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B-U Middle School

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B-U Middle School ranks 100 th of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 40% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

B-u Middle School is a public middle school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 742 students. The school is part of the Upshur County Schools district, which is ranked 43 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

B-u Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia middle schools, with rankings ranging from 100 to 169 out of 168-171 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in Mathematics ranging from 19.8% to 37.5%, compared to the state average of 32.8% to 34.8%. The school's performance on English Language Arts and Science assessments is also below the state averages. Within the school, female students generally perform better than male students, and subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and English Language Learners, have lower rankings.

Compared to nearby schools, Elkins Middle School has a similar performance profile to B-u Middle School, while Belington Middle School and South Harrison Middle School have higher rankings and better academic performance. B-u Middle School's performance has also declined over the past 10 years, with its ranking dropping from 134 out of 172 schools in 2014-2015 to 100 out of 168 schools in 2024-2025.

718

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,902

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

553 Route 20 South Rd
Buckhannon, WV 26201-0017

(304) 472-1520

District: Upshur County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

West Virginia avg38%

100^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 55Upshur 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	40.0	100 of 168	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	134 of 168	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	169 of 171	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	145 of 170	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	141 of 176	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	134 of 172	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	94 of 172	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	108 of 174	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	88 of 172	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	83 of 171	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.3	80 of 171	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.9	99 of 171	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	35.8	88 of 124	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	118 of 131	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	117 of 129	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.4	65 of 67	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	67 of 158	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	103 of 158	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	157 of 162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	154 of 162	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	147 of 166	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	143 of 174	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	31.0	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	31.9	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	109 of 165	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	124 of 164	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	146 of 162	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	156 of 162	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	133 of 165	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.0	120 of 176	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	120 of 160	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	126 of 165	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	117 of 158	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	140 of 161	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	138 of 161	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	137 of 164	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.9	131 of 176	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	29.8	94 of 107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	120 of 127	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	132 of 142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	34.9	135 of 174	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	103 of 168	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	121 of 169	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	135 of 168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	155 of 168	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	170 of 170	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	145 of 167	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	140 of 176	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2017)29th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2017)19th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2017)12th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Mathematics29%-4 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Sunday, November 28, 2021

There are no books to take home the teachers are afraid to give homework or allow/make the students study outside of class. The lack of communication with parents/family members is astoundingly horrible. They do not pay attention to bullying, nor do they protect the racial, gender, or disabled minorities in their school. The principal hates to punish students, and doesn't seem to care about family members who want to help teach the children, and their way of life is 'just fit in instead of standing up for your beliefs.' The whole school is inept, and I've never seen such easy classes. The classes are way too easy, and the principal thinks that by grouping all of the disruptive students together that it will make classes flourish, meanwhile causing educational harm to the good students in said class. It's really not a good school Close Quote

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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 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
B-U Middle School	Public	6-8	553 Route 20 South Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-1520	718	48	15.0		694 (96.7%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	40	100^th of 168 public middle schools	40.5%		31.9	118^th of 169 public middle schools	30.2%	18		30.3	37.5	19.8		36.7	38.3	38.2		26.7	$10,902	$1,204	$9,698
Robert L. Bland Middle School	Public	6-8	358 Court Ave	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 269-8325	503	30	17.0		483 (96.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	20	148^th of 168 public middle schools	11.9%		16.6	157^th of 169 public middle schools	7.1%	9		20.2	22.2	27.3		32.3	30.9	26.3		15.1	$10,139	$921	$9,218
Philippi Middle School	Public	5-8	611 Cherry Hill Rd	Philippi	26416	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-2999	244	22	11.0		224 (91.8%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	10	162^nd of 168 public middle schools	3.6%		10.4	165^th of 169 public middle schools	2.4%	3	61.9	14.3	14.6	9.2	33.3	22.2	29.1	32.3	19.1	9.2	$10,279	$1,889	$8,390
Belington Middle School	Public	5-8	469 Morgantown Pike	Belington	26250	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 823-1281	248	19	12.8		240 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	34.2	119^th of 168 public middle schools	29.2%		42.8	92^nd of 169 public middle schools	45.6%	27	54.6	25.4	31.3	24.5	41.8	25.4	43.9	44.0	25.5	14.3	$9,880	$1,345	$8,535
South Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	3003 Hawk Hwy	Lost Creek	26385	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7460	244	22	11.2		238 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	62.7	44^th of 168 public middle schools	73.8%		48.2	80^th of 169 public middle schools	52.7%	36		32.1	38.2	28.2		53.9	51.5	43.6		34.6	$12,158	$588	$11,570
Elkins Middle School	Public	6-8	308 Robert E. Lee Avenue	Elkins	26241	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 636-9176	615	41	15.0		574 (93.3%)	13 (2.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	17.5	154^th of 168 public middle schools	8.3%		31	121^st of 169 public middle schools	28.4%	33		14.8	18.1	4.8		36.5	37.8	31.0		16.6	$9,822	$881	$8,941

Frequently Asked Questions about B-U Middle School

How many students attend B-U Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended B-U Middle School.

Is B-U Middle School a good school?

B-U Middle School ranks 100^th of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is B-U Middle School in?

Upshur County Schools

What is the racial makeup of B-U Middle School?

Students at B-U Middle School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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