Shepherdstown Middle School

Shepherdstown Middle School is a middle school of compact scale in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, operated by Jefferson County Schools, hosting 308 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 429.

Within Jefferson County Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 8,386 students, Shepherdstown Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shepherdstown Middle School logs that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $98,806, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shepherdstown Middle School is one of 18 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 9,763 students).

Shepherdstown Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Shepherdstown Middle School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shepherdstown Middle School has edged down 15%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Shepherdstown Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.