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Barboursville Middle School

1400 Central Ave, Barboursville, WV 25504 · (304) 733-3003 · Cabell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
697
Middle
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 429
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 622132%
Grade 724635%
Grade 823033%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
63191%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
335%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31846%
Female
37954%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
56.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
32.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Barboursville Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West Virginia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#25 of 109
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#6 of 109
Enrollment
ranked largest first
697#8 of 110
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#59 of 103
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.7%#42 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.4%#48 of 84
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
697
-46 (-6%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256975113.7:1N/A
2023-2468153.412.8:1N/A
2022-236795113.3:1N/A
2020-217435513.5:136% (268)
2017-1879654.514.6:147% (371)
2015-167845414.5:146% (359)
2010-117715314.6:136% (281)
2000-017945414.7:147% (377)
1990-916603717.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barboursville Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (796 to 697); teachers down 6% (54.5 to 51).

About Barboursville Middle School

Barboursville Middle School is a large middle school that serves part of Barboursville, West Virginia. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 697 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in West Virginia enroll around 429, and this school is 62% larger than that mark.

Barboursville Middle School reports to Cabell County Schools, which has 25 schools and 11,188 students.

Barboursville Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 2% Asian. That is in line with Cabell County, where about 89% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Barboursville Middle School scores 18%.

There are 51 full-time-equivalent teachers at Barboursville Middle School, giving a ratio of 13.7:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia.

In Cabell County, median household income comes to about $55,832, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Cabell County counts 26 public schools with about 11,188 students.

About 0.3 miles separate Barboursville Middle School from the closest public school, Village Of Barboursville Elementary Sch. The five-mile area around Barboursville Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Barboursville Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.

The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

Barboursville Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Cabell County at a glance

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Population
92,739
Census ACS
Median income
$55,832
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,188 students

Quick facts

School name
Barboursville Middle School
District
Cabell County Schools
Address
1400 Central Ave, Barboursville, WV 25504
Phone
(304) 733-3003
County
Cabell County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
697
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
540018000091
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Cabell County Schools
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Frequently asked questions

About Barboursville Middle School
How large is Barboursville Middle School?
Barboursville Middle School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Barboursville Middle School serve?
Barboursville Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Barboursville Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Barboursville Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Barboursville Middle School?
Student demographics at Barboursville Middle School are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Barboursville Middle School in?
Barboursville Middle School is part of Cabell County Schools.
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