Summary:
Lewis County Schools in West Virginia serves approximately 2,226 students across six schools—four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school—and currently ranks in the bottom quartile of the state, though performance varies widely between schools.
For parents, the standout options are Roanoke Elementary School and Jane Lew Elementary School, both earning 3 stars. Roanoke is the district’s top performer (61st percentile), with math proficiency at 55.1%—nearly double the district average—and exceptional 5th-grade science scores at 56.5%, well above the state. Jane Lew showed dramatic improvement, jumping from the 27th to 55th percentile in one year, with math (53.2%) and ELA (50%) both exceeding state averages. In contrast, Peterson-Central Elementary School is the lowest-ranked school in the district (7th percentile, 0 stars), with 4th-grade math proficiency at just 22.4%—less than half the state average. Leading Creek Elementary also struggles (19th percentile) despite having the best student-teacher ratio (11.1:1) and highest per-student spending.
The transition to secondary school is a major concern. Robert L. Bland Middle School (11th percentile) and Lewis County High School (13th percentile) both rank in the bottom 15% of the state, with the high school’s math proficiency at just 13% and a graduation rate of 87.1%—below the state’s 92.8%. This suggests academic ground is lost during the middle school years. District-wide, ELA proficiency lags at every grade level, even at the best elementary schools. The clear takeaway: smaller elementary schools like Roanoke and Jane Lew are succeeding, but their gains are not carrying through to middle and high school, indicating a need for stronger transition support and early literacy intervention across the district.
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