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Wayne Middle School

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Wayne Middle School ranks 87 th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 46% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Wayne Middle School serves 344 students in grades 6 through 8 in the small town of Wayne, WV, as part of the Wayne County Schools district. The school currently ranks in the middle of the pack statewide, placing 87th out of 161 West Virginia middle schools, though it has shown a general upward trend over the past five years after hitting a low point in 2020-2021.

The most impressive thing about Wayne Middle is its 8th-grade Science program. In the most recent school year, 44.8% of 8th graders were proficient in Science—far exceeding the state average of 29.3% and beating most nearby schools, including Huntington East Middle School (38%) and Huntington Middle School (39.9%). Only Buffalo Middle School (48.2%) outperforms it in this subject. This isn't a fluke—Wayne Middle has consistently beaten the state in Science for four straight years. The school also shines in 8th-grade English Language Arts, where 48% of students are proficient, topping both the district (45%) and state (43.9%) averages. Male students have shown remarkable improvement recently, jumping from the 18th percentile statewide to the 56th percentile over two years.

However, there are areas of concern. Math proficiency lags at 28.4%, below the district (37%) and state (39.4%), with 6th graders struggling the most. Special Education students have seen a sharp decline, dropping from the 45th percentile to the 13th percentile in just one year—something that warrants immediate attention. On a positive note, low-income students are performing above the school's overall ranking, and the school maintains a lower student-to-teacher ratio (14.9) than its closest competitor, Buffalo Middle School, while spending less per student. For parents, the takeaway is clear: Wayne Middle has a proven strength in Science worth celebrating, but families should watch how the school addresses its math challenges and supports Special Education students moving forward.

344

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,462

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Pioneer Road
Wayne, WV 25570-0458

(304) 272-3227

District: Wayne County Schools

Students who attend Wayne Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wayne High School

Feeder schools for Wayne Middle School:

Elementary:	East Lynn Elementary School
	Genoa Elementary School
	Wayne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.5%

Two or more races:

0.9%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

West Virginia avg44%

87^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Wayne County Schools

25^th of 55Wayne 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
2026	46.4	87 of 161	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	82 of 168	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	107 of 169	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	87 of 169	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	118 of 171	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	118 of 171	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	74 of 170	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.4	117 of 176	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	127 of 172	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	171 of 173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	160 of 172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	158 of 174	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	165 of 172	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	135 of 171	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	125 of 171	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.9	116 of 124	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	98 of 131	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	39 of 129	69.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.9	63 of 67	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	89 of 155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	90 of 158	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	67 of 158	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	81 of 158	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	85 of 164	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	99 of 162	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	122 of 162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	87 of 166	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	96 of 174	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	17.3	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	77 of 157	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	85 of 165	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	115 of 164	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	76 of 162	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	98 of 162	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	120 of 164	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	67 of 165	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	84 of 176	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	69 of 156	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	69 of 160	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	136 of 165	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	76 of 161	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	120 of 164	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	108 of 161	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	77 of 164	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.7	124 of 176	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	109 of 125	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	70 of 127	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	71 of 128	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	51 of 132	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	105 of 130	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	82 of 142	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	41 of 174	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	94 of 161	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	107 of 169	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	124 of 170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	124 of 168	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	81 of 167	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.0	114 of 176	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2017)7th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2017)6th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science45%+16 vs state

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	49.7%	339 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	46.4	87^th of 161 public middle schools	46.0%		48.5	82^nd of 168 public middle schools	51.2%	5	24.0	30.2	31.2	28.4	42.2	36.5	48.0	42.7	44.8	$8,462	$415	$8,048
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	41.8%	268 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	56.9	58^th of 161 public middle schools	64.0%		58.4	57^th of 168 public middle schools	66.1%	1	14.9	32.3	49.4	32.7	36.5	50.5	53.1	47.2	48.2	$9,197	$303	$8,894
Vinson Middle School	Public	6-8	3851 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-1641	164	11	14.9	44.8%	157 (95.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	46.4	86^th of 161 public middle schools	46.6%		38.3	105^th of 168 public middle schools	37.5%	19	41.2	25.6	13.2	26.5	58.8	60.5	42.3	53.4	11.5	$10,446	$333	$10,114
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	58.9%	412 (68.6%)	74 (12.3%)	13 (2.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (15.8%)	54.1	64^th of 161 public middle schools	60.2%		50.7	77^th of 168 public middle schools	54.2%	13	25.5	27.6	45.7	33.1	42.4	48.9	46.9	46.2	39.9	$10,550	$1,383	$9,167
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	65.4%	416 (76.2%)	35 (6.4%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.8%)	50.3	68^th of 161 public middle schools	57.8%		47.8	83^rd of 168 public middle schools	50.6%	15	30.3	28.8	29.8	29.6	46.7	38.9	52.5	46.3	38.0	$11,396	$1,399	$9,996
Ceredo-Kenova Middle School	Public	6-8	500 High Street	Ceredo	25507	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 453-3588	263	18	14.6	50.0%	255 (97.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	36.2	115^th of 161 public middle schools	28.6%		57.5	61^st of 168 public middle schools	63.7%	54	23.0	35.7	23.8	27.5	51.7	39.3	33.8	41.8	22.5	$8,493	$321	$8,172
Guyan Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	5312 McClellan Hwy	Branchland	25506	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3235	190	16	12.2	61.1%	188 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10	157^th of 161 public middle schools	2.5%		12.6	161^st of 168 public middle schools	4.2%	4	20.4	15.5	15.4	17.1	32.7	24.1	27.3	28.4	9.4	$10,730	$1,832	$8,898
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	36.1%	631 (90.5%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	72.2	35^th of 161 public middle schools	78.3%		78.2	23^rd of 168 public middle schools	86.3%	12	41.4	48.3	34.0	40.9	58.2	56.1	51.9	55.3	33.2	$9,249	$593	$8,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wayne Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wayne Middle School usually go on to attend Wayne High School

Is Wayne Middle School a good school?

Wayne Middle School ranks 87^th of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Middle School?

Students at Wayne Middle School are 99% White.

How many students attend Wayne Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Wayne Middle School.

What district is Wayne Middle School in?

Wayne County Schools

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