Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 24740

Summary:

The 24740 zip code area has only one middle school, Princeton Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively high enrollment of 503 students, its academic performance lags behind the broader Mercer County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in key areas like mathematics, English language arts, and science proficiency.

Princeton Middle School's proficiency rates in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math range from 14.9% to 25.6%, significantly lower than the Mercer County (27.4% to 31.6%) and West Virginia (30.9% to 32.2%) averages. Similarly, the school's English language arts proficiency rates, while higher than math, still trail the district and state. In science, 8th grade students at Princeton Middle School scored 25.3% proficient, compared to 25.8% in Mercer County and 26.2% statewide.

With a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 113 out of 169 West Virginia middle schools, Princeton Middle School is performing below average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 10.9 and per-student spending of $12,746 are both higher than state averages, but these resources do not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes. The school's predominantly White student population (81.51%) may also suggest a lack of diversity and potential equity issues that could be further explored.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)			WV Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			WV Assessment Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Johnston St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-7517	506	45	11.2		409 (80.8%)	34 (6.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	35.6	113^th of 169 public middle schools	33.1%		36.1	113^th of 168 public middle schools	32.7%		14.9	25.6	24.5	31.2	38.1	40.7	25.3	$12,746	$1,250	$11,496

Cities Near Zip Code 24740

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Athens	0.99 mi	1	7^th
Princeton	2.12 mi	14	96^th
Lerona	5.35 mi	1	110^th
Spanishburg	5.44 mi	1	231^st
Bluefield	9.7 mi	7	186^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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