📍 553 Route 20 South Road, Buckhannon, Upshur County, 26201
B-u Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Buckhannon, Upshur County. The school has 803 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upshur County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
B-u Middle School enrolls 803 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 775 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
B-u Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-20, state senate district 11, state house district 45.
B-u Middle School is one of 10 schools in Upshur County Schools, based in BUCKHANNON, West Virginia. The district serves 3,385 students district-wide and employs 248 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 803 students, B-u Middle School is larger than the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote