Grant County Schools

Grant County Schools in West Virginia serves approximately 1,617 students across four schools—two elementary schools, one combined middle/high school, and one alternative education complex—and currently holds a 1-star district rating, ranking 41st out of 54 districts in the state.

For parents, the standout school in the district is Maysville Elementary School, which consistently earns the highest ratings (4-star in recent years) and leads the district in English Language Arts with 62.1% proficiency, well above the state average of 47.6%. While Petersburg Elementary School posts stronger math scores (50.7% vs. 42.3%), Maysville excels in ELA and shows remarkable 6th-grade math performance (57.9% proficiency, nearly double the district average). The most alarming trend is at Petersburg High School, which plummeted from a 3-star to a 0-star rating in one year—a 64-percentile-point drop—with only 9.5% of 11th graders proficient in math. Meanwhile, Union Educational Complex, despite serving an alternative education population and posting the lowest test scores, boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate, surpassing the district (94.2%) and state (92.8%) averages.

District-wide, math proficiency (36.7%) and science proficiency (23%) trail state averages, with science showing the largest gap (-6.3 points). Resource allocation doesn't clearly correlate with outcomes: Union Educational Complex receives the highest per-student funding ($11,954) and lowest student-teacher ratio (11.6:1) yet produces the weakest academic results, while Petersburg Elementary spends the least ($10,246) but achieves the best math scores. A notable bright spot is Petersburg Elementary's 5th-grade science improvement, jumping from 20% to 33.8% proficiency in one year. The district's elementary schools perform reasonably well, but secondary education presents serious challenges—particularly the high school's dramatic decline and a pattern where math proficiency drops sharply as students advance through grade levels. Parents should view the elementary schools as solid options while approaching the secondary schools with caution and asking targeted questions about recent changes and support systems.