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)
540144000671	41	Tyler Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	1993 Silver Knight Dr	Sistersville	26175	Tyler County	Tyler County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 758-9000	378	31	12.1		367 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$17,736			$1,825			$15,912	62	69.9	28	13
540123000991	42	Woodrow Wilson High School	Public	9-12	400 Stanaford Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4646	1,330	77	17.2		945 (71.1%)	226 (17.0%)	33 (2.5%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (7.4%)	$10,912			$930			$9,982	59.7	90.6	7	35
540156001126	43	Magnolia High School	Public	9-12	601 Maple Ave	New Martinsville	26155	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 455-1990	343	30	11.4		325 (94.8%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,386			$526			$15,860	59.6	45.3	60	17
540084000701	44	Princeton Senior High School	Public	9-12	1321 Stafford Dr	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-8101	983	54	18.2		834 (84.8%)	59 (6.0%)	14 (1.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.7%)	$10,088			$978			$9,110	57.4	36.4	70	26
540075000594	45	John Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1300 Wheeling Ave	Glen Dale	26038	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 843-4444	1,046	90	11.6		998 (95.4%)	8 (0.8%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.2%)	$15,629			$915			$14,714	57	66.1	32	13
540135001603	46	6-12 Summers County Comprehensive High School	Public	6-12	37 Bobcat Dr	Hinton	25951	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6040	745	55	13.5		676 (90.7%)	19 (2.6%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)								56.6	29.9	83	37
540084000741	47	Pikeview High School	Public	9-12	3566 Eads Mill Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7586	630	34	18.5		603 (95.7%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$11,216			$1,150			$10,065	55.5	37	68	21
540138001053	48	Grafton High School	Public	9-12	400 Yates Ave	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 265-3046	620	50	12.5		611 (98.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,912			$945			$10,966	55	35.6	71	23
540162001171	49	Parkersburg South High School	Public	9-12	1511 Blizzard Dr	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9610	1,454	88	16.5		1,365 (93.9%)	19 (1.3%)	21 (1.4%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.8%)	$11,564			$1,033			$10,531	54.5	70.6	26	23
540060001443	50	Capital High School	Public	9-12	1500 Greenbrier St	Charleston	25311	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6500	1,086	63	17.2		628 (57.8%)	351 (32.3%)	22 (2.0%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.5%)	$11,806			$1,027			$10,779	54.2	65.5	35	15

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.