For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 782 students in Grant County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in West Virginia.
Public Middle Schools in Grant County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the West Virginia public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the West Virginia public middle school average of 10% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WV)
# Schools
5 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
1,631 Students
74,597 Students
# Teachers
126 Teachers
5,815 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Grant County Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 57 school districts in West Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#12 out of 57 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
28%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
91%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.19
# American Indian Students
1 Student
52 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
385 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
n/a
# Hispanic Students
33 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
2%
# Black Students
14 Students
2,637 Students
% Black Students
1%
4%
# White Students
1,577 Students
66,887 Students
% White Students
97%
90%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
31 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
3,034 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
111
1,435
# Students in K Grade:
132
1,522
# Students in 1st Grade:
118
1,562
# Students in 2nd Grade:
133
1,530
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
1,456
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
1,435
# Students in 5th Grade:
121
4,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
119
17,263
# Students in 7th Grade:
97
18,332
# Students in 8th Grade:
119
18,286
# Students in 9th Grade:
129
2,081
# Students in 10th Grade:
121
2,001
# Students in 11th Grade:
100
1,796
# Students in 12th Grade:
118
1,614
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,146 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,963. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,851 is less than the state median of $15,138. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$3,933 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$3,730 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,146
$15,963
Spending / Student
$13,851
$15,138
Best Grant County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Petersburg High School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
207 Viking Drive
Petersburg, WV 26847
(304) 257-1444
Petersburg, WV 26847
(304) 257-1444
Grades: 7-12
| 589 students
Rank: #22.
Union Educational Complex
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
52 Tiger Drive
Mount Storm, WV 26739
(304) 693-7612
Mount Storm, WV 26739
(304) 693-7612
Grades: PK-12
| 193 students
Rank: n/an/a
South Branch Vocational School
Vocational School
401 Pierpont St
Petersburg, WV 26847
(304) 257-1331
Petersburg, WV 26847
(304) 257-1331
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
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