Summary:
The city of Delbarton, West Virginia, is home to two schools: Mingo Central Comprehensive High School, the only high school in the area, and Burch Pk8, an elementary/middle school serving grades PK-8. Both schools are part of the Mingo County Schools district and have struggled to perform well compared to their peers across the state.
Mingo Central Comprehensive High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 92.5%, but its test scores are quite low, with only 7.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Math, 42.5% in ELA, and 16.5% in Science. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia high schools, with a low SchoolDigger rating of 0-1 out of 5 stars. In contrast, Burch Pk8 has a more mixed performance, with some grade levels performing closer to the Mingo County and state averages, while others lag behind significantly.
Both schools have relatively high spending per student, with Mingo Central Comprehensive High School spending $12,013 and Burch Pk8 spending $11,439 per student in 2018-2019. However, this higher spending does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes. The schools' low statewide rankings and ratings suggest that the students in Delbarton, West Virginia, are not receiving the quality of education they deserve, and further investigation into the root causes of this underperformance would be necessary to develop targeted interventions and improvements.
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