Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540057000349
Shepherdstown Middle School
54 Minden St, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 · (304) 876-6120 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL308 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
10.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · 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 | 88 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 41% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
52.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
25.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 52 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 Shepherdstown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #39 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #11 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #75 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #9 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #24 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #33 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
308
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
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 | 308 | 28.5 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 28.5 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 29.8 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 33% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 28.5 | 12.7:1 | 39% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 41% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 27% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shepherdstown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (361 to 308); teachers unchanged (28.5 to 28.5).
About Shepherdstown Middle School
Shepherdstown Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 308 students. Against the 429-student average for middle schools in West Virginia, enrollment here is 28% lower.
Jefferson County Schools has a total of 16 schools and 8,386 students, Shepherdstown Middle School among them.
White students are the large majority at Shepherdstown Middle School, with 80% of enrollment. Next come 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Jefferson County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at Shepherdstown Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The count of teachers at Shepherdstown Middle School is 28.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.8:1. Among middle schools in West Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $98,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 18 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 9,763 students.
Nearby, Shepherdstown Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 333 in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 10.8:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,260
Census ACS
Median income
$98,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County Schools
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Charles Town Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Harpers Ferry Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- T A Lowery Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- South Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Shepherdstown
- Shepherdstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Shepherdstown Elementary School0.2 mi · 310
- Sharpsburg Elementary3.5 mi · 362
- Wildwood Middle School5.0 mi · 429
- Jefferson High School5.3 mi · 1,431
- T A Lowery Elementary School5.4 mi · 531
- North Jefferson Elementary5.5 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Shepherdstown Middle SchoolHow large is Shepherdstown Middle School?
Shepherdstown Middle School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 06-08.
Is Shepherdstown Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shepherdstown Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shepherdstown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shepherdstown Middle School is approximately 10.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shepherdstown Middle School?
Shepherdstown Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Shepherdstown Middle School public or private?
Shepherdstown Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County Schools.
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