Summary:
The city of Wellsburg, West Virginia is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area have shown a mix of academic performance, with some standout performers and areas for improvement.
Among the top-performing schools in Wellsburg is Brooke Intermediate School South, an elementary school that has consistently ranked among the top 107 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools and earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school has impressive math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Another standout is Brooke Middle School, which has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 116th out of 169 West Virginia middle schools in 2021-2022 to 62nd out of 169 in 2023-2024, earning a 3-star rating. The school's math and ELA proficiency rates across grades 5-8 are generally higher than the state and district averages.
In contrast, Brooke High School has relatively low proficiency rates, with only 5.8% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in math and 37.4% in ELA, significantly below the state averages. The schools in the Wellsburg area also have a predominantly white student population, ranging from 89.04% to 95.24% white students, which may indicate potential equity concerns that warrant further investigation. Overall, the data analysis reveals a mix of academic performance and areas for improvement across the schools in the Brooke County Schools district.
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