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Summersville Middle School

40 Grizzley Ln, Summersville, WV 26651 · (304) 872-5092 · Nicholas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
509
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 429
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 614528%
Grade 718336%
Grade 818136%
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
49798%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
26051%
Female
24949%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
30.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
13.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 Summersville Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West Virginia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.0%#101 of 109
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#97 of 109
Enrollment
ranked largest first
509#36 of 110
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#73 of 103
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.6%#90 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.3%#72 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 2024-25
Enrollment
509
-82 (-14%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2550935.314.4:1N/A
2023-2454938.314.3:1N/A
2022-2355537.314.9:1N/A
2020-215913716.0:148% (282)
2017-185323515.2:162% (330)
2015-165233913.4:163% (330)
2010-115694014.2:153% (299)
2000-017234217.2:160% (437)
1990-917514516.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summersville Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (532 to 509); teachers up 1% (35 to 35.3).

About Summersville Middle School

Summersville, West Virginia, is home to Summersville Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 509 students enrolled.

The Nicholas County Schools system has 14 schools and 3,215 students.

White students are the large majority at Summersville Middle School, with 98% of enrollment. The White share in Nicholas County as a whole is similar, at about 96%. By the diversity index, Summersville Middle School comes in at 5%.

Summersville Middle School employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in West Virginia is 13.3:1, lower than at this school.

Among Nicholas County residents, median household income is about $54,639, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Summersville Middle School is one of 14 public schools in Nicholas County, which together enroll about 3,215 students.

Nicholas County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 509 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 591. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.0:1 to 14.4:1.

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Nicholas County at a glance

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Population
24,277
Census ACS
Median income
$54,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,215 students

Quick facts

School name
Summersville Middle School
District
Nicholas County Schools
Address
40 Grizzley Ln, Summersville, WV 26651
Phone
(304) 872-5092
County
Nicholas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
509
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
540102001262
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Nicholas County Schools
Other schools in Summersville
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Frequently asked questions

About Summersville Middle School
How large is Summersville Middle School?
Summersville Middle School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Summersville Middle School serve?
Summersville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summersville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summersville Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Summersville Middle School?
Student demographics at Summersville Middle School are roughly 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Summersville Middle School in?
Summersville Middle School is part of Nicholas County Schools.
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