Best Public Schools in Hamlin, WV

Summary:

The city of Hamlin, West Virginia is home to two schools - Lincoln County High School and Hamlin Pk-8, both part of the Lincoln County Schools district. While Lincoln County High School has maintained a relatively higher ranking and performance, Hamlin Pk-8 has consistently ranked in the bottom third of West Virginia elementary schools.

Lincoln County High School is ranked 36th out of 112 West Virginia high schools in 2023-2024, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 92.5% and performs better than the state average in 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, but significantly below the state average in Mathematics and Science proficiency. In contrast, Hamlin Pk-8 is ranked 284th out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2023-2024, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has shown mixed performance on 3rd-8th grade Math and English Language Arts assessments, with some grade levels performing above the district and state averages, while others fell below.

Both schools have similar per-student spending levels, around $12,600 and $12,100 respectively in the 2018-2019 school year. Lincoln County High School has a student-teacher ratio of 14.8, while Hamlin Pk-8 has a ratio of 11.2. The data suggests that factors beyond funding, such as resource allocation, teacher quality, and school leadership, may play a more significant role in shaping the schools' outcomes.

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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
Hamlin Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	8130 Court Ave	Hamlin	25523	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3036	454	35	13.1		446 (98.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	28.8	284^th of 355 public elementary schools	20.0%		29	284^th of 368 public elementary schools	22.8%		46.2	27.7	25.0	56.3	55.6	56.3		35.9	34.0	37.5	37.5	50.0	43.8		20.0	31.3		$12,119	$1,507	$10,612
Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	81 Panther Way	Hamlin	25523	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 824-6000	774	54	14.4		763 (98.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.1	89^th of 111 public high schools	19.8%		65.9	36^th of 112 public high schools	67.9%	53							8.5							47.7			17.7	$12,622	$1,699	$10,923

Cities Near Hamlin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Branchland	5.31 mi	1	265^th
West Hamlin	5.42 mi	1	260^th
Griffithsville	6.31 mi	1	250^th
Salt Rock	7.3 mi	1	35^th
Culloden	10.11 mi	1	8^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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