High Schools in Monroe County Schools

Summary:

Monroe County Schools in West Virginia has just one high school, James Monroe High School. This school serves students in grades 9-12 and has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 36th out of 112 West Virginia high schools in 2022-2023 to 32nd out of 111 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Monroe High School has maintained consistent performance, with its 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year at 92.5%, above the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (58.6%) and Science (29.9%) are also above the state averages, though its Mathematics proficiency (18.4%) is slightly below the state average of 20.3%. The school has 477 students enrolled, with a student-teacher ratio of 19:1 and per-student spending of $10,938 in the 2018-2019 school year.

Without data on other high schools in the Monroe County Schools district, it is difficult to fully assess the relative performance of James Monroe High School. However, the available data suggests the school is a relatively strong performer within the state, with some potential areas for improvement, particularly in Mathematics proficiency.

District Detail

9875 Willow Bend Rd
Union, WV 24983-0330

(304) 772-3094

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,611

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Monroe High School	Public	9-12	142 James Monroe Dr	Lindside	24951	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 753-5183	460	20	23.0		438 (95.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64.8	32^nd of 111 public high schools	71.2%		68.4	33^rd of 112 public high schools	70.5%	1	18.4	58.6	29.9	$10,938	$1,224	$9,714

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mercer County Schools	12.09 mi	27	26^th
Summers County Schools	13.39 mi	6	53^rd
Greenbrier County Schools	20.03 mi	14	24^th
McDowell County Schools	20.84 mi	11	54^th
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition	21.09 mi	26

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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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