Milton Middle School

Milton Middle School serves 570 sixth through eighth graders in Milton, West Virginia. It earns a composite score of 9.0 out of 10 — an Exceptional rating — with an academic score of 8.5 and a growth score of 9.2. That growth figure is particularly telling: it measures how much students advance year over year, and a 9.2 signals students here are gaining ground at a pace well above what most schools achieve.

The school's 11.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio keeps class sizes tight, giving teachers more contact time with individual students than most public middle schools can offer. The outcomes reflect it — Milton Middle ranks #1 among all 109 middle schools in West Virginia and outperforms 96% of public schools statewide. Across all grade levels, it holds the 27th spot out of 635 West Virginia public schools.

For families in the Milton area, this is the clear top choice at the middle school level. Strong academics, above-average growth, and favorable staffing ratios combine to make it one of the most consistent performers in West Virginia's public school system.