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If you had an hour of school board time for CHARLES TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
603
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540057000341
Charles Town Middle School
193 High St, Charles Town, WV 25414 · (304) 725-7821 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL603 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
12.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 186 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 219 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
45.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
22.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 Charles Town Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #52 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #28 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #21 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #32 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #11 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #56 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
603
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 603 | 49 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 49 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 52 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 36% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 47.5 | 14.1:1 | 38% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 36% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 25% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 58 | 14.0:1 | 34% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 45 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Town Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (669 to 603); teachers up 3% (47.5 to 49).
About Charles Town Middle School
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, Charles Town Middle School serves students in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 603 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 41% bigger than the 429-student average for middle schools in West Virginia.
Charles Town Middle School reports to Jefferson County Schools, which has 16 schools and 8,386 students.
At Charles Town Middle School, 68% of students are White. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Jefferson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Charles Town Middle School reports a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher, from 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia is 1.0 students per teacher.
In the wider Jefferson County area, the median household earns about $98,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Charles Town Middle School shares Jefferson County with 17 other public schools.
Wright Denny Intermediate School sits about 0.9 miles from Charles Town Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Charles Town Middle School is Town: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 603, from 666 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Charles Town Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,260
Census ACS
Median income
$98,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County Schools
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Harpers Ferry Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- T A Lowery Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- South Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Wildwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
Other schools in Charles Town
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of West VirginiaCombined · 1,148 students
- South Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Wright Denny Intermediate SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Page Jackson ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Wright Denny Intermediate School0.9 mi · 376
- Page Jackson Elementary1.5 mi · 366
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of West Virginia1.8 mi · 1,148
- Washington High School2.1 mi · 1,458
- Ranson Elementary School2.9 mi · 256
- Blue Ridge Elementary School4.2 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Town Middle SchoolHow large is Charles Town Middle School?
Charles Town Middle School enrolls approximately 603 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Charles Town Middle School serve?
Charles Town Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Charles Town Middle School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Charles Town Middle School.
How diverse is Charles Town Middle School?
Charles Town Middle School reports a student body of 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Town Middle School?
Charles Town Middle School is overseen by Jefferson County Schools in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.