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)
540150001435	81	Tolsia High School	Public	9-12	1 Rebel Dr	Fort Gay	25514	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 648-5566	345	35	10		337 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,630			$1,277			$11,353	28.5	31.1	77	4
540084000674	82	Bluefield High School	Public	9-12	535 W Cumberland Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 325-9116	639	35	18.2		415 (64.9%)	157 (24.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.9%)	$11,350			$1,108			$10,241	28.1	24	91	9
540087000718	83	Keyser High School	Public	9-12	328 One Tornado Way	Keyser	26726	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 788-4230	662	40	16.3		600 (90.6%)	38 (5.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$11,247			$729			$10,518	26.6	30.9	78	5
540051000320	84	Robert C Byrd High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagle Way	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7200	696	47	14.7		608 (87.4%)	30 (4.3%)	21 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.9%)	$13,210			$845			$12,365	25.1	53.5	46	38
540153001118	85	Webster County High School	Public	7-12	1 Highlander Dr	Upperglade	26206	Webster County	Webster County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 226-5772	520	44	11.8		507 (97.5%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,627			$1,518			$10,110	24.9	39.6	66	19
540165001085	86	Westside High School	Public	9-12	122 Renegade Way	Clear Fork	24822	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 682-8965	557	29	19.4		543 (97.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,645			$861			$9,783	24.5	11.8	106	20
540141001272	87	Tucker County High School	Public	9-12	116 Mountain Lion Way	Hambleton	26269	Tucker County	Tucker County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 478-2651	293	27	10.7		279 (95.2%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,210			$820			$12,390	24.1	83.2	15	72
540156001132	88	Valley High School	Public	9-12	44 Lumberjack Ln	Pine Grove	26419	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 889-3151	139	19	7.5		136 (97.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,353			$889			$21,464	24	26.6	88
540027000159	89	Doddridge County High School	Public	9-12	79 Bulldog Dr	West Union	26456	Doddridge County	Doddridge County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 873-2521	344	33	10.4		328 (95.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$26,343			$894			$25,449	23.1	82.1	17	72
540156001129	90	Paden City High School	Public	7-12	201 N 4th Ave	Paden City	26159	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 337-2266	160	17	9.2		155 (96.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,725			$432			$16,293	22.5	21	95	5

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.