Hedgesville Middle School

Set in Hedgesville, West Virginia, Hedgesville Middle School is a sizable middle-grades school, operated by Berkeley County Schools. It educates 776 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 429 students each, so Hedgesville Middle School sits 81% above that benchmark.

Berkeley County Schools runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 20,006 students. Hedgesville Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hedgesville Middle School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hedgesville Middle School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Berkeley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,815 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Berkeley County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,006 students), of which Hedgesville Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hedgesville Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Hedgesville Middle School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hedgesville Middle School has ticked up 14%, going from 678 students in 2018 to 776 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 76%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Hedgesville Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.