Summary:
Zip code 25704 in Huntington, WV, is served by a single middle school, Vinson Middle School, which enrolls 164 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Wayne County Schools district.
For parents considering Vinson Middle School, the most important takeaway is that the school shows a dramatic split between subjects. In English Language Arts (ELA), the school is a clear standout, with 53.4% of students proficient overall—well above both the district (45.7%) and state (47.6%) averages. The 7th grade ELA score of 60.5% is particularly strong, nearly 15 points above the state average. However, math tells a very different story. Overall math proficiency sits at just 26.5%, far below the state average of 39.4%. The decline is steep and steady: 6th graders actually outperform state averages in math (41.2% vs. 35.4%), but proficiency collapses to 25.6% in 7th grade and plummets to just 13.2% in 8th grade—a 68% drop from 6th to 8th grade. Science is an even bigger red flag, with only 11.5% of 8th graders proficient, less than half the state average of 29.3%.
The school's state ranking has been volatile, moving from 91st (2023-24) to 105th (2024-25) and back up to 86th (2025-26), though it remains in the bottom half of West Virginia middle schools with a 2-star rating. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 and per-student spending of $13,722, the school's resources do not appear to be translating into strong math or science outcomes. In short, Vinson Middle School excels in ELA but struggles significantly in math and science, with the 6th-to-8th grade math decline and the 8th grade science score being the most urgent areas for parents to investigate.
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