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Oceana Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 22% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Oceana Middle School is a public middle school serving 215 students in grades 5-8 in Oceana, West Virginia, which is part of the Wyoming County Schools district. The school has consistently underperformed the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in Math ranging from 22.9% to 32.1% compared to the state average of 32.8% to 42%, and in English Language Arts from 27.3% to 37.3% compared to the state average of 43.4% to 49.3%.

Oceana Middle School has a low statewide ranking, placing between 93rd and 152nd out of 169-171 middle schools in West Virginia over the past several years, putting it in the bottom 30% of middle schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, but much lower performance for Female, Male, African American, and White students. Despite higher-than-average spending per student at $12,377, the school has not shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking or academic performance over the past several years.

When compared to the nearby Mullens Middle School, Pineville Middle School, and Man Middle School, Oceana Middle School stands out as the lowest-performing school across most academic metrics. Mullens Middle School and Pineville Middle School, while still underperforming the state averages, generally have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings than Oceana Middle School, with Pineville Middle School being the strongest performer among the schools analyzed.

221

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,377

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

309 Cook Pkwy
Oceana, WV 24870-0017

(304) 682-6296

District: Wyoming County Schools

Students who attend Oceana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Westside High School

Feeder schools for Oceana Middle School:

Elementary:

Berlin McKinney Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.2%

Two or more races:

0.9%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (27% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

West Virginia avg39%

131^st of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Wyoming County Schools

38^th of 55Wyoming 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	28.0	131 of 168	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	111 of 169	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	119 of 168	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	93 of 169	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	152 of 171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	119 of 171	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	154 of 170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	165 of 176	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	131 of 172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.0	99 of 172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	135 of 174	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.0	91 of 172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	81 of 171	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	56 of 171	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	75 of 171	56.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	22.4	97 of 124	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	51.6	45 of 131	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	102 of 129	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	91 of 158	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	82 of 158	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	67 of 164	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	118 of 162	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	135 of 162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	155 of 166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	149 of 174	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	88 of 165	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	60 of 164	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	71 of 162	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	77 of 162	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	155 of 176	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	106 of 160	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	117 of 165	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	139 of 158	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	108 of 161	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	156 of 164	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	93 of 161	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	153 of 164	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	169 of 176	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	58.1	30 of 132	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	74 of 130	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	153 of 174	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	137 of 168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	113 of 169	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	119 of 168	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	91 of 168	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	153 of 170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	120 of 168	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	154 of 167	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	164 of 176	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)77th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2017)22nd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-9 vs state

Science19%-12 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 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
Oceana Middle School	Public	5-8	309 Cook Pkwy	Oceana	24870	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6296	221	16	13.9		217 (98.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	28	131^st of 168 public middle schools	22.0%		36.3	111^th of 169 public middle schools	34.3%	20	22.9	25.5	27.5	32.1	31.3	27.3	37.3	28.6	20.8	17.9	$12,377	$1,442	$10,935
Pineville Middle School	Public	5-8	607 River Road	Pineville	24874	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-6442	218	16	13.9		216 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	96^th of 168 public middle schools	42.9%		53.9	72^nd of 169 public middle schools	57.4%	24	41.0	29.8	27.9	30.4	43.6	38.3	33.8	44.6	23.1	26.8	$11,543	$1,153	$10,390
Man Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Pioneer Way	Mallory	25634	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 583-8037	355	27	13.1		342 (96.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30.2	125^th of 168 public middle schools	25.6%		28.5	126^th of 169 public middle schools	25.4%	1	28.4	12.8	25.3	10.7	44.4	54.7	45.8	31.8	22.2	14.5	$13,583	$2,359	$11,224
Mullens Middle School	Public	5-8	801 Moran Ave	Mullens	25882	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 294-5757	144	12	12.3		136 (94.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	31.1	124^th of 168 public middle schools	26.2%		21.2	149^th of 169 public middle schools	11.8%	25	27.8	13.3	33.3	20.6	50.0	46.7	39.4	38.2	19.4	8.8	$12,928	$1,216	$11,712
Trap Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	665 Coal River Rd	Glen Daniel	25844	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 934-5392	331	34	9.8		314 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	66.7	36^th of 168 public middle schools	78.6%		63.8	42^nd of 169 public middle schools	75.1%	6		35.5	64.4	35.8		50.5	74.4	37.6		24.8	$12,395	$886	$11,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Oceana Middle School

Is Oceana Middle School a good school?

Oceana Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of West Virginia middle schools.

What district is Oceana Middle School in?

Wyoming County Schools

What high school do graduates of Oceana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oceana Middle School usually go on to attend Westside High School

What is the racial makeup of Oceana Middle School?

Students at Oceana Middle School are 98% White.

How many students attend Oceana Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Oceana Middle School.

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