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What's the vibe like in the hallways at PIKEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL right now?
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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540084001480
Pikeview Middle School
3550 Eads Mill Rd, Princeton, WV 24739 · (304) 384-3600 · Mercer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL502 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
15.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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 | 169 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 37% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
42.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
23.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 Pikeview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #51 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #43 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #38 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #83 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #52 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #83 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
502
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 502 | 33.3 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 34.3 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 36 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 46% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 59% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 41% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pikeview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (505 to 502); teachers up 1% (33 to 33.3).
About Pikeview Middle School
Pikeview Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Princeton, West Virginia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 502 students.
Pikeview Middle School is one school in Mercer County Schools, a system of 25 schools with 8,310 students.
White students are the large majority at Pikeview Middle School, with 92% of enrollment. Next come 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Mercer County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pikeview Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia.
County data help place the school in context: in Mercer County, median household income is about $53,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Pikeview Middle School is among the 27 public schools in Mercer County.
Pikeview High School is the public school closest to Pikeview Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 502, 10% below the 559 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,563
Census ACS
Median income
$53,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
8,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mercer County Schools
- Princeton Senior High SchoolHigh · 925 students
- Pikeview High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Bluefield High SchoolHigh · 618 students
- Glenwood School (K-8)Elementary · 614 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Princeton Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Princeton
- Princeton Senior High SchoolHigh · 925 students
- Pikeview High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Glenwood School (K-8)Elementary · 614 students
- Princeton Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Princeton Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Silver Springs Early Learning CenterElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Pikeview High School0.1 mi · 629
- Athens Elementary School2.5 mi · 233
- Melrose Elementary School2.7 mi · 239
- Spanishburg3.3 mi · 159
- Silver Springs Early Learning Center3.7 mi · 335
- Straley Elementary School4.3 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Pikeview Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pikeview Middle School?
Pikeview Middle School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pikeview Middle School serve?
Pikeview Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pikeview Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Pikeview Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Pikeview Middle School?
Student demographics at Pikeview Middle School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pikeview Middle School public or private?
Pikeview Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mercer County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.