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East Fairmont Junior High School

Public | 7-8 | 363 students

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Posted April 16, 2009

I love this school. I would not want to go to any other middle school in the county. Yea theres some fights, but there is always a going to be a small group of bad kids who start trouble in any school, and i don't think it's fair for just a few kids to give the whole school a bad reputation. The teachers here are amazing! So is the principle. What i love about this school is that they don't put a ton of pressure on you, and without all of that you can get much better grades. It's big too, so we are never too crowded, either. There are also some fun classes other than your core classes. Those are base (home ec.), tech ed., art, and music. But you don't take music if you are in band.The band is great. Visit their website at http://www.busybeeband.com/
—Submitted by a student


Posted January 15, 2009

The social situation in this school is not a good environment to my opinion. The administration of this school is not sufficient for the types of problems they encounter. The teachers lack education on handling many social situations. I feel that the school treats students very discriminatory in most situations. However, there are a few teachers that are excellent. We are currently fighting to change this situation, but at this time we have received no help.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 31, 2008

This school is doing an excellent job of working with all students. A high teacher turnover took place this year and for the most part it is an improvement. The new program of working with students not turning in homework is a god send to students and parents if they would take advantage of it. The principal really cares about students and is not afraid to tackle big issues. Many don't like it that she tells it like it is, but she expects everyone to give 110% all the time.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 18, 2007

It is falling apart. Students need a better school.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 30, 2006

This is my second year attending EFJH. I enjoy the chorus class the most, but the conditions of the bathrooms have been very bad before, especially last year (05-06). There aren't as many extracurricular activities as I would like there to be. I really enjoy having Mrs. Miller as our principal this year so far though. -Joslyn
—Submitted by a student


Posted July 5, 2006

At EFJHS there is a lot of troublemakers. The school had to close bathrooms to repaint and put in new doors, and sinks. There is writing in the stalls too. Not very many parents are involved. The only extracirricular act. are sports.
—Submitted by a student


Posted May 23, 2006

I have attended EFJHS for two years now.I really have loved attending this school. I will be sad when I leave EFJHS. THe students have more freedom here, a lot more than K-6 grades. Wen I first started I was really nervous, but everyone helped me find my classes. I'm very glad I went here than my other options for seventh and eighth grade.
—Submitted by a student


Posted March 30, 2006

MY name is Jade,this is my first year at EFJHS and I absoulutley love it!People are nice friendly and the teachers are friendly also,but my favorite part is just having a school that suceeds.We certainly try are best at everything we do.We have had students win the Social Studies Fair and Math Feild day,and are athletic have went undefeated before.All I half to say is that this school is the best school I would pick to enroll my students in.
—Submitted by a student


Posted November 7, 2004

My name is Abby and i am a student at EFJHS. I really like this school. The teachers are good, the school atmosphere is awesome, and we have a really cool principal. It's really to bad I can only go to this school for two years. The athletics and school activities are great. We have student council, builders club, bible club, yearbook stuff and alot of othe fun things. We have alot of different sports : basketball, cheerleading, track, cross-country, football, volleyball, etc. This school is great all around. I Love it.
—Submitted by Abby Steele, a student


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 47% in 2010.

179 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
55%

2009

 
 
68%

2008

 
 
79%

2007

 
 
78%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 43% in 2010.

179 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
49%

2009

 
 
63%

2008

 
 
81%

2007

 
 
76%
Science

The state average for Science was 43% in 2010.

178 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
52%

2009

 
 
69%

2008

 
 
82%

2007

 
 
83%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 39% in 2010.

178 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
38%

2009

 
 
66%

2008

 
 
69%

2007

 
 
70%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2009-2010 West Virginia used the West Virginia Educational Standards Test 2 (WESTEST 2) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading, math and science, and grades 3 through 11 in social studies. The WESTEST 2 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of West Virginia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the test.

See West Virginia's state standards

Source: West Virginia Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 38% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
52%

2009

 
 
61%

2008

 
 
77%

2007

 
 
78%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 42% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
45%

2009

 
 
74%

2008

 
 
81%

2007

 
 
87%
Science

The state average for Science was 46% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
63%

2009

 
 
68%

2008

 
 
86%

2007

 
 
92%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 33% in 2010.

168 students were tested at this school in 2010.

2010

 
 
35%

2009

 
 
66%

2008

 
 
72%

2007

 
 
79%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2009-2010 West Virginia used the West Virginia Educational Standards Test 2 (WESTEST 2) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading, math and science, and grades 3 through 11 in social studies. The WESTEST 2 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of West Virginia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the test.

See West Virginia's state standards

Source: West Virginia Department of Education

Math

All Students55%
Female53%
Male57%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
White57%
Economically disadvantaged41%
Economically non-disadvantaged68%
Students with disabilities8%
Students without disabilities63%
English language learnersn/a

Reading

All Students49%
Female60%
Male40%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
White50%
Economically disadvantaged35%
Economically non-disadvantaged62%
Students with disabilities4%
Students without disabilities56%
English language learnersn/a

Science

All Students52%
Female49%
Male55%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
White53%
Economically disadvantaged36%
Economically non-disadvantaged67%
Students with disabilities9%
Students without disabilities59%
English language learnersn/a

Social Studies

All Students38%
Female33%
Male42%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
White39%
Economically disadvantaged21%
Economically non-disadvantaged52%
Students with disabilities4%
Students without disabilities43%
English language learnersn/a
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2009-2010 West Virginia used the West Virginia Educational Standards Test 2 (WESTEST 2) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading, math and science, and grades 3 through 11 in social studies. The WESTEST 2 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of West Virginia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the West Virginia Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See West Virginia's state standards

Source: West Virginia Department of Education

Math

All Students52%
Female49%
Male56%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White53%
Economically disadvantaged38%
Economically non-disadvantaged66%
Students with disabilities21%
Students without disabilities58%
English language learnersn/a

Reading

All Students45%
Female59%
Male28%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White46%
Economically disadvantaged41%
Economically non-disadvantaged49%
Students with disabilities13%
Students without disabilities51%
English language learnersn/a

Science

All Students63%
Female61%
Male64%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White62%
Economically disadvantaged52%
Economically non-disadvantaged72%
Students with disabilities25%
Students without disabilities69%

Social Studies

All Students35%
Female37%
Male33%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
White36%
Economically disadvantaged26%
Economically non-disadvantaged44%
Students with disabilities4%
Students without disabilities40%
English language learnersn/a
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests


In 2009-2010 West Virginia used the West Virginia Educational Standards Test 2 (WESTEST 2) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading, math and science, and grades 3 through 11 in social studies. The WESTEST 2 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of West Virginia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the test.

The different student groups are identified by the West Virginia Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See West Virginia's state standards

Source: West Virginia Department of Education

Breaking down the GreatSchools Rating

GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »


Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 96% 93%
Black 4% 5%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Asian/Pacific Islander N/A 1%
Hispanic N/A 1%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 47%N/A50%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 13N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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1 Orion Ln
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 367-2123

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