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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 26261

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At a glance

School

228

Students

Top rankedRichwood Middle School117^th of 161 West Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Richwood Middle School up 27 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richwood Middle School	Public	6-8	16414 Webster Rd	Craigsville	26261	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-2638	228	18	13.0		222 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	34.9	117^th of 161 public middle schools	27.3%		21.1	144^th of 168 public middle schools	14.3%	27	34.0	18.5	22.6	24.1	56.6	25.9	43.4	39.6	20.8	$9,763	$1,003	$8,760

Cities Near Zip Code 26261

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richwood	0.86 mi	1	255^th
Nettie	9.02 mi	1	30^th
Craigsville	9.27 mi	5	169^th
Cowen	12.65 mi	1	188^th
Upperglade	12.72 mi	1	251^st

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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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