West Fairmont Middle School

In Fairmont, West Virginia, part of Marion County, West Fairmont Middle School is a middle school. It reports enrollment of 592 students in grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in West Virginia enroll around 429, and this school is 38% bigger than that mark.

Marion County Schools runs West Fairmont Middle School along with 18 other schools, enrolling 7,112 students in total.

Of every 100 students at West Fairmont Middle School, about 76 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 92%. The diversity index for West Fairmont Middle School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 13.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at West Fairmont Middle School, which has 44. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia.

In Marion County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $67,370 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Marion County number 21, with about 7,112 students.

Fairmont Senior High School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Federal data place West Fairmont Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 640 in 2020-21 to 592 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the West Fairmont Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.