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Enrollment
590
Middle
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540123000940
Beckley-Stratton Middle School
401 Grey Flats Rd, Beckley, WV 25801 · (304) 256-4616 · Raleigh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 174 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 35% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 23% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
27.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
14.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 Beckley-Stratton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #97 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #105 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #26 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #1 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #9 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #40 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 2024-25Enrollment
590
-98 (-14%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 590 | 66 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 59 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 50 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 70% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 49.5 | 13.8:1 | 70% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 69% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 62% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 50 | 17.3:1 | 50% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beckley-Stratton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (684 to 590); teachers up 33% (49.5 to 66).
About Beckley-Stratton Middle School
Beckley-Stratton Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in Beckley, West Virginia. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 590 students. The average for middle schools in West Virginia is about 429 students, so this school is 38% above average.
Raleigh County Schools has 10,350 students spread across 26 schools.
Beckley-Stratton Middle School's enrollment is 66% White. Next come 20% Black, 11% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 87% White among all Raleigh County residents. By the diversity index, Beckley-Stratton Middle School comes in at 51%.
The school reports 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.9 students per teacher. The 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia is higher than this school's figure.
Raleigh County has these Census figures: median household income is about $52,150, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The public schools of Raleigh County number 27 and enroll about 10,350.
The nearest public school is Beckley Elementary, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Beckley-Stratton Middle School went from 688 students to 590. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 8.9:1.
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Raleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,195
Census ACS
Median income
$52,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Raleigh County Schools
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- Shady Spring HighHigh · 754 students
- Shady Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Daniels ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 458 students
Other schools in Beckley
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- Stratton ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Crescent ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- Cranberry-Prosperity ElementaryElementary · 272 students
- Beckley ElementaryElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Beckley Elementary0.1 mi · 260
- Woodrow Wilson High School1.1 mi · 1,284
- Stratton Elementary1.6 mi · 312
- Stanaford Elementary School1.9 mi · 199
- Park Middle School2.2 mi · 391
- Maxwell Hill Elementary2.8 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Beckley-Stratton Middle SchoolHow large is Beckley-Stratton Middle School?
Beckley-Stratton Middle School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Beckley-Stratton Middle School serve?
Beckley-Stratton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beckley-Stratton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beckley-Stratton Middle School is approximately 8.9:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Beckley-Stratton Middle School?
Student demographics at Beckley-Stratton Middle School are roughly 66% White, 2% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Beckley-Stratton Middle School in?
Beckley-Stratton Middle School is part of Raleigh County Schools.
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