Philippi Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Philippi, West Virginia

Philippi Middle School in Philippi, West Virginia enrolled 244 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the West Virginia middle-school median of 13.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

291 students in 2022-23, 271 students in 2023-24, 244 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 22.0.

Students enrolled at Philippi Middle School by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232912023-242712024-25244
Students enrolled at Philippi Middle School by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232912023-242712024-25244
Students enrolled at Philippi Middle School by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232912023-242712024-25244
Students enrolled at Philippi Middle School by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232912023-242712024-25244
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329124.511.9
2023-2427122.612.0
2024-2524422.011.1

11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 West Virginia middle schools

Among the 109 West Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, West Virginia middle schools, 2024-25109 values from 8.9 to 17.8; Philippi Middle School 11.1; state median 13.2.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherPhilippi Middle School 11.1state median 13.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia middle schools, 2024-25109 values from 8.9 to 17.8; Philippi Middle School 11.1; state median 13.2.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherPhilippi Middle School 11.1state median 13.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia middle schools, 2024-25109 values from 8.9 to 17.8; Philippi Middle School 11.1; state median 13.2.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherPhilippi Middle School 11.1state median 13.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, West Virginia middle schools, 2024-25109 values from 8.9 to 17.8; Philippi Middle School 11.1; state median 13.2.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherPhilippi Middle School 11.1state median 13.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 594 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Philippi Middle School enrolled 297 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 594 of the 297 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent36.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.8% of students were White, 5.7% of two or more races, 1.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White91.8%
  2. Two or more races5.7%
  3. Black1.2%
  4. Hispanic0.8%
  5. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Philippi Middle School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWest Virginia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223%34%41.3%
Math, 2022-2314%29% (2021-22)34.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Philippi Middle School

  1. Lincoln Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 22 miles away: 394 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  2. Robert L. Bland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 23 miles away: 503 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
  3. Compare Philippi Middle School with Lincoln Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Barbour County Schools spends per student$12,158 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,158
  5. The largest public schools in West VirginiaPhilippi Middle School is the number 92 by size of 109 West Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#92 of 109
  6. West Virginia schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 13.2 for middle schools.11.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Philippi Middle School

  1. How many students attend Philippi Middle School?
    244 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 291 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Philippi, WV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Philippi Middle School?
    11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for middle schools is 13.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Philippi Middle School a Title I school?
    Philippi Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Philippi Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Philippi Middle School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Philippi Middle School in?
    Barbour County Schools, NCES district ID 5400030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540003000010 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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