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)
540060000426	31	Nitro High School	Public	9-12	1300 Park Ave	Nitro	25143	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-4321	798	41	19.4		676 (84.7%)	56 (7.0%)	19 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$10,669			$1,035			$9,634	69.7	73	25	6
540012000061	32	Braxton County High School	Public	9-12	200 Jerry Burton Dr	Sutton	26601	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 765-7331	507	37	13.8		492 (97.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,280			$1,453			$9,827	69.1	45.4	59	27
540096000768	33	James Monroe High School	Public	9-12	142 James Monroe Dr	Lindside	24951	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 753-5183	477	25	19		459 (96.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,938			$1,224			$9,714	68.4	65.3	36	3
540123000980	34	Shady Spring High	Public	9-12	300 Hinton Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4647	786	48	16.3		746 (94.9%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$11,409			$1,040			$10,370	68.3	76.5	20	14
540123000961	35	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1700 Coal River Rd	Glen Daniel	25844	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 934-5306	459	33	13.9		443 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,191			$1,112			$11,079	68.3	45.9	57	22
540066001245	36	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	81 Panther Way	Hamlin	25523	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 824-6000	837	57	14.8		828 (98.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,622			$1,699			$10,923	65.9	54.1	45	9
540060000403	37	Herbert Hoover High School	Public	9-12	5096 Elk River Rd N	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 965-3394	783	40	19.5		759 (96.9%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$10,698			$954			$9,745	65.4	88.9	9	28
540108000882	38	Pendleton County Middle/High School	Public	7-12	409 Maple Ave	Franklin	26807	Pendleton County	Pendleton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 358-2573	381	34	11.3		352 (92.4%)	9 (2.4%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$14,078			$871			$13,208	65	20.1	97	59
540099000819	39	Berkeley Springs High School	Public	9-12	149 Concord Ave	Berkeley Springs	25411	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 258-2871	605	41	14.6		574 (94.9%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$11,625			$824			$10,801	62.7	15	101	62
540114000896	40	Pocahontas County High School	Public	9-12	271 Warrior Way	Dunmore	24934	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 799-6564	291	28	10.3		287 (98.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,388			$1,236			$14,152	62	50.3	52	12

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.