Summary:
Zip code 25601, located in the Logan, West Virginia area, is served by a single middle school option: Logan Middle School, which educates 463 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the Logan County Schools district.
As the only middle school in this zip code, Logan Middle School carries the full educational responsibility for the area’s early secondary students. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks 142nd out of 161 middle schools statewide, placing it in the bottom 12% of West Virginia. While these numbers are concerning, there is a positive trend: the school’s ranking improved from the 6th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting recent efforts may be gaining traction. The school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, which is slightly better than the state average, and spends approximately $11,639 per student—a figure that is not exceptionally low, raising questions about how resources are being allocated.
Academically, the school shows a clear subject-area disparity. English Language Arts is the relative strength, with 35.8% of students proficient, compared to just 17.7% in Mathematics and 18.0% in Science—all well below state averages. The most alarming trend is in math, where proficiency declines sharply by 8th grade, dropping to just 11.7%, a staggering 22.5 percentage points below the state average. Science scores are uniformly low across tested grades, indicating a systemic issue rather than a grade-specific problem. For parents, this means that while literacy instruction offers a foundation to build upon, targeted intervention in mathematics and science is critical. The school’s 7th grade ELA proficiency of 39.8% is its highest achievement, but overall, Logan Middle School faces significant challenges that will require focused, evidence-based strategies to close the gap with the rest of the state.
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