Potomack Intermediate School

As an expansive K-5 school in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Potomack Intermediate School serves 871 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within Berkeley County Schools. That puts it 208% above the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 283 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Potomack Intermediate School shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Potomack Intermediate School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Berkeley County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,815, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Berkeley County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,006 students), Potomack Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Spring Mills Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Potomack Intermediate School's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 830 (now 871). The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 70% over that span.

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