Best High Schools in West Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WV Assessment test scores by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 112)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
540036000687	101	Union Educational Complex	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	52 Tiger Drive	Mount Storm	26739	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 693-7612	186	16	11.5		180 (96.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,954			$1,805			$10,149	14.5	4.6	110	9
540009000049	102	Scott High School	Public	8-12	1 Skyhawk Pl	Madison	25130	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 369-3011	529	32	16.5		524 (99.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,613			$1,231			$8,382	14.3	49	54	48
540078000614	103	Hannan Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Wildcat Way	Ashton	25503	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-3212	235	19	12.3		229 (97.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,636			$1,242			$12,394	13.8	35.3	72	31
540015000075	104	Brooke High School	Public	9-12	29 Bruin Dr	Wellsburg	26070	Brooke County	Brooke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 527-1410	1,033	67	15.4		977 (94.6%)	18 (1.7%)	16 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	$15,416			$1,214			$14,203	13.5	30.8	80	24
540060001043	105	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	1 Warrior Way	Belle	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1996	1,220	56	21.7		1,090 (89.3%)	81 (6.6%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.0%)	$10,995			$1,104			$9,891	12.7	27.9	86	19
540063000472	106	Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	205 Minuteman Dr	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 269-8315	756	48	15.7		736 (97.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$11,613			$975			$10,637	12.5	14.2	103	3
540126001011	107	Tygarts Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	10189 Seneca Trl	Mill Creek	26280	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 335-4575	420	34	12.3		414 (98.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,502			$1,062			$9,440	11.4	12.5	105	2
540081001477	108	River View High School	Public	9-12	512 Mountaineer Highway	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 967-7480	408	22	18.5		403 (98.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,869			$1,573			$10,296	11.3	9.9	107	1
540051000314	109	South Harrison High School	Public	9-12	3073 Hawk Hwy	Lost Creek	26385	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7440	349	27	13		336 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$15,853			$1,142			$14,711	10.4	29.8	84	25
540075000589	110	Cameron High School	Public	6-12	2012 Blue And Gold Rd	Cameron	26033	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 686-3336	312	35	8.8		305 (97.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,834			$1,401			$16,433	9	69.7	29	81

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WV Assessment Mathematics, WV Assessment English Language Arts, WV Assessment Science test scores released by the West Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the West Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.