📍 800 Independence Road, Coal City, Raleigh County, 25823
Independence Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Coal City, Raleigh County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raleigh County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Middle School enrolls 477 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.1% Two or more races and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 454 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Independence Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 9, state house district 29.
Independence Middle School is one of 27 schools in Raleigh County Schools, based in BECKLEY, West Virginia. The district serves 10,350 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 477 students, Independence Middle School is larger than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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