Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26151

Summary:

The zip code 26151 contains a single public school, Calhoun Middle/High School, which serves grades 5-12 under the Calhoun County Schools district. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of West Virginia high schools, declining from 96th in 2021-2022 to 112th out of 112 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Calhoun Middle/High School's performance is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were just 6% in Mathematics, 25.8% in English Language Arts, and 9.9% in Science, compared to the state averages of 17.9%, 50.8%, and 27.5%, respectively. The school's student population is also overwhelmingly white, with 98.66% of students identifying as such, and a notable lack of racial and ethnic diversity.

While the specific free and reduced lunch rate is not provided, the data indicates that a significant portion of the student population may come from low-income households. Additionally, the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,621, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 for the 2022-2023 school year. These factors, combined with the school's declining performance and academic underachievement, suggest that there may be underlying issues that need to be addressed to improve the educational experience and outcomes for students at Calhoun Middle/High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)					WV Assessment English Language Arts (2024)					WV Assessment Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calhoun Middle/High School	Public	5-12	50 Underwood Cir	Mount Zion	26151	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 354-6148	524	38	13.7		517 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5.9	112^th of 112 public high schools	0.0%		17.4	99^th of 112 public high schools	11.6%	13	35.0	11.7	16.4	18.5	6.0	40.7	36.7	26.2	37.0	25.8	26.7	27.8	9.9	$11,621	$1,879	$9,741

Cities Near Zip Code 26151

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Zion	3.86 mi	1	209^th
Grantsville	5.42 mi	2	71^st
Arnoldsburg	7.23 mi	1	60^th
Smithville	12.73 mi	1	1^st
Spencer	13.55 mi	3	177^th

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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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