Beckley-stratton Middle School
Beckley-stratton Middle School serves 684 students in grades 6-8.
Beckley-stratton Middle School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in West Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 31% (which is lower than the West Virginia state average of 38%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 38% (which is lower than the West Virginia state average of 45%) for the 2017-18 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the West Virginia state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the West Virginia state average of 10% (majority Black).
Top Rankings
Beckley-stratton Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in West Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
School Overview
Beckley-stratton Middle School's student population of 684 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 50 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades 6-8
Total Students
684 students
Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers
50 teachers
Students by Grade
School Rankings
Beckley-stratton Middle School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 638 schools in West Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Beckley-stratton Middle School is 0.48, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.19. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#478 out of 638 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(17-18)38%
45%
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
American Indian
n/a
n/a
Asian
1%
1%
Hispanic
1%
2%
Black
24%
4%
White
68%
90%
Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
6%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
Eligible for Free Lunch
62%
48%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
8%
4%
School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, WV Dept. of Education
School Reviews
4 9/1/2021
I think this school is okay! I do have some problems with it though. I don''t like the fact that Females and Males are seperated in Lunch groups. Good school though, Very nice teachers.
3 8/25/2021
Honestly? The school is decent, not the best, not the worst, although i do have a problem, they only enforce dress code onto female students, which I do find quite the problem with. If you are going to have a rule in a school, do not apply it to one gender. It's most often I see female students get dress coded. In my two years here, I haven't ever seen a male student get dress coded, yet I have seen at least fifteen female students get dress coded.
4 10/21/2020
This school is very clean and building is very modern and nice.You have your caring teachers and not so caring as any school.The band director is wonderful . She engages all the students and if you want to learn and move up, if you try; you will in there. During the pandemic lockdown, even though seriously ill, she stayed in contact with her students. Not many did!!!School principal is very fair and does a great job.
1 2/10/2020
Beckley Stratton has been going downhill in education and student/teacher behavior. The students treat the teachers like crap as well as the teachers treating students wrongly. My daughter has been going there for 2 years and when we moved, she was so behind on everything that she was put into special needs classes. This is not a school you should send your child to, unless you/your child don't care about education! Parent's don't ruin your child's education like this. Send your students to park/trap hill. Anything but Beckley Stratton!
1 2/10/2020
This is not a school you want your child to attend unless you want them to be an uneducated gang member.
5 3/28/2011
Best school i have been to and then Mrs. Price left.:( WE MISS HER SOOOOOOOO MUCH!
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