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If you had an hour of school board time for SHADY SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540123000981
Shady Spring Middle School
500 Flat Top Rd, Shady Spring, WV 25918 · (304) 256-4570 · Raleigh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL599 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
13.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
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 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 34% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
46.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
30.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 Shady Spring Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #27 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #24 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #23 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #51 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #66 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #65 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
599
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 599 | 45 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 45 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 43 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 46% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 48% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 45% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 40% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 39% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 35 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Spring Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (647 to 599); teachers up 10% (41 to 45).
About Shady Spring Middle School
Shady Spring Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Shady Spring, West Virginia. A federal count lists 599 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in West Virginia is about 429, so this school runs 40% above that.
Raleigh County Schools counts 26 schools and 10,350 students, including Shady Spring Middle School.
The large majority of students at Shady Spring Middle School, 95%, are White. The remaining shares are 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Shady Spring Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
The count of teachers at Shady Spring Middle School is 45 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.3:1. Middle schools in West Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1.
Census estimates describe Raleigh County this way: 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. Federal data list 27 public schools in Raleigh County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,350.
The shortest distance from Shady Spring Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Shady Spring Elementary. The five-mile area around Shady Spring Middle School holds 4 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Shady Spring Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Shady Spring Middle School went from 647 students to 599. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 13.3:1.
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Raleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,195
Census ACS
Median income
$52,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Raleigh County Schools
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- Shady Spring HighHigh · 754 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Beckley-Stratton Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Daniels ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 458 students
Other schools in Shady Spring
- Shady Spring HighHigh · 754 students
- Shady Spring ElementaryElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Shady Spring Elementary0.2 mi · 447
- Shady Spring High0.8 mi · 754
- Daniels Elementary3.5 mi · 510
- Ghent Elementary4.4 mi · 201
- Stratton Elementary6.3 mi · 312
- Coal City Elementary6.5 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Spring Middle SchoolHow large is Shady Spring Middle School?
Shady Spring Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Shady Spring Middle School serve?
Shady Spring Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shady Spring Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shady Spring Middle School is approximately 13.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Shady Spring Middle School?
Student demographics at Shady Spring Middle School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Shady Spring Middle School public or private?
Shady Spring Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Raleigh County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.