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Public middle school · Marshall County Schools · Moundsville, West Virginia

Moundsville Middle School

Moundsville Middle School rates 6.1, below most Marshall County Schools middle schools, whose rated median is 7.1.

Middle schools, 1 to 10This campus against public middle schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
6.1this school

6.1 on a one-to-ten scale; the Marshall County Schools median is 7.1.

#345 of 636 schools in West Virginia · Marshall County Schools: 2 middle schools rated, median 7.1

The brief

A Marshall County Schools middle school where students score 26 points above what's typical for similar communities.

It ranks 345 of 636 schools in West Virginia and 8 of 13 in Marshall County Schools.

Moundsville Middle School is listed in Marshall County Schools, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math22%11 points below the West Virginia average of 33%Grades 6–8 · 406 students tested · 2025 WVGSA
Reading30%15 points below the West Virginia average of 45%Grades 6–8 · 407 students tested · 2025 WVGSA
Proficiency is down 10 points across the 17-year record (2009–2025) and has held near 26% recently.2025 WVGSA; 37 test records from WV state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
7.0
40% of the rating
Academics
2.8
35% of the rating
Resources & Environment
9.3
25% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2025

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 23% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 32% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 WVGSA · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2025 WVGSA · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 26041; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Moundsville Middle School and the 20 nearest middle schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$55,545
Median home value
$128,400
Median rent
$823/mo
College educated
13.5%
Homeownership
75.9%
Poverty rate
18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 26041; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
75
Very Walkable
Bike Score
54
Bikeable
City reported crime
2,718/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Moundsville. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Moundsville), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Gifted and talented
Available
A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Moundsville Middle School serve?

Moundsville Middle School serves students in grades 6th through 8th.

How many students attend Moundsville Middle School?

Moundsville Middle School has an enrollment of approximately 402 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Moundsville Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Moundsville Middle School is 10.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Moundsville Middle School rank in WV?

Moundsville Middle School ranks #345 of 636 schools in WV.

What is Moundsville Middle School's MySchoolScout rating?

Moundsville Middle School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.1 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

What are the test scores at Moundsville Middle School?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Moundsville Middle School has 23% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 32% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

Is Moundsville Middle School a charter school?

No, Moundsville Middle School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Moundsville Middle School a Title I school?

No, Moundsville Middle School is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
6th – 8th
Enrollment
402
Student-teacher ratio
10.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
38
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Fringe Town
County
Marshall County
Rank in district
#8 of 13
Schools in district
13
District spending per student
$18,263
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
24.3%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 26041)
15,706
Area average commute
24.9 min
Area median age
43.7

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, West Virginia Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.