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)
540078000625	71	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	280 Scenic Dr	Point Pleasant	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 675-1350	1,107	62	17.8		1,056 (95.4%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	$11,131			$1,136			$9,995	33.1	51.9	48	23
540159001140	72	Wirt County High School	Public	9-12	431 Mulberry Street	Elizabeth	26143	Wirt County	Wirt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 275-4241	295	25	11.9		283 (95.9%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,840			$1,537			$13,303	32.4	33.2	76	4
540030000191	73	Midland Trail High	Public	6-12	26719 Midland Trail	Hico	25854	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 658-5184	623	35	17.8		611 (98.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,373			$1,425			$10,948	31.4	29.9	81	8
540117001511	74	Preston High School	Public	8-12	400 Knight Dr	Kingwood	26537	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 329-0400	1,178	84	14		1,147 (97.4%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$9,981			$858			$9,122	31.1	22.1	93	19
540051001238	75	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	100 Jerry Toth Dr	Shinnston	26431	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7400	548	39	14		513 (93.6%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$13,140			$1,117			$12,024	30.1	28.5	85	10
540048000278	76	Moorefield High School	Public	9-12	401 N Main St	Moorefield	26836	Hardy County	Hardy County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 530-6034	499	30	16.9		395 (79.2%)	23 (4.6%)	74 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,857			$1,129			$8,728	29.8	20.8	96	20
540009000051	77	Sherman High School	Public	9-12	10008 Coal River Rd	Seth	25181	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 837-3301	339	23	14.7		331 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,329			$1,712			$9,617	29.8	29.9	82	5
540165001028	78	Wyoming County East High School	Public	9-12	260 Warrior Way	New Richmond	24867	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 294-5200	473	25	18.9		462 (97.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,844			$1,246			$10,599	29.1	69.3	30	48
540156001123	79	Hundred High School	Public	9-12	3490 Hornet Highway	Hundred	26575	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 775-5221	94	15	6.2		93 (98.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,514			$803			$22,711	28.9	79.9	18	61
540024000147	80	Clay County High School	Public	9-12	1 Panther Drive	Clay	25043	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 587-4226	533	35	15.2		528 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,685			$1,559			$12,127	28.6	36.4	69	11

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.