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Van Devender Junior High School
918 31st St
Parkersburg WV, 26104, Wood County
Phone: 304-420-9645
Ranking:
(386 out of 558, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Wood County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 345 | 333 | 367 | 373 | 401 | 394 | 390 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 125 | 36.2% | 117 | 35.1% | 116 | 31.6% | 107 | 28.7% | 158 | 39.4% | 133 | 33.8% | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 121 | 35.1% | 102 | 30.6% | 118 | 32.2% | 150 | 40.2% | 129 | 32.2% | 122 | 31.0% | 127 | 32.6% |
Grade 8: | 99 | 28.7% | 114 | 34.2% | 133 | 36.2% | 116 | 31.1% | 114 | 28.4% | 139 | 35.3% | 132 | 33.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 185 | 53.6% | 181 | 54.4% | 192 | 52.3% | 202 | 54.2% | 209 | 52.1% | 207 | 52.5% | 198 | 50.8% |
Female: | 160 | 46.4% | 152 | 45.6% | 175 | 47.7% | 171 | 45.8% | 192 | 47.9% | 179 | 45.4% | 188 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 12 | 3.5% | 10 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.8% | 24 | 6.0% | 27 | 6.9% | 26 | 6.7% |
White: | 310 | 89.9% | 307 | 92.2% | 345 | 94.0% | 349 | 93.6% | 369 | 92.0% | 358 | 90.9% | 360 | 92.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 246 | 71.3% | 254 | 76.3% | 252 | 68.7% | 243 | 65.1% | 268 | 66.8% | 252 | 64.0% | 215 | 55.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.5% | 12 | 3.6% | 16 | 4.4% | 16 | 4.3% | 22 | 5.5% | 18 | 4.6% | 20 | 5.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.45 | 10.74 | 11.12 | 10.97 | 11.46 | 11.30 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.9 | 61.81 | 60 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.45 | 45.41 | 43 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.73 | 41.87 | 45 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.05 | 44.36 | 48 |
2009 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 58.64 | 65.28 | 65 |
2010 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.96 | 45.31 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.96 | 51.95 | 50 |
2012 | RLA | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.35 | 49.07 | 51 |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.93 | 59.89 | 58 |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.41 | 42.72 | 40 |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 28.15 | 39.46 | 41 |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 23.36 | 40.41 | 42 |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 56.58 | 62.02 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 24.02 | 36.92 | 34 |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 24.5 | 36.82 | 35 |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 22.22 | 34.46 | 34 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 59.64 | 58.57 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 52.06 | 50.04 | 47 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.62 | 49.15 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.09 | 52.83 | 51 |
2009 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50.43 | 63.16 | 63 |
2010 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.28 | 47.06 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.73 | 54.44 | 51 |
2012 | RLA | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.51 | 50.63 | 49 |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.73 | 54.96 | 54 |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.14 | 48.41 | 43 |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.87 | 47.4 | 42 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.51 | 46.87 | 45 |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.6 | 53.03 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.01 | 44.24 | 39 |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 23.44 | 42.32 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.03 | 42.53 | 40 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.38 | 57.39 | 53 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.39 | 36.97 | 37 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.45 | 43.56 | 40 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.87 | 43.62 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 58.46 | 62.38 | 61 |
2010 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.96 | 44.75 | 42 |
2011 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.89 | 51.69 | 48 |
2012 | RLA | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.58 | 48.88 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.8 | 59.83 | 55 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.6 | 49.28 | 46 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.43 | 46.69 | 42 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25.38 | 51.13 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 52.34 | 63.87 | 58 |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 31.85 | 37.45 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.51 | 43.52 | 36 |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 24.8 | 39.95 | 34 |
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* Van Devender Junior High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.