Best Public Schools in Grafton, WV

Summary:

The city of Grafton, West Virginia is home to 3 public schools serving students from elementary through high school. The data reveals a mixed picture, with one middle school standing out as the strongest performer, one high school experiencing a decline in performance, and one elementary school struggling to meet state and district benchmarks.

Taylor County Middle School is the top-performing school in the area, ranking 58th out of 168 West Virginia middle schools in 2022-2023 and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years. The school outperformed the state average in English Language Arts proficiency for grades 5-8, but underperformed in Mathematics, indicating a need for improvement in that subject area.

Grafton High School ranked 71st out of 112 West Virginia high schools in 2022-2023, the highest ranking among the 3 schools. However, the school's performance has declined, dropping from a 3-star to a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years. Grafton High School underperformed the state average in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science proficiency for grade 11, suggesting areas for targeted interventions. In contrast, Anna Jarvis Elementary School is the lowest-performing school, ranking in the bottom 10% of West Virginia elementary schools and significantly underperforming the district and state averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency for grades 3 and 4.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2023)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2023)							WV Assessment Science (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anna Jarvis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 N Pike St	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 265-4090	503	32	15.5		494 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17.7	334^th of 368 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.2	353^rd of 375 public elementary schools	5.9%	19	41.2	23.3						30.6	17.4									$11,664	$1,426	$10,238
Grafton High School	Public	9-12	400 Yates Ave	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 265-3046	620	50	12.5		611 (98.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35.6	71^st of 112 public high schools	36.6%		47.4	55^th of 112 public high schools	50.9%	16							15.9							44.4			20.6	$11,912	$945	$10,966
Taylor County Middle School	Public	5-8	670 Spring Hills Rd	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 265-0722	685	48	14.4		672 (98.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	58.9	58^th of 169 public middle schools	65.7%		51.6	77^th of 169 public middle schools	54.4%	19			27.6	35.5	37.6	21.6				34.4	54.8	45.9	41.5		23.0	22.7		$11,037	$971	$10,066

Cities Near Grafton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flemington	7.14 mi	2	51^st
White Hall	9.76 mi	1	14^th
Pleasant Valley	10.31 mi	1	2^nd
Fairmont	10.33 mi	11	73^rd
Tunnelton	10.72 mi	2	166^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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