Shady Spring High

Summary:

Shady Spring High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Shady Spring, West Virginia, with a student population of 828. The school is part of the Raleigh County Schools district, which is ranked 12th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shady Spring High consistently performs above the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science on the West Virginia Assessment, with a 2023-2024 ELA proficiency rate of 50.5% compared to the state's 50.8% and the district's 52%. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates have been lower than the state and district averages. Shady Spring High has shown strong performance for female students, ranking 11th out of 108 West Virginia high schools in 2022-2023 with a 5-star rating. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is also exceptional, ranking 8th out of 107 West Virginia high schools in 2022-2023 with a 5-star rating.

While Shady Spring High generally outperforms the nearby Liberty High School and Independence High School, both part of the Raleigh County Schools district, the school's performance for African American, multi-racial, and special education students lags behind their White and general education peers. This suggests potential areas for improvement in addressing achievement gaps at Shady Spring High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 300 Hinton Rd
       Shady Spring, WV  25918-8406


(304) 256-4647

District: Raleigh County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
34th of 112 West Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,409 Help


Feeder schools for Shady Spring High:

Elementary:    Daniels Elementary
    Ghent Elementary
    Shady Spring Elementary
Middle:    Shady Spring Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  828

Racial breakdown:

White:
94.8%
Two or more races:
2.1%
African American:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.6% Help


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Compare Details Shady Spring High ranks better than 69.6% of high schools in West Virginia. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Raleigh County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (94.8%), two or more races (2.1%), African American (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shady Spring High is 15.9. 2 high schools in the Raleigh County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shady Spring High is $11,409. 2 high schools in the Raleigh County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shady Spring High:

SchoolDigger ranks Shady Spring High 34th of 112 West Virginia public high schools. (See Shady Spring High in the ranking list.)

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Raleigh County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Raleigh County Schools 12th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shady Spring High

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Rank History for all students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 64.53 29th 111 73.9%
2010 67.88 24th 112 78.6%
2011 89.98 7th 113 93.8%
2012 90.95 4th 113 96.5%
2013 92.36 4th 114 96.5%
2014 77.56 11th 115 90.4%
2015 68.18 23rd 117 80.3%
2016 73.51 18th 119 84.9%
2017 70.90 25th 122 79.5%
2018 85.07 14th 115 87.8%
2019 80.04 16th 114 86.0%
2021 84.89 13th 113 88.5%
2022 65.57 34th 112 69.6%
2023 76.51 20th 112 82.1%
2024 68.31 34th 112 69.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.70 25th 62 59.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.83 13th 118 89.0%
2018 74.55 18th 103 82.5%
2019 71.76 18th 85 78.8%
2023 36.32 56th 89 37.1%
2024 41.37 48th 89 46.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.86 48th 121 60.3%
2018 78.12 14th 112 87.5%
2021 88.40 6th 111 94.6%
2022 64.28 32nd 109 70.6%
2023 85.14 8th 107 92.5%
2024 29.59 81st 110 26.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.99 37th 119 68.9%
2018 76.58 17th 111 84.7%
2019 83.10 17th 109 84.4%
2021 87.42 7th 110 93.6%
2022 69.98 28th 108 74.1%
2023 83.75 11th 108 89.8%
2024 55.46 45th 110 59.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.79 18th 84 78.6%
2022 26.27 73rd 91 19.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.71 22nd 122 82.0%
2018 85.28 15th 111 86.5%
2019 71.55 24th 109 78.0%
2021 71.69 26th 110 76.4%
2022 57.08 42nd 108 61.1%
2023 56.38 40th 108 63.0%
2024 75.72 23rd 109 78.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 23.61 64th 82 22.0%
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Rank History for White students at Shady Spring High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 69.62 27th 122 77.9%
2018 82.93 16th 113 85.8%
2019 77.84 21st 112 81.3%
2021 82.53 17th 113 85.0%
2022 59.05 41st 111 63.1%
2023 76.65 23rd 112 79.5%
2024 64.52 38th 111 65.8%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Shady Spring High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 609 609
1990 573 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 574
1991 498 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1992 487 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1993 566 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1994 625 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1995 666 0 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1996 666 0 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1997 603 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1998 553 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1999 534 1 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 539
2000 508 0 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 511
2001 500 2 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 485 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2003 485 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2004 652 0 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 657
2005 665 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 669
2006 673 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2007 743 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2008 760 1 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2009 757 4 5 1 1 n/a n/a 0 768
2010 800 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 816
2011 785 10 9 4 1 0 0 0 809
2012 820 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 836
2013 816 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 829
2014 819 5 10 2 1 0 0 0 837
2015 806 9 7 1 1 0 2 0 826
2016 829 6 6 5 1 0 2 0 849
2017 784 5 4 2 1 0 4 0 800
2018 776 5 5 3 0 0 5 0 794
2019 772 4 4 4 0 0 3 0 787
2020 742 5 3 5 0 0 9 0 764
2021 747 11 4 3 0 0 9 0 774
2022 778 12 5 2 1 0 16 0 814
2023 785 14 5 6 1 0 17 0 828

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shady Spring High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 609 32.0 19.0 n/a
1990 574 32.0 17.9 8.5
1991 501 32.4 15.4 8
1992 490 30.0 16.3 11.2
1993 568 31.0 18.3 11.1
1994 627 32.5 19.3 13.6
1995 670 35.0 19.1 23.7
1996 670 35.0 19.1 23.7
1997 604 36.0 16.8 19.4
1998 555 36.0 15.4 19.1
1999 539 34.0 15.9 31.4
2000 511 34.0 15.0 37.8
2001 506 33.0 15.3 35.4
2002 487 32.5 15.0 34.5
2003 487 32.5 15.0 34.5
2004 657 39.5 16.6 31.8
2005 669 41.5 16.1 32.9
2006 676 41.5 16.3 32.4
2007 745 44.0 16.9 32.6
2008 766 46.5 16.5 32.5
2009 768 48.0 16.0 31.3
2010 816 48.5 16.8 32.7
2011 809 53.8 15.0 30.9
2012 836 47.5 17.6 33.6
2013 829 49.0 16.9 34.6
2014 837 54.0 15.5 38.4
2015 826 54.0 15.2 39.3
2016 849 59.0 14.3 43.6
2017 800 55.0 14.5 41.8
2018 794 49.0 16.2 46.9
2019 787 53.0 14.8 42.3
2020 764 52.5 14.5 43.6
2021 774 50.0 15.4 37.6
2022 814 49.0 16.6 n/a
2023 828 52.0 15.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Shady Spring High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 609 32.0 19.0 n/a
1990 574 32.0 17.9 8.5
1991 501 32.4 15.4 8
1992 490 30.0 16.3 11.2
1993 568 31.0 18.3 11.1
1994 627 32.5 19.3 13.6
1995 670 35.0 19.1 23.7
1996 670 35.0 19.1 23.7
1997 604 36.0 16.8 19.4
1998 555 36.0 15.4 19.1
1999 539 34.0 15.9 31.4
2000 511 34.0 15.0 37.8
2001 506 33.0 15.3 35.4
2002 487 32.5 15.0 34.5
2003 487 32.5 15.0 34.5
2004 657 39.5 16.6 31.8
2005 669 41.5 16.1 32.9
2006 676 41.5 16.3 32.4
2007 745 44.0 16.9 32.6
2008 766 46.5 16.5 32.5
2009 768 48.0 16.0 31.3
2010 816 48.5 16.8 32.7
2011 809 53.8 15.0 30.9
2012 836 47.5 17.6 33.6
2013 829 49.0 16.9 34.6
2014 837 54.0 15.5 38.4
2015 826 54.0 15.2 39.3
2016 849 59.0 14.3 43.6
2017 800 55.0 14.5 41.8
2018 794 49.0 16.2 46.9
2019 787 53.0 14.8 42.3
2020 764 52.5 14.5 43.6
2021 774 50.0 15.4 37.6
2022 814 49.0 16.6 n/a
2023 828 52.0 15.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Shady Spring High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,040 (9.1%) $10,370 (90.9%) $11,409

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Shady Spring High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 16th of 114 High schoolsRanks 20th of 112 High schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Shady Spring High)27.429.1
 1.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools)22.827.6
 4.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)2421.5
 2.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Shady Spring High)60.454.7
 5.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools)49.655.6
 6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)51.849.9
 1.9%
11th Grade Science (Shady Spring High)34.829.7
 5.1%
   11th Grade Science (Raleigh County Schools)2930
 1%
   11th Grade Science (West Virginia)29.227.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students787828
 5.2%
African American414
 250%
American Indian01
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic46
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White772785
 1.7%
Two or More Races317
 466.7%


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Shady Spring High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Daniels Elementary
Elementary : Ghent Elementary
Elementary : Shady Spring Elementary
Middle : Shady Spring Middle School

Shady Spring High ranks 34th of 112 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Shady Spring High are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 828 students attended Shady Spring High.


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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.

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