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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in West Virginia

84 public middle schools in West Virginia appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. East Bank Middle School leads the list at -43.5%, against a median of -13.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

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West Virginia

Best Enrollment change

-43.5%

Median Enrollment change

-13.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	East Bank Middle School	East Bank, WV	Kanawha County Schools	402	227	-43.5%
2	Van Devender Middle School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	415	244	-41.2%
3	Guyan Valley Middle	Branchland, WV	Lincoln County Schools	283	190	-32.9%
4	Robert L. Bland Middle School	Weston, WV	Lewis County Schools	720	503	-30.1%
5	Logan Middle School	Logan, WV	Logan County Schools	645	463	-28.2%
6	Horace Mann Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	535	385	-28.0%
7	Spencer Middle School	Spencer, WV	Roane County Schools	413	299	-27.6%
8	Sherman Junior High School	Seth, WV	Boone County Schools	290	213	-26.6%
9	Clay Middle School	Clay, WV	Clay County Schools	411	302	-26.5%
10	Vinson Middle School	Huntington, WV	Wayne County Schools	223	164	-26.5%
11	Philippi Middle School	Philippi, WV	Barbour County Schools	331	244	-26.3%
12	Wayne Middle School	Wayne, WV	Wayne County Schools	463	344	-25.7%
13	Capon Bridge Middle School	Capon Bridge, WV	Hampshire County Schools	290	219	-24.5%
14	Weir Middle School	Weirton, WV	Hancock County Schools	650	493	-24.2%
15	Mannington Middle School	Mannington, WV	Marion County Schools	298	231	-22.5%
16	Madison Middle School	Madison, WV	Boone County Schools	513	398	-22.4%
17	Trap Hill Middle School	Glen Daniel, WV	Raleigh County Schools	425	331	-22.1%
18	Lincoln Middle School	Shinnston, WV	Harrison County Schools	493	394	-20.1%
19	Pleasants County Middle School	Belmont, WV	Pleasants County Schools	336	269	-19.9%
20	Hurricane Middle School	Hurricane, WV	Putnam County Schools	1,013	821	-19.0%
21	Chapmanville Middle School	Chapmanville, WV	Logan County Schools	598	485	-18.9%
22	Oak Hill Middle School	Oak Hill, WV	Fayette County Schools	770	627	-18.6%
23	McKinley Middle School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	310	255	-17.7%
24	Bridge Street Middle School	Wheeling, WV	Ohio County Schools	319	263	-17.6%
25	Dunbar Middle School	Dunbar, WV	Kanawha County Schools	392	325	-17.1%
26	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	586	488	-16.7%
27	Wirt County Middle School	Elizabeth, WV	Wirt County Schools	313	263	-16.0%
28	Oak Glen Middle School	New Cumberland, WV	Hancock County Schools	552	465	-15.8%
29	B-U Middle School	Buckhannon, WV	Upshur County Schools	850	718	-15.5%
30	Sissonville Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	615	521	-15.3%
31	Huntington East Middle School	Huntington, WV	Cabell County Schools	643	546	-15.1%
32	Belington Middle School	Belington, WV	Barbour County Schools	291	248	-14.8%
33	Shepherdstown Middle School	Shepherdstown, WV	Jefferson County Schools	361	308	-14.7%
34	Richwood Middle School	Craigsville, WV	Nicholas County Schools	267	228	-14.6%
35	Harpers Ferry Middle School	Harpers Ferry, WV	Jefferson County Schools	640	550	-14.1%
36	Monongah Middle School	Monongah, WV	Marion County Schools	221	190	-14.0%
37	Triadelphia Middle School	Wheeling, WV	Ohio County Schools	450	387	-14.0%
38	Westwood Middle School	Morgantown, WV	Monongalia County Schools	402	346	-13.9%
39	Central Preston Middle School	Kingwood, WV	Preston County Schools	336	290	-13.7%
40	Beckley-Stratton Middle School	Beckley, WV	Raleigh County Schools	684	590	-13.7%
41	Hamilton Middle School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	516	446	-13.6%
42	Mountaineer Middle School	Clarksburg, WV	Harrison County Schools	406	351	-13.5%
43	Martinsburg North Middle School	Martinsburg, WV	Berkeley County Schools	699	605	-13.4%
44	Ripley Middle School	Ripley, WV	Jackson County Schools	674	586	-13.1%
45	Warm Springs Middle School	Berkeley Springs, WV	Morgan County Schools	487	425	-12.7%
46	Poca Middle School	Poca, WV	Putnam County Schools	317	277	-12.6%
47	South Harrison Middle School	Lost Creek, WV	Harrison County Schools	279	244	-12.5%
48	Barboursville Middle School	Barboursville, WV	Cabell County Schools	796	697	-12.4%
49	West Side Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	427	374	-12.4%
50	Taylor County Middle School	Grafton, WV	Taylor County Schools	727	640	-12.0%

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