Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540120000932
Poca Middle School
2884 Charleston Rd, Poca, WV 25159 · (304) 755-4675 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL277 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
12.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
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 | 90 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 34% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
39.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
25.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 39 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 Poca Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #40 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #59 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #84 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #42 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #97 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #46 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
277
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 277 | 21.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 24 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 53% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 61% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 66% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 49% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 41% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poca Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (317 to 277); teachers down 20% (27 to 21.5).
About Poca Middle School
Poca Middle School is one of the public schools in Poca, West Virginia. It is a low-enrollment middle school. Enrollment is 277 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 429-student average for middle schools in West Virginia, enrollment here is 35% lower.
Poca Middle School is in Putnam County Schools, a district with 8,518 students across 23 schools.
About 98% of the student body at Poca Middle School is White. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Poca Middle School is 21.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in West Virginia average 13.3:1.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Putnam County show that the median household income is $79,527, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Poca Middle School, Putnam County has 22 other public schools.
Nearby, Poca Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES describes the area around Poca Middle School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 285 in 2020-21 to 277 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,177
Census ACS
Median income
$79,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County Schools
- Hurricane High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Hurricane Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Poca
- Poca High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Poca Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Poca Elementary School0.1 mi · 279
- Poca High School1.2 mi · 410
- Rock Branch Elementary School2.0 mi · 187
- Eastbrook Elementary School3.0 mi · 255
- Point Harmony Elementary School3.8 mi · 440
- Andrew Jackson Middle School3.8 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Poca Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Poca Middle School?
Poca Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Poca Middle School serve?
Poca Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Poca Middle School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Poca Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Poca Middle School?
Student demographics at Poca Middle School are roughly 98% White, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Poca Middle School in?
Poca Middle School is part of Putnam County Schools.
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