Summary:
Zip code 25541 is home to a single middle school, Milton Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 555 students in Milton, WV, within the highly-rated Cabell County Schools district.
Milton Middle School is a consistently strong performer, maintaining a 4-star rating for three consecutive years and ranking in the top quarter of all West Virginia middle schools. Its most notable strength is 8th-grade science, where 41.2% of students are proficient—nearly 12 percentage points above the state average. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with 6th and 8th graders scoring 54.0% and 52.7% proficiency respectively, both well above state levels. However, 7th-grade ELA dips to 47.3%, falling below the district average of 48.6%, which may indicate a transitional challenge. In mathematics, the school outperforms both district and state averages at every individual grade level, with proficiency ranging from 37.3% in 6th grade to 40.8% in 7th grade, showing remarkable consistency across the curriculum.
While the school's absolute test scores remain competitive, its statewide ranking has gradually slipped from 23rd to 38th over three years, likely reflecting improved performance elsewhere rather than a decline at Milton. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, supporting individualized instruction, and per-student spending of $12,463. Overall, Milton Middle School offers a solid, above-average education with particular strengths in science and upper-grade ELA, though the 7th-grade ELA dip and slight ranking decline are areas for parents to monitor.
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