Best Public Schools in Paw Paw, WV

Summary:

The city of Paw Paw, West Virginia is home to two schools: Paw Paw Elementary School and Paw Paw High School, both of which serve the Morgan County Schools district. While the elementary school has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, the high school faces significant challenges, ranking 111th out of 111 West Virginia high schools.

Paw Paw Elementary School has 79 students in grades K-6 and has seen its statewide ranking improve from 323rd out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 184th out of 355 in 2024-2025. The school's math proficiency rates are above the district and state averages, but its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are generally below. In contrast, Paw Paw High School has 77 students in grades 7-12 and is ranked 111th out of 111 West Virginia high schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Paw Paw Elementary School has shown progress, the district as a whole, including Paw Paw High School, needs to focus on addressing academic performance gaps and improving the overall quality of education for students in Paw Paw.

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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 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th 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
Paw Paw Elementary School	Public	K-6	60 Pirate Circle	Paw Paw	25434	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 947-7425	82	8	10.2		69 (84.1%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)	46.9	184^th of 355 public elementary schools	48.2%		21	323^rd of 368 public elementary schools	12.2%	139	70.0	8.3	63.6			30.0	50.0	45.5			25.0			$15,265	$2,178	$13,087
Paw Paw High School	Public	7-12	60 Pirate Circle	Paw Paw	25434	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 947-7425	71	9	7.7		58 (81.7%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	2.1	111^th of 111 public high schools	0.0%		40.7	66^th of 112 public high schools	41.1%	45				20.0	0.0				33.3	27.3		13.3	9.1	$15,564	$737	$14,828

Cities Near Paw Paw

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Slanesville	7.93 mi	1
Capon Bridge	11.39 mi	2	82^nd
Berkeley Springs	15.03 mi	4	81^st
Augusta	15.61 mi	2
Hedgesville	16.47 mi	6	107^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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