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Wirt County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in West Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 294 students in Wirt County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in West Virginia.
Public Middle School in Wirt County School School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the West Virginia public middle school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the West Virginia public middle school average of 10% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WV)
# Schools
3 Schools
199 Schools
# Students
927 Students
75,929 Students
# Teachers
79 Teachers
5,607 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Wirt 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 increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#14 out of 57 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
28%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
91%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.19
# American Indian Students
n/a
68 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
392 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
n/a
# Hispanic Students
10 Students
1,430 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
2%
# Black Students
6 Students
2,732 Students
% Black Students
1%
4%
# White Students
904 Students
68,389 Students
% White Students
97%
90%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
28 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
2,890 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
60
1,469
# Students in K Grade:
49
1,583
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
1,517
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
1,402
# Students in 3rd Grade:
56
1,363
# Students in 4th Grade:
52
1,570
# Students in 5th Grade:
71
4,405
# Students in 6th Grade:
78
17,653
# Students in 7th Grade:
74
18,421
# Students in 8th Grade:
71
19,206
# Students in 9th Grade:
75
2,064
# Students in 10th Grade:
77
1,907
# Students in 11th Grade:
76
1,711
# Students in 12th Grade:
67
1,658
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,073 is higher than the state median of $15,635. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,373 is higher than the state median of $14,827. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$3,933 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$3,730 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,073
$15,635
Spending / Student
$15,373
$14,827
Best Wirt County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wirt County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
426 Schoolview Street
Elizabeth, WV 26143
(304) 275-3977
Elizabeth, WV 26143
(304) 275-3977
Grades: 5-8
| 294 students
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