Best Middle Schools in zip code 25823, West Virginia

Summary:

Zip code 25823, serving the Coal City area of West Virginia, is home to exactly one middle school: Independence Middle School, which enrolls 401 students across grades 6 through 8 as part of Raleigh County Schools.

As the only middle school in this zip code, Independence Middle School stands out as a consistently strong performer within West Virginia. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the top quartile of middle schools statewide, though its exact rank has fluctuated from #35 to #26 and back to #40 over recent years. Academically, the school outperforms state averages in both core subjects: math proficiency sits at 44.6% versus the state's 39.4%, and English Language Arts proficiency reaches 53.1% compared to the state's 47.6%. The 7th grade class is particularly exceptional, beating state averages by 12.5 percentage points in math and 11.9 points in ELA—the largest margins of any grade level. Even 8th graders show strong gains, outperforming the state by 8.9 points in math and 8.7 points in ELA. The school also benefits from a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1, suggesting smaller class sizes that may contribute to its academic success.

However, there are areas of concern. The school's 8th grade science proficiency (26.7%) falls below both the district (29.4%) and state (29.3%) averages, and this score has declined by 2.1 points from the previous year. Additionally, 6th grade ELA performance (+0.7 over state) is nearly flat, and 6th grade math (40.6%) actually trails the district average by 6.4 points—the only grade and subject combination where the school lags its own district. Despite these weaknesses, Independence Middle School generally outperforms its district, particularly in 8th grade math (+6.1 points) and 7th grade ELA (+5.5 points). With per-student spending of $12,357 and strong overall results, this school represents a solid educational option for families in the Coal City area, with particular strengths in 7th grade and clear opportunities for improvement in science and early middle school ELA.

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 25823

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coal City	2.84 mi	2	137^th
Sophia	3 mi	2	120^th
Shady Spring	4.81 mi	3	45^th
Ghent	4.83 mi	1	39^th
Welch	6.2 mi	3	250^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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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 25823

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