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Robert C Byrd High School

Q: Is Robert C Byrd High School a good school?

Robert C Byrd High School ranks 38 th of 111 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Robert C Byrd High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Robert C Byrd High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Robert C Byrd High School?

Students at Robert C Byrd High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Robert C Byrd High School?

Robert C Byrd High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Nutter Fort Intermediate School Elementary : Nutter Fort Primary School Middle : Washington Irving Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 111 West Virginia High Schools

Better than 66% of West Virginia high schools

Summary

Robert C Byrd High School is a public high school in Clarksburg, West Virginia, serving 696 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Harrison County Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert C Byrd High School's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 22nd and 96th out of West Virginia high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 4 stars. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 38th and had a 3-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, English language arts, and science have been below the state and district averages, with its mathematics proficiency rate at 17.8% compared to the state average of 20.3% and the district average of 25.7%. However, the school's four-year graduation rates have been relatively high, ranging from 92.5% to 96.5% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Bridgeport High School has consistently outperformed Robert C Byrd High School in terms of statewide ranking, academic achievement, and graduation rates. Other nearby schools, such as Lincoln High School and South Harrison High School, have shown mixed performance, with some metrics higher and others lower than Robert C Byrd High School.

689

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,210

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Eagle Way
Clarksburg, WV 26301-9784

(304) 326-7200

District: Harrison County Schools

Feeder schools for Robert C Byrd High School:

Elementary:	Nutter Fort Intermediate School
	Nutter Fort Primary School
Middle:	Washington Irving Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the West Virginia median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 66th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

West Virginia avg34%

38^th of 111

West Virginia public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Harrison County Schools

19^th of 55Harrison County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	38 of 111	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	84 of 112	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	46 of 112	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	22 of 112	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	27 of 113	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.9	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	68 of 119	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	96 of 117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.1	54 of 115	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.7	66 of 114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.9	82 of 113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	90 of 112	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.5	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	33.6	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	74.8	6 of 82	92.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	53 of 91	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	15.4	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	72 of 107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.1	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	51 of 108	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	34 of 108	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	34 of 110	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	62 of 109	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	44 of 111	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	47 of 119	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	7.9	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	41.8	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.9	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.5	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	44 of 109	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.0	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.3	27 of 107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	14 of 109	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	27 of 111	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	11 of 112	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	69.7	24 of 121	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	25 of 106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	55 of 109	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	43 of 108	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.1	72 of 109	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	48 of 111	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	48 of 62	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	42 of 92	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	29 of 89	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	40 of 89	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	66 of 85	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.7	17 of 103	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	38.8	74 of 118	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	34 of 111	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	26.4	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	42 of 112	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	28 of 113	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	70 of 112	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	42 of 113	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	54 of 122	55.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)76th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-39 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)18th percentile-44 vs school

African American (2018)16th percentile-46 vs school

Hispanic (2018)<1st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

Mathematics18%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)	WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)	WV Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	689	51	13.4		596 (86.5%)	22 (3.2%)	29 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	61.3	38^th of 111 public high schools	65.8%		25.1	84^th of 112 public high schools	25.0%	46	17.8	58.6	28.0	$13,210	$845	$12,365
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1 Mountaineer Dr	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7470	346	35	9.9		318 (91.9%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	29.2	81^st of 111 public high schools	27.0%		42	63^rd of 112 public high schools	43.8%	18	2.7	52.1	21.9	$13,935	$733	$13,202
United Technical Center	Public	9-12	251 Marietta St	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7582	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bridgeport High School	Public	9-12	515 Johnson Ave	Bridgeport	26330	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7137	817	52	15.7		727 (89.0%)	11 (1.3%)	25 (3.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	99.5	1^st of 111 public high schools	99.1%		99.5	2^nd of 112 public high schools	98.2%	1	48.6	76.0	48.6	$11,755	$688	$11,067
South Harrison High School	Public	9-12	3073 Hawk Hwy	Lost Creek	26385	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7440	365	26	13.8		345 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	66	29^th of 111 public high schools	73.9%		10.4	109^th of 112 public high schools	2.7%	80	16.7	60.7	31.0	$15,853	$1,142	$14,711
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	100 Jerry Toth Dr	Shinnston	26431	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7400	527	39	13.6		495 (93.9%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	57.3	49^th of 111 public high schools	55.9%		30.1	75^th of 112 public high schools	33.0%	26	20.6	53.9	26.5	$13,140	$1,117	$12,024
East Fairmont High School	Public	9-12	1993 Airport Rd	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2140	725	42	17.2		677 (93.4%)	14 (1.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	75.9	17^th of 111 public high schools	84.7%		73.4	27^th of 112 public high schools	75.9%	10	25.0	58.1	32.4	$13,141	$794	$12,347
Marion County Technical Center	Public	9-12	2 North Marion Dr	Farmington	26571	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-3590	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Marion High School	Public	9-12	1 North Marion Dr	Farmington	26571	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-3063	671	41	16.3		647 (96.4%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	51	55^th of 111 public high schools	50.5%		75.3	25^th of 112 public high schools	77.7%	30	20.5	48.3	27.2	$12,788	$725	$12,063
Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	205 Minuteman Dr	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 269-8315	703	47	14.9		684 (97.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	18.9	94^th of 111 public high schools	15.3%		12.5	106^th of 112 public high schools	5.4%	12	10.9	35.9	20.7	$11,613	$975	$10,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert C Byrd High School

What schools feed into Robert C Byrd High School?

Robert C Byrd High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Nutter Fort Intermediate School
Elementary : Nutter Fort Primary School
Middle : Washington Irving Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Robert C Byrd High School?

Students at Robert C Byrd High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Robert C Byrd High School in?

Harrison County Schools

Is Robert C Byrd High School a good school?

Robert C Byrd High School ranks 38^th of 111 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Robert C Byrd High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Robert C Byrd High School.

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