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)
540039000230	11	Greenbrier East High School	Public	9-12	273 Spartan Ln	Lewisburg	24901	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 647-6464	1,013	70	14.4		906 (89.4%)	32 (3.2%)	33 (3.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	$12,713			$1,318			$11,395	88.7	68.7	31	20
540018000686	12	Cabell Midland High School	Public	9-12	11315 US Route 60	Ona	25545	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7400	1,713	98	17.4		1,614 (94.2%)	11 (0.6%)	27 (1.6%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.6%)	$10,821			$1,304			$9,517	85.8	87	13	1
540072000553	13	Fairmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Loop Park Dr	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2150	779	46	16.9		619 (79.5%)	75 (9.6%)	14 (1.8%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.4%)	$11,580			$864			$10,715	84.9	82.3	16	3
540120000919	14	Buffalo High School	Public	9-12	19005 Charleston Road	Buffalo	25033	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 937-2661	376	23	16.3		369 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,345			$632			$12,713	81.8	39.5	67	53
540054000336	15	Ravenswood High School	Public	9-12	100 Plaza Dr	Ravenswood	26164	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 273-9301	410	29	14		392 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,503			$725			$12,778	79.7	84.7	14	1
540018000860	16	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	1 Highlander Way	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-6400	1,721	118	14.6		1,228 (71.4%)	219 (12.7%)	49 (2.8%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	211 (12.3%)	$12,472			$2,119			$10,353	79.2	75.2	22	6
540054000338	17	Ripley High School	Public	9-12	2 School St	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 372-7355	788	53	14.8		770 (97.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$11,218			$793			$10,425	79.1	62.8	38	21
540045000268	18	Oak Glen High School	Public	9-12	195 Golden Bear Dr	New Cumberland	26047	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 387-2063	495	35	14.1		479 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,798			$1,005			$10,794	78.9	59.4	41	23
540060000444	19	Saint Albans High School	Public	9-12	2100 Kanawha Ter	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0212	900	52	17.3		784 (87.1%)	52 (5.8%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	$10,761			$1,109			$9,652	78	96.8	6	13
540132000666	20	Roane County High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Way	Spencer	25276	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 927-6420	518	32	16.3		498 (96.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,042			$1,313			$9,729	77.7	61.5	40	20

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.