Best Middle Schools in West Virginia (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

108

Every ranked middle school in West Virginia, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

West Virginia rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

West Virginia middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Mountaineer Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	51%	55%	Meets Expectations	619
#2	A+	John Adams Middle School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	49%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	705
#3	A+	Bridgeport Middle School	Bridgeport	Harrison County Schools	48%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	603
#4	A+	Suncrest Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	48%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	501
#5	A+	Buffalo Middle School	Kenova	Wayne County Schools	46%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	252
#6	A+	Harpers Ferry Middle School	Harpers Ferry	Jefferson County Schools	45%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	562
#7	A+	Hurricane Middle	Hurricane	Putnam County Schools	44%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	849
#8	A	Jackson Middle School	Vienna	Wood County Schools	43%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	494
#9	A	Triadelphia Middle School	Wheeling	Ohio County Schools	43%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	390
#10	A	Winfield Middle School	Winfield	Putnam County Schools	43%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#11	A	Barboursville Middle School	Barboursville	Cabell County Schools	41%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	679
#12	A	Hamilton Middle School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	39%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	432
#13	A	Marlinton Middle School	Buckeye	Pocahontas County Schools	38%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	133
#14	A	Oak Glen Middle School	New Cumberland	Hancock County Schools	38%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	490
#15	A	Park Middle School	Beckley	Raleigh County Schools	38%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#16	A	South Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	37%	45%	Meets Expectations	755
#17	A-	Edison Middle School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	37%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	575
#18	A-	Independence Middle School	Coal City	Raleigh County Schools	37%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	477
#19	A-	Shady Spring Middle School	Shady Spring	Raleigh County Schools	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	578
#20	A-	East Fairmont Middle School	Fairmont	Marion County Schools	36%	42%	Meets Expectations	723
#21	A-	Milton Middle School	Milton	Cabell County Schools	36%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	570
#22	A-	Ripley Middle School	Ripley	Jackson County Schools	36%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	613
#23	B+	Charles Town Middle School	Charles Town	Jefferson County Schools	36%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	637
#24	B+	Horace Mann Middle School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	36%	44%	Meets Expectations	399
#25	B+	Shepherdstown Middle School	Shepherdstown	Jefferson County Schools	36%	40%	Meets Expectations	331
#26	B+	Blennerhassett Middle School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	35%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	509
#27	B+	Ravenswood Middle School	Ravenswood	Jackson County Schools	35%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	321
#28	B+	Sissonville Middle School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	35%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#29	B+	West Fairmont Middle School	Fairmont	Marion County Schools	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	629
#30	B+	Bridge Street Middle School	Wheeling	Ohio County Schools	34%	38%	Meets Expectations	278
#31	B+	Frankfort Middle School	Ridgeley	Mineral County Schools	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	481
#32	B+	Wheeling Middle School	Wheeling	Ohio County Schools	33%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	192
#33	B+	Wirt County Middle School	Elizabeth	Wirt County Schools	33%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	294
#34	B	Doddridge County Middle School	West Union	Doddridge County Schools	33%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	328
#35	B	Romney Middle School	Romney	Hampshire County Schools	33%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	390
#36	B	Monongah Middle School	Monongah	Marion County Schools	32%	37%	Meets Expectations	206
#37	B	Mountaineer Middle School	Clarksburg	Harrison County Schools	32%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	361
#38	B	Sherrard Middle School	Wheeling	Marshall County Schools	32%	38%	Meets Expectations	454
#39	B	Trap Hill Middle School	Glen Daniel	Raleigh County Schools	32%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#40	B	Wildwood Middle School	Shenandoah Junction	Jefferson County Schools	32%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	425
#41	B	Moorefield Middle School	Moorefield	Hardy County Schools	31%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	334
#42	B-	Belington Middle School	Belington	Barbour County Board of Education	31%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	261
#43	B-	Capon Bridge Middle School	Capon Bridge	Hampshire County Schools	31%	35%	Meets Expectations	245
#44	B-	Elkview Middle School	Elkview	Kanawha County Schools	31%	35%	Meets Expectations	613
#45	B-	Vinson Middle School	Huntington	Wayne County Schools	31%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	197
#46	B-	Weir Middle School	Weirton	Hancock County Schools	31%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	565
#47	B-	Mannington Middle School	Mannington	Marion County Schools	30%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	251
#48	B-	Pleasants County Middle School	Belmont	Pleasants County Schools	30%	39%	Meets Expectations	293
#49	B-	Sherman Junior High School	Seth	Boone County Schools	30%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	251
#50	C+	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	30%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	512
#51	C+	Hedgesville Middle School	Hedgesville	Berkeley County Schools	30%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#52	C+	Peterstown Middle School	Peterstown	Monroe County Schools	30%	38%	Meets Expectations	317
#53	C+	Pineville Middle School	Pineville	Wyoming County Schools	29%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	267
#54	C+	Eastern Greenbrier Middle School	Ronceverte	Greenbrier County Schools	28%	34%	Meets Expectations	732
#55	C+	Pikeview Middle School	Princeton	Mercer County Schools	28%	37%	Meets Expectations	568
#56	C+	Poca Middle School	Poca	Putnam County Schools	28%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	309
#57	C	Hayes Middle School	St Albans	Kanawha County Schools	28%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#58	C	Lincoln Middle School	Shinnston	Harrison County Schools	28%	35%	Meets Expectations	444
#59	C	Mountain Ridge Middle School	Gerrardstown	Berkeley County Schools	28%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	619
#60	C	Central Preston Middle School	Kingwood	Preston County Schools	27%	33%	Meets Expectations	322
#61	C	Clay Middle School	Clay	Clay County Schools	27%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	413
#62	C	Huntington Middle School	Huntington	Cabell County Schools	27%	35%	Meets Expectations	647
#63	C	Musselman Middle School	Bunker Hill	Berkeley County Schools	27%	35%	Meets Expectations	673
#64	C	Sandy River Middle School	Avondale	Mcdowell County Schools	27%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	239
#65	C	Spring Mills Middle School	Martinsburg	Berkeley County Schools	27%	34%	Meets Expectations	964
#66	C-	George Washington Middle School	Eleanor	Putnam County Schools	27%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	306
#67	C-	Ritchie County Middle	Ellenboro	Ritchie County Schools	27%	32%	Meets Expectations	330
#68	C-	Dunbar Middle School	Dunbar	Kanawha County Schools	26%	33%	Meets Expectations	300
#69	C-	Warm Springs Middle School	Berkeley Springs	Morgan County Schools	26%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	480
#70	C-	Bluefield Middle School	Bluefield	Mercer County Schools	25%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	467
#71	C-	Huntington East Middle School	Huntington	Cabell County Schools	25%	31%	Meets Expectations	585
#72	C-	Martinsburg South Middle School	Martinsburg	Berkeley County Schools	25%	31%	Meets Expectations	747
#73	C-	Taylor County Middle School	Grafton	Taylor County Schools	25%	31%	Meets Expectations	685
#74	C-	Westwood Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	25%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	363
#75	D+	Chapmanville Middle School	Chapmanville	Logan County Schools	24%	30%	Meets Expectations	524
#76	D+	Elkins Middle School	Elkins	Randolph County Schools	24%	32%	Meets Expectations	569
#77	D+	South Charleston Middle School	South Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	24%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	350
#78	D+	Tyler Consolidated Middle School	Sistersville	Tyler County Schools	24%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	265
#79	D+	Washington Irving Middle School	Clarksburg	Harrison County Schools	24%	28%	Meets Expectations	540
#80	D+	Brooke Middle School	Wellsburg	Brooke County Schools	23%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	693
#81	D+	Mckinley Middle School	St Albans	Kanawha County Schools	23%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	303
#82	D+	Richwood Middle School	Craigsville	Nicholas County Schools	23%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	229
#83	D+	Wayne Middle School	Wayne	Wayne County Schools	23%	32%	Meets Expectations	371
#84	D	Philippi Middle School	Philippi	Barbour County Board of Education	23%	27%	Meets Expectations	291
#85	D	Princeton Middle School	Princeton	Mercer County Schools	23%	27%	Meets Expectations	503
#86	D	South Harrison Middle School	Lost Creek	Harrison County Schools	23%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	274
#87	D	East Bank Middle School	East Bank	Kanawha County Schools	22%	28%	Meets Expectations	254
#88	D	Keyser Middle School	Keyser	Mineral County Schools	22%	28%	Meets Expectations	719
#89	D	Western Greenbrier Middle School	Crawley	Greenbrier County Schools	22%	31%	Meets Expectations	264
#90	D	Logan Middle School	Logan	Logan County Schools	21%	25%	Meets Expectations	590
#91	D	Martinsburg North Middle School	Martinsburg	Berkeley County Schools	21%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	666
#92	D-	Braxton County Middle School	Sutton	Braxton County Schools	20%	26%	Meets Expectations	383
#93	D-	Ceredo Kenova Middle School	Ceredo	Wayne County Schools	20%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	262
#94	D-	Du Pont Middle School	Belle	Kanawha County Schools	20%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	423
#95	D-	Robert L Bland Middle School	Weston	Lewis County Schools	20%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	658
#96	D-	Van Devender Middle School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	20%	27%	Meets Expectations	311
#97	D-	Man Middle School	Mallory	Logan County Schools	19%	26%	Meets Expectations	385
#98	D-	Moundsville Middle School	Moundsville	Marshall County Schools	19%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	409
#99	D-	Summersville Middle School	Summersville	Nicholas County Schools	19%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	555
#100	F	Mullens Middle School	Mullens	Wyoming County Schools	19%	23%	Meets Expectations	135
#101	F	Spencer Middle School	Spencer	Roane County Schools	19%	25%	Meets Expectations	331
#102	F	Madison Middle School	Madison	Boone County Schools	18%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	442
#103	F	Oak Hill Middle School	Oak Hill	Fayette County Schools	18%	25%	Meets Expectations	656
#104	F	Beckley Stratton Middle School	Beckley	Raleigh County Schools	17%	25%	Meets Expectations	674
#105	F	Oceana Middle School	Oceana	Wyoming County Schools	17%	23%	Meets Expectations	229
#106	F	Guyan Valley Middle	Branchland	Lincoln County Schools	16%	23%	Meets Expectations	235
#107	F	B U Middle School	Buckhannon	Upshur County Schools	15%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	803
#108	F	West Side Middle School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	12%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	377

How West Virginia's middle schools compare

A: 22B: 27C: 25D: 25F: 9

45% of the 108 ranked middle schools in West Virginia earn an A or B (22 A grades, 27 B, 25 C, 25 D, 9 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 83 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (77% here, 70% nationally), and 38 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 34% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Buffalo Middle School (46% against 31%, A+), Oak Glen Middle School (38% against 28%, A), Independence Middle School (37% against 27%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 27): Wood County Schools (4), Monongalia County Schools (3), Jefferson County Schools (3), Raleigh County Schools (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Charleston (5, 3 at A or B), Morgantown (4, 3 at A or B), Wheeling (4, 4 at A or B), Parkersburg (4, 3 at A or B), Huntington (3, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Spring Mills Middle School (964 students, C, #65), Hurricane Middle (849 students, A+, #7), B U Middle School (803 students, F, #107).

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in West Virginia.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in West Virginia

What is the best middle school in West Virginia?

Mountaineer Middle School in Morgantown ranks first among the 108 ranked middle schools in West Virginia with a SchoolGrade of A+, 51% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55%.

How are middle schools in West Virginia ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does West Virginia have?

SchoolGrade grades 108 public middle schools in West Virginia; 108 are ranked here.