	50%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	321	300	6.5%
Two or More Races	33	41	24.2%

Schools Near Park Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2023)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2023)				WV Assessment Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
Park Middle School	Public	6-8	212 Park Avenue	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 256-4586	394	34	11.7		300 (76.1%)	46 (11.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	85.4	14^th of 169 public middle schools	91.7%		83.6	12^th of 169 public middle schools	92.9%	2		45.6	53.1	35.3		54.0	54.0	54.1		40.2	$13,096	$848	$12,248
Beckley-Stratton Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Gray Flats Road	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 256-4616	674	50	13.4		431 (63.9%)	137 (20.3%)	21 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.0%)	27.6	135^th of 169 public middle schools	20.1%		28.2	129^th of 169 public middle schools	23.7%	6		29.6	18.9	11.3		40.4	30.9	33.5		18.8	$11,086	$834	$10,252
Independence Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Independence Road	Coal City	25823	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 683-4542	477	40	11.9		454 (95.2%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	70.6	32^nd of 169 public middle schools	81.1%		74.6	27^th of 169 public middle schools	84.0%	5		39.6	45.3	21.2		64.8	44.0	48.1		30.1	$12,357	$976	$11,381
Shady Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Flat Top Road	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 256-4570	578	43	13.4		546 (94.5%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	74.1	27^th of 169 public middle schools	84.0%		74.1	28^th of 169 public middle schools	83.4%	1		17.1	46.5	51.7		51.3	43.6	56.3		41.1	$10,318	$865	$9,453
Trap Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	665 Coal River Road	Glen Daniel	25844	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 934-5392	376	34	11.2		361 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	59.3	57^th of 169 public middle schools	66.3%		58.6	60^th of 169 public middle schools	64.5%	3		30.5	30.5	38.3		48.3	42.7	48.3		23.3	$12,395	$886	$11,508
Oak Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	320 W. Oyler Avenue	Oak Hill	25901	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 469-3711	656	42	15.6		585 (89.2%)	45 (6.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	23.3	148^th of 169 public middle schools	12.4%		26.5	135^th of 169 public middle schools	20.1%	13		24.7	16.7	18.1		37.9	22.8	35.5		17.1	$10,914	$850	$10,063
Mullens Middle School	Public	5-8	801 Moran Avenue	Mullens	25882	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 294-5757	135	12	11.7		124 (91.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	35.3	116^th of 169 public middle schools	31.4%		55.2	65^th of 169 public middle schools	61.5%	51	20.7	19.5	38.5	5.9	41.4	46.3	38.5	35.3	27.6	11.8	$12,928	$1,216	$11,712

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