Paden City High School

Summary:

Paden City High School is a small public high school in Paden City, West Virginia, serving grades 7-12 with a student population of 163. The school is part of the Wetzel County Schools district, which is ranked 40th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paden City High School faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 4.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 17.9% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 8th out of 115 high schools in 2013-2014 to 90th out of 112 high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (97.55%) compared to the state average, and a relatively high percentage of students (49.72%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as St. Marys High School, Valley High School, Tyler Consolidated High School, and Magnolia High School, Paden City High School generally underperforms on academic measures, suggesting the need for the school to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 201 N 4th Ave
       Paden City, WV  26159-1509


(304) 337-2266

District: Wetzel County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 112 West Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,725 Help


Feeder schools for Paden City High School:

Elementary:    Paden City Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.2 Help
Number of students:  160

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.9%
Hispanic:
1.9%
African American:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.7% Help


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Compare Details Paden City High School ranks worse than 99.4% of middle schools in West Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.86. (See more...)
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Compare Details Paden City High School ranks worse than 80.4% of high schools in West Virginia. It also ranks last among 4 ranked high schools in the Wetzel County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.47. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Paden City High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (96.9%), Hispanic (1.9%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Paden City High School is 9.2. 3 high schools in the Wetzel County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paden City High School is $16,725. 2 high schools in the Wetzel County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Paden City High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Paden City High School 168th of 169 West Virginia public middle schools. (See Paden City High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Paden City High School 90th of 112 West Virginia public high schools. (See Paden City High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Wetzel County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wetzel County Schools 40th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Paden City High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 55.89 74th 171 56.7%
2010 55.87 66th 171 61.4%
2011 63.54 47th 171 72.5%
2012 28.63 139th 172 19.2%
2013 50.58 83rd 174 52.3%
2014 59.49 52nd 172 69.8%
2015 86.28 11th 173 93.6%
2016 42.52 99th 172 42.4%
2017 44.17 110th 176 37.5%
2018 31.96 127th 170 25.3%
2019 30.43 130th 171 24.0%
2021 28.15 133rd 171 22.2%
2022 43.92 97th 169 42.6%
2023 12.59 163rd 168 3.0%
2024 6.86 168th 169 0.6%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 61.86 23rd 107 78.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 48.31 78th 174 55.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 52.12 82nd 176 53.4%
2018 32.90 118th 165 28.5%
2021 30.80 134th 164 18.3%
2022 59.13 49th 162 69.8%
2023 20.84 149th 162 8.0%
2024 13.40 162nd 164 1.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.97 67th 174 61.5%
2018 14.22 158th 166 4.8%
2019 29.40 133rd 162 17.9%
2021 45.04 86th 162 46.9%
2022 41.83 100th 164 39.0%
2023 14.64 151st 158 4.4%
2024 7.83 157th 158 0.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 27.15 144th 176 18.2%
2018 54.52 64th 164 61.0%
2019 37.30 114th 161 29.2%
2022 42.33 87th 161 46.0%
2024 18.06 148th 165 10.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 40.57 120th 176 31.8%
2018 33.98 115th 167 31.1%
2019 30.18 130th 168 22.6%
2021 26.89 135th 170 20.6%
2022 36.53 109th 168 35.1%
2023 12.07 163rd 168 3.0%
2024 7.10 169th 169 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Paden City High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 71.25 17th 111 84.7%
2010 64.86 29th 112 74.1%
2011 72.14 21st 113 81.4%
2012 59.79 33rd 113 70.8%
2013 45.47 63rd 114 44.7%
2014 81.10 8th 115 93.0%
2015 60.36 38th 117 67.5%
2016 59.81 36th 119 69.7%
2017 48.15 68th 122 44.3%
2018 89.44 11th 115 90.4%
2019 55.69 44th 114 61.4%
2021 48.32 56th 113 50.4%
2022 33.63 79th 112 29.5%
2023 21.00 95th 112 15.2%
2024 22.47 90th 112 19.6%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 21.22 110th 118 6.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 54.28 51st 121 57.9%
2018 2.63 111th 112 0.9%
2021 56.16 45th 111 59.5%
2022 39.49 74th 109 32.1%
2023 32.76 75th 107 29.9%
2024 30.56 79th 110 28.2%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.00 71st 119 40.3%
2018 99.26 3rd 111 97.3%
2019 60.74 43rd 109 60.6%
2021 32.57 73rd 110 33.6%
2022 22.88 89th 108 17.6%
2023 15.33 99th 108 8.3%
2024 56.46 43rd 110 60.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 45.16 69th 122 43.4%
2018 66.20 34th 111 69.4%
2019 55.62 43rd 109 60.6%
2021 72.47 25th 110 77.3%
2022 59.50 38th 108 64.8%
2023 31.57 78th 108 27.8%
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Rank History for high school White students at Paden City High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 47.98 67th 122 45.1%
2018 87.77 11th 113 90.3%
2019 50.79 52nd 112 53.6%
2021 47.07 57th 113 49.6%
2022 33.64 78th 111 29.7%
2023 21.03 94th 112 16.1%
2024 21.16 92nd 111 17.1%
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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.

Paden City High School Test Scores
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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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by a citizen
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Open Quote Paden City continues to out pace all schools in Wetzel County every year. Their enrollment is stable and shows a 3 increase over 10 years unlike the county which has lost over 15 of it's student population since 2007 Close Quote


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Monday, January 27, 2014

Open Quote Great school with awesome students! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Paden City High School

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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 194 194
1990 179 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 179
1991 182 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 182
1992 169 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 169
1993 154 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1994 255 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 256
1995 270 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1996 270 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1997 273 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1998 273 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1999 278 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2000 248 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 249
2001 224 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 224
2002 206 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 208
2003 206 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 208
2004 179 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 181
2005 170 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 171
2006 163 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 164
2007 171 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 173
2008 161 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 164
2009 139 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 142
2010 151 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 159
2011 150 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 153
2012 155 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 158
2013 183 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 189
2014 190 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 192
2015 192 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 195
2016 176 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 182
2017 166 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 173
2018 177 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 184
2019 190 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 199
2020 179 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 187
2021 175 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 181
2022 161 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 165
2023 159 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 163
2024 155 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 160

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 Paden City High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 194 16.0 12.1 n/a
1990 179 14.5 12.3 0
1991 182 11.0 16.5 0
1992 169 13.8 12.2 n/a
1993 154 17.0 9.1 n/a
1994 256 16.6 15.4 n/a
1995 270 16.3 16.6 0
1996 270 16.3 16.6 0
1997 273 17.7 15.4 n/a
1998 273 18.5 14.8 27.5
1999 278 17.7 15.7 0
2000 249 17.5 14.2 n/a
2001 224 17.3 12.9 27.2
2002 208 15.3 13.6 35.1
2003 208 15.3 13.6 35.1
2004 181 15.8 11.5 38.1
2005 171 15.1 11.3 39.8
2006 164 14.6 11.2 59.1
2007 173 13.4 12.9 52.6
2008 164 13.1 12.5 47.6
2009 142 13.1 10.8 47.2
2010 159 13.0 12.1 47.2
2011 153 12.1 12.6 48.4
2012 158 13.0 12.1 43
2013 189 13.6 13.8 37
2014 192 14.0 13.6 43.2
2015 195 16.0 12.1 37.9
2016 182 16.0 11.3 24.2
2017 173 17.8 9.7 28.3
2018 184 16.8 10.9 38
2019 199 16.8 11.8 41.2
2020 187 18.3 10.2 43.9
2021 181 18.8 9.6 49.7
2022 165 19.3 8.5 n/a
2023 163 18.3 8.9 n/a
2024 160 17.3 9.2 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 Paden City High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 194 16.0 12.1 n/a
1990 179 14.5 12.3 0
1991 182 11.0 16.5 0
1992 169 13.8 12.2 n/a
1993 154 17.0 9.1 n/a
1994 256 16.6 15.4 n/a
1995 270 16.3 16.6 0
1996 270 16.3 16.6 0
1997 273 17.7 15.4 n/a
1998 273 18.5 14.8 27.5
1999 278 17.7 15.7 0
2000 249 17.5 14.2 n/a
2001 224 17.3 12.9 27.2
2002 208 15.3 13.6 35.1
2003 208 15.3 13.6 35.1
2004 181 15.8 11.5 38.1
2005 171 15.1 11.3 39.8
2006 164 14.6 11.2 59.1
2007 173 13.4 12.9 52.6
2008 164 13.1 12.5 47.6
2009 142 13.1 10.8 47.2
2010 159 13.0 12.1 47.2
2011 153 12.1 12.6 48.4
2012 158 13.0 12.1 43
2013 189 13.6 13.8 37
2014 192 14.0 13.6 43.2
2015 195 16.0 12.1 37.9
2016 182 16.0 11.3 24.2
2017 173 17.8 9.7 28.3
2018 184 16.8 10.9 38
2019 199 16.8 11.8 41.2
2020 187 18.3 10.2 43.9
2021 181 18.8 9.6 49.7
2022 165 19.3 8.5 n/a
2023 163 18.3 8.9 n/a
2024 160 17.3 9.2 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 Paden City High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $432 (2.6%) $16,292 (97.4%) $16,725

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Paden City High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 130th of 171 Middle schoolsRanks 163rd of 168 Middle schools
 21%
Ranks 44th of 114 High schoolsRanks 95th of 112 High schools
 46.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Paden City High School)24.10
 24.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wetzel County Schools)37.827.2
 10.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.830.7
 6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paden City High School)44.817.4
 27.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wetzel County Schools)43.431.6
 11.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)42.638.8
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Paden City High School)21.16.6
 14.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wetzel County Schools)34.122.6
 11.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)36.628.2
 8.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paden City High School)34.239.5
 5.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wetzel County Schools)40.142.1
 2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)43.942.7
 1.2%
8th Grade Science (Paden City High School)26.313.2
 13.1%
   8th Grade Science (Wetzel County Schools)32.924.5
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (West Virginia)33.127
 6.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Paden City High School)13.29.7
 3.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Wetzel County Schools)20.418.1
 2.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)2421.5
 2.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Paden City High School)57.941.9
 16%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Wetzel County Schools)50.542.4
 8.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)51.849.9
 1.9%
11th Grade Science (Paden City High School)31.616.1
 15.5%
   11th Grade Science (Wetzel County Schools)2926.6
 2.4%
   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 Students199163
 18.1%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic22
Pacific Islander00
White190159
 16.3%
Two or More Races52
 60%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Paden City High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 160 students attended Paden City High School.

Paden City High School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of West Virginia high schools.

Paden City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paden City Elementary School

Students at Paden City High School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.


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