Best Public Schools in Grafton, WV

Summary:

The city of Grafton, West Virginia is home to three schools: Grafton High School, Taylor County Middle School, and Anna Jarvis Elementary School. These schools serve students from the Taylor County Schools district.

Grafton High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 48th out of 112 West Virginia high schools and maintaining a strong 92.5% 4-year graduation rate. The school performs better than the state average in 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, but struggles in Mathematics and Science. In contrast, Taylor County Middle School has shown mixed performance, with some grades scoring above the state average and others below in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

The weakest performer in the data set is Anna Jarvis Elementary School, which consistently scores below the state and district averages in 3rd and 4th-grade Mathematics and English Language Arts. This suggests a need for a comprehensive review of the school's curriculum, teaching practices, and resource allocation. Overall, the schools in Grafton, West Virginia demonstrate a range of performance, with opportunities for improvement across the district.

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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 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	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-4090	461	32	14.4		448 (97.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	16.6	331^st of 355 public elementary schools	6.8%		24.8	309^th of 368 public elementary schools	16.0%	22	38.0	30.0						32.9	35.7									$11,664	$1,426	$10,238
Grafton High School	Public	9-12	400 Yates Ave	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 265-3046	658	45	14.6		635 (96.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	47	62^nd of 111 public high schools	44.1%		55	48^th of 112 public high schools	57.1%	14							18.1							52.1			23.6	$11,912	$945	$10,966
Taylor County Middle School	Public	5-8	670 Spring Hills Rd	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-0722	640	49	13.0		626 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	28.7	129^th of 168 public middle schools	23.2%		55.5	68^th of 169 public middle schools	59.8%	61			32.5	22.4	31.5	26.4				45.0	35.4	30.2	34.0		28.5	20.3		$11,037	$971	$10,066

Cities Near Grafton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flemington	7.14 mi	2	93^rd
White Hall	9.76 mi	1	3^rd
Pleasant Valley	10.31 mi	1	5^th
Fairmont	10.33 mi	11	88^th
Tunnelton	10.72 mi	2	233^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.