Enrollment
351
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540051001231
Mountaineer Middle School
2 Mountaineer Dr, Clarksburg, WV 26301 · (304) 326-7620 · Harrison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL351 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
9.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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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 | 123 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 30% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
37.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
25.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 Mountaineer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #38 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #65 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #68 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #3 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #37 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #42 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
351
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 351 | 36.7 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 41.4 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 36.3 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 50% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 36.1 | 11.3:1 | 61% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 44% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 58% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountaineer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (406 to 351); teachers up 2% (36.1 to 36.7).
About Mountaineer Middle School
Mountaineer Middle School is a small middle school in Clarksburg, West Virginia, one of the schools in Harrison County Schools. Enrollment is 351 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
District-wide, Harrison County Schools has 24 schools and 9,358 students.
Mountaineer Middle School enrolls a student body that is 89% White. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Harrison County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. By the diversity index, Mountaineer Middle School comes in at 20%.
The school reports 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.6 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in West Virginia average 13.3:1.
Harrison County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,377, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Harrison County number 28 and enroll about 9,414.
The school nearest to Mountaineer Middle School is Liberty High School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 388 to 351. The school's ratio fell from 11.1:1 to 9.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,984
Census ACS
Median income
$60,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,414 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County Schools
- Bridgeport High SchoolHigh · 817 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Robert C Byrd High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Nutter Fort Primary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Bridgeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Big Elm Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Clarksburg
- Robert C Byrd High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Washington Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 346 students
- Victory Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- North View Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- United High SchoolCombined · 148 students
Other Mountaineer Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mountaineer Middle. Mountaineer Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mountaineer Middle SchoolMorgantown, WV · 640 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High School0.1 mi · 346
- United High School1.1 mi · 148
- Evolution Middle School1.1 mi · 6
- Evolution High School1.1 mi · 53
- Clarksburg Classical Academy2.2 mi · 56
- Robert C Byrd High School2.8 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Mountaineer Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mountaineer Middle School?
Mountaineer Middle School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mountaineer Middle School serve?
Mountaineer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mountaineer Middle School have?
Mountaineer Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountaineer Middle School?
At Mountaineer Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountaineer Middle School?
Mountaineer Middle School is overseen by Harrison County Schools in Harrison County.
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