Summary:
The Morgan County Schools district in West Virginia is home to two high schools: Berkeley Springs High School and Paw Paw High School. While both schools serve students in grades 9-12, they exhibit distinct characteristics and performance profiles.
Berkeley Springs High School, the larger of the two with 621 students, is ranked 39th out of 112 West Virginia high schools and holds a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Morgan County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in 11th-grade English Language Arts assessments, but struggles with math performance. In contrast, the much smaller Paw Paw High School, with only 72 students, ranks 66th in the state and holds a 2-star rating. However, Paw Paw High School excels in 7th-grade math, outperforming both the district and the state.
The differences in student-teacher ratios between the two schools, with Berkeley Springs High School having 15.5 students per teacher and Paw Paw High School having 7.4 students per teacher, may contribute to the observed performance variations. Additionally, the racial demographics of the schools differ, with Berkeley Springs High School having a much higher percentage of White students compared to Paw Paw High School. Further analysis would be needed to determine if this factor plays a role in the academic outcomes.
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