Berkeley County School District
Serves Martinsburg and Hedgesville.
Martinsburg’s School Grade B better than 59% of West Virginia school districts
What stands out about Berkeley County School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 59% of West Virginia districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the WV average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $124.1M, about $6,204 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 59% of the 56 West Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Martinsburg. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. WV
2021–22 · class of 2023100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 3.8% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
32 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools.
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within West Virginia.