Wayne County Schools

Summary:

The Wayne County Schools district in West Virginia consists of 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 23 out of 55 districts in the state and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their strong academic performance. Ceredo-Kenova Elementary and Kellogg Elementary consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state, with students performing well above district and state averages in mathematics. At the middle school level, Buffalo Middle School stands out, ranking in the top third of West Virginia middle schools and outperforming the district and state in both mathematics and English language arts.

However, the data also reveals significant variation in academic performance across the district. While some schools excel, others, such as Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Vinson Middle School, struggle to meet state standards. This suggests that the district may face unique challenges in supporting its smaller, more rural schools, which tend to have lower test scores and rankings compared to their larger, more urban counterparts. Nevertheless, the data also shows that with the right strategies and support, schools like Crum Pre K-8 have been able to significantly improve their performance over time.

District Detail

212 North Court Street
Wayne, WV 25570-0070

(304) 272-5116

SchoolDigger Rank:
23^rd of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,953

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
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 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th 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
Spring Valley High School	Public	9-12	1 Timberwolf Ln	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-1699	946	62	15.3		907 (95.9%)	16 (1.7%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	47.5	61^st of 111 public high schools	45.0%		38.6	68^th of 112 public high schools	39.3%	7							15.7							51.8			26.4	$10,670	$759	$9,911
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	331 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-2911	402	27	14.8		375 (93.3%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.5	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		60.5	126^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.8%	6	67.4	55.7	32.7					49.0	60.7	50.0					34.6			$11,516	$836	$10,680
Dunlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32800 Route 152	Dunlow	25511	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 385-4376	54	8	6.7		54 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$14,077	$2,116	$11,961
East Lynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19594 E Lynn Rd	East Lynn	25512	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 849-3171	124	11	11.2		124 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.1	205^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.3%		60.9	125^th of 368 public elementary schools	66.0%	80	30.0	72.2	30.8					35.0	72.2	46.2					23.1			$13,760	$2,350	$11,410
Genoa Elementary School	Public	K-5	21269 Route 152	Genoa	25517	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 385-4421	48	7	6.8		48 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	30.0							40.0										$15,838	$2,414	$13,425
Kellogg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 429-4441	328	23	14.2		297 (90.5%)	10 (3.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	76.1	59^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.4%		70.1	86^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.6%	27	62.3	69.8	63.8					49.1	55.8	60.3					50.0			$10,262	$1,027	$9,235
Lavalette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Beech Fork Road	Lavalette	25535	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 525-3221	245	21	11.6		232 (94.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40.1	223^rd of 355 public elementary schools	37.2%		47.9	182^nd of 368 public elementary schools	50.5%	41	38.2	54.2	29.4					50.0	41.7	44.1					35.3			$12,444	$1,008	$11,436
Prichard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Prichard Rd	Prichard	25555	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 486-5096	130	10	13.0		124 (95.4%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	41.4	215^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.4%		45.7	200^th of 368 public elementary schools	45.7%	15	38.1	61.1	37.5					28.6	44.4	37.5					56.3			$11,247	$797	$10,449
Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 McGinnis Drive	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 272-6342	444	35	12.6		433 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32	264^th of 355 public elementary schools	25.6%		53.3	161^st of 368 public elementary schools	56.3%	103	44.0	36.5	34.3					41.3	50.8	38.4					26.0			$12,421	$1,624	$10,797
Wayne High School	Public	9-12	100 Pioneer Rd	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 272-5639	525	46	11.5		512 (97.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	56.9	50^th of 111 public high schools	55.0%		15.7	100^th of 112 public high schools	10.7%	50							15.4							53.5			31.8	$11,047	$823	$10,224
Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Pioneer Road	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 272-3227	344	23	14.9		339 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	48.5	82^nd of 168 public middle schools	51.2%		37.5	107^th of 169 public middle schools	36.7%	25				24.2	27.4	37.2					43.2	37.1	41.6			38.1		$10,591	$991	$9,600
Vinson Middle School	Public	6-8	3851 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-1641	164	11	14.9		157 (95.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	38.3	105^th of 168 public middle schools	37.5%		42.9	91^st of 169 public middle schools	46.2%	14				14.3	20.0	20.7					55.1	38.0	46.6			24.1		$13,722	$787	$12,935
Ceredo-Kenova Middle School	Public	6-8	500 High Street	Ceredo	25507	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 453-3588	263	18	14.6		255 (97.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	57.5	61^st of 168 public middle schools	63.7%		64.1	40^th of 169 public middle schools	76.3%	21				65.4	28.9	28.3					51.3	45.8	43.5			25.0		$11,965	$1,018	$10,947
Buffalo Middle School	Public	6-8	298 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-6062	279	20	13.9		268 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	58.4	57^th of 168 public middle schools	66.1%		63	43^rd of 169 public middle schools	74.6%	14				18.6	34.9	35.8					46.4	67.5	47.8			26.9		$11,628	$1,119	$10,509
Tolsia High School	Public	9-12	1 Rebel Dr	Fort Gay	25514	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 648-5566	349	33	10.7		341 (97.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29.1	82^nd of 111 public high schools	26.1%		28.5	81^st of 112 public high schools	27.7%	1							18.3							43.7			16.9	$12,630	$1,277	$11,353
Fort Gay Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking Dr	Fort Gay	25514	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 648-5404	440	36	12.2		430 (97.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	29	281^st of 355 public elementary schools	20.8%		33	268^th of 368 public elementary schools	27.2%	13	22.0	42.5	58.7	17.7	27.9	12.5		12.2	37.5	39.1	49.0	27.9	20.0		23.9	12.5		$11,473	$1,822	$9,651
Crum Pre K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Crum Rd	Crum	25669	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 393-3200	236	21	11.2		231 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	63.9	106^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.1%		66.1	99^th of 368 public elementary schools	73.1%	7	50.0	55.0	41.7	71.0	55.6	30.4		55.6	50.0	66.7	61.3	61.1	47.8		25.0	26.1		$13,606	$2,269	$11,337
Ceredo-Kenova Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wonder Ln	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 453-1521	632	37	17.0		613 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	62.3	110^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.0%		79.3	52^nd of 368 public elementary schools	85.9%	58	54.6	58.8	51.2					36.4	60.0	59.3					41.9			$10,532	$959	$9,573

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cabell County Schools	2.95 mi	29	10^th
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition	4.53 mi	26
Lincoln County Schools	18.89 mi	7	47^th
Mason County Schools	26.38 mi	12	50^th
Putnam County Schools	27.09 mi	23	3^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.