Princeton Middle School
300 North Johnston St
Princeton WV, 24740, Mercer County
Phone: 304-425-7517
Ranking:
(248 out of 558, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Mercer County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 44 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 46 | 43 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 568 | 535 | 577 | 590 | 616 | 643 | 622 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 211 | 37.1% | 190 | 35.5% | 187 | 32.4% | 172 | 29.2% | 195 | 31.7% | 216 | 33.6% | 216 | 34.7% |
Grade 7: | 182 | 32.0% | 169 | 31.6% | 186 | 32.2% | 209 | 35.4% | 214 | 34.7% | 209 | 32.5% | 227 | 36.5% |
Grade 8: | 175 | 30.8% | 176 | 32.9% | 204 | 35.4% | 209 | 35.4% | 207 | 33.6% | 218 | 33.9% | 179 | 28.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 275 | 48.4% | 267 | 49.9% | 297 | 51.5% | 287 | 48.6% | 306 | 49.7% | 317 | 49.3% | 316 | 50.8% |
Female: | 293 | 51.6% | 268 | 50.1% | 280 | 48.5% | 303 | 51.4% | 310 | 50.3% | 318 | 49.5% | 302 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 51 | 9.0% | 40 | 7.5% | 47 | 8.1% | 53 | 9.0% | 53 | 8.6% | 49 | 7.6% | 49 | 7.9% |
White: | 500 | 88.0% | 481 | 89.9% | 508 | 88.0% | 517 | 87.6% | 548 | 89.0% | 583 | 90.7% | 565 | 90.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 326 | 60.9% | 299 | 51.8% | 296 | 50.2% | 267 | 43.3% | 271 | 42.1% | 267 | 42.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 10.2% | 46 | 7.8% | 49 | 8.0% | 46 | 7.2% | 49 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.91 | 11.38 | 13.42 | 14.50 | 13.54 | 15.00 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 61.53 | 62.69 | 60 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.22 | 42.48 | 43 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 51.41 | 51.86 | 45 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.18 | 52.12 | 48 |
2009 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 65.38 | 67.8 | 65 |
2010 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.02 | 35.92 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.93 | 49.53 | 50 |
2012 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.81 | 48.4 | 51 |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.07 | 55.38 | 58 |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.57 | 34.35 | 40 |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.15 | 42.16 | 41 |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.26 | 39.08 | 42 |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 59.79 | 61.77 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.12 | 30.82 | 34 |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.2 | 36.98 | 35 |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.38 | 29.97 | 34 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 55.09 | 56.39 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.02 | 44.05 | 47 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.33 | 44.14 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 55.8 | 54.01 | 51 |
2009 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 66.82 | 59.91 | 63 |
2010 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.49 | 39.12 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.82 | 45.09 | 51 |
2012 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.9 | 48.19 | 49 |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 63.2 | 56.08 | 54 |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.09 | 40.26 | 43 |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.71 | 38.3 | 42 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.07 | 44.17 | 45 |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.37 | 53.25 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.43 | 34.97 | 39 |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.7 | 36.21 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.25 | 39.17 | 40 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.05 | 50.42 | 53 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.32 | 33.38 | 37 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33 | 38.15 | 40 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50.24 | 43.98 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 63.38 | 60.5 | 61 |
2010 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.75 | 41.01 | 42 |
2011 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.86 | 45.31 | 48 |
2012 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.54 | 44.32 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 55.45 | 53.87 | 55 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.95 | 46.34 | 46 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.5 | 36.31 | 42 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.91 | 42.89 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 63.03 | 61.08 | 58 |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.79 | 31.64 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.5 | 32.89 | 36 |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.48 | 30.53 | 34 |
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* Princeton Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.