Summary:
Zip code 26105, covering the Vienna, West Virginia area, is home to just one middle school, Jackson Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 429 students within the Wood County Schools district.
As the only middle school in this zip code, Jackson Middle School is a standout performer, consistently ranking among the very best in West Virginia. It has earned a 5-star rating for three consecutive years, placing 6th out of 161 schools statewide in 2025-2026 and 4th out of 168 the year prior. Academically, the school outperforms both its district and the state in every subject. For the 2025-2026 school year, 56.7% of students were proficient in math, compared to 47.3% for the district and 39.4% statewide. In English Language Arts, 62.0% were proficient versus 52.8% for the district and 47.6% for the state. Science proficiency, tested in 8th grade, was 39.3%, again above the district’s 33.9% and the state’s 29.3%. The school also benefits from a favorable 13.8:1 student-to-teacher ratio, which supports more individualized instruction.
One notable pattern is a significant drop in 8th-grade math proficiency, which falls to 46.1% compared to roughly 62% in both 6th and 7th grades—a decline of about 16 percentage points that mirrors a smaller district-wide trend. English Language Arts is the school’s strongest area, with 7th graders achieving a 65.9% proficiency rate, nearly 20 points above the state average for that grade. While science scores are above average, they remain the lowest subject area and have stayed flat year-over-year, indicating room for growth. Overall, Jackson Middle School offers families in Vienna an exceptional educational option with sustained, top-tier performance across all core subjects.
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