Park Middle School

Park Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in Beckley, West Virginia. School enrollment was 391 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.

The district, Raleigh County Schools, has 10,350 students enrolled across 26 schools.

At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Park Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 15% Black and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Raleigh County, the White share is about 87%. Park Middle School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1 at Park Middle School, with 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia is higher than this school's figure.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Raleigh County show that median household income is about $52,150, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Park Middle School is one of 27 public schools in Raleigh County, which together enroll about 10,350 students.

Mabscott Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Park Middle School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 408 to 391. Over that span, the White share moved 4 points, to 73%.

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