Overview of West Fairmont Middle School: West Fairmont Middle School is a public school situated in Fairmont, WV, which is in a distant town environment. The learner population of West Fairmont Middle School is 675, and the school serves 5-8. At West Fairmont Middle School, 39% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 21%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is worse than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners. The school serves 53% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 46 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at West Fairmont Middle School: At West Fairmont Middle School, 39% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Marion County Schools, 49% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math.

West Fairmont Middle School did worse in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In West Virginia, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 41% tested above or at that level for math.