Brooke County Schools

Brooke County Schools in West Virginia serves approximately 2,213 students across 6 schools—4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school—and holds a solid 4-star district rating, ranking 13th out of 54 districts in the state.

For parents, the standout school in this district is clearly Brooke Intermediate School North, which ranks 49th out of 355 elementary schools in West Virginia and boasts exceptional math proficiency at 73%—more than 30 points above both the district and state averages. Its sister school, Brooke Intermediate School South, also performs well with 61.8% math proficiency and a 4-star rating, though it trails North by about 11 points in math and 6 points in ELA. The primary schools (Brooke Primary School North and Brooke Primary School South) don't have test scores available, but they serve the district's youngest learners with reasonable student-teacher ratios around 11-14:1.

The bigger concern lies at the secondary level. Brooke Middle School shows a dramatic drop in math proficiency (35.6%) compared to the intermediate schools, though it excels in science at 36.2%—nearly 7 points above the state average. Brooke High School is the district's weakest link, with math proficiency at just 13.9%, a graduation rate of 84.8% (8 points below state), and a volatile ranking history that swung from near-bottom (104th) in 2023-2024 to 72nd currently. Notably, the high school spends the most per student ($15,416) yet achieves the lowest scores, while the middle school spends the least ($11,289) and outperforms it. The district's overall rating is propped up by the strong elementary performance, so parents should be aware that the middle-to-high school transition represents a significant academic challenge that the district has yet to solve.