Enrollment
244
Middle
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540162001180
Van Devender Middle School
918 31st St, Parkersburg, WV 26104 · (304) 420-9645 · Wood County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL244 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
9.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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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 | 68 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 38% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
24.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
16.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 Van Devender Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #89 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #107 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #94 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #4 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #28 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #2 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
244
-117 (-32%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 244 | 25 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 31 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 28.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 79% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 27.5 | 15.1:1 | 77% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 79% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 34 | 11.0:1 | 69% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 62% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Devender Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (415 to 244); teachers down 9% (27.5 to 25).
About Van Devender Middle School
Among the schools in Parkersburg, West Virginia, is Van Devender Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. It reported 244 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in West Virginia average about 429 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
Wood County Schools has a total of 25 schools and 11,098 students, Van Devender Middle School among them.
Roughly 84% of students at Van Devender Middle School are White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 94% of Wood County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in West Virginia average 13.3:1.
The school is in Wood County, where the median household earns about $57,810 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Wood County, 27 public schools serve about 11,098 students.
Van Devender Middle School's nearest public school is Madison Elementary School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Van Devender Middle School.
In the federal locale system, Van Devender Middle School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A 32% decline took enrollment from 361 in 2020-21 to 244 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,407
Census ACS
Median income
$57,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,098 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wood County Schools
- Parkersburg High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Parkersburg South High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Williamstown High SchoolHigh · 676 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Williamstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Blennerhassett Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
Other schools in Parkersburg
- Parkersburg High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Parkersburg South High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Blennerhassett Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Blennerhassett Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Jefferson Elementary CenterElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary School0.5 mi · 264
- Parkersburg High School0.6 mi · 1,491
- Emerson Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- Hamilton Middle School1.1 mi · 446
- Jefferson Elementary Center1.4 mi · 475
- Criss Elementary School1.6 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Van Devender Middle SchoolHow many students attend Van Devender Middle School?
Van Devender Middle School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 06-08.
Is Van Devender Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Van Devender Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Van Devender Middle School have?
Van Devender Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is Van Devender Middle School?
Van Devender Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Devender Middle School?
Van Devender Middle School is overseen by Wood County Schools in Wood County.
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