Best High Schools in West Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WV Assessment test scores by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 111)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	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%)	$10,670			$759			$9,911	47.5	38.6	68	7		540150001023
62	Grafton High School	Public	9-12	400 Yates Ave	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 265-3046	658	45	14.6		635 (96.5%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$11,912			$945			$10,966	47	55	48	14		540138001053
63	Berkeley Springs High School	Public	9-12	149 Concord Ave	Berkeley Springs	25411	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 258-2871	582	38	15.3		551 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$11,625			$824			$10,801	45.2	62.7	39	24		540099000819
64	Spring Mills High School	Public	9-12	499 Campus Dr	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-5141	1,544	92	16.7		1,076 (69.7%)	184 (11.9%)	130 (8.4%)	24 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (8.3%)	$10,938			$639			$10,299	44.9	44.3	60	4		540006001487
65	Braxton County High School	Public	9-12	200 Jerry Burton Dr	Sutton	26601	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 765-7331	481	39	12.3		462 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,280			$1,453			$9,827	44.2	69.1	32	33		540012000061
66	Ritchie County High School	Public	9-12	201 Ritchie County School Rd	Ellenboro	26346	Ritchie County	Ritchie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 869-3526	328	29	11.3		321 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,929			$782			$11,148	43.5	53.4	52	14		540129001021
67	Hampshire Senior High School	Public	6-12	157 Trojan Way	Romney	26757	Hampshire County	Hampshire County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 822-5016	740	62	11.8		703 (95.0%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$11,091			$1,042			$10,049	42.9	42	64	3		540042000248
68	Clay-Battelle High School	Public	6-12	6226 Mason-Dixon Highway	Blacksville	26521	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 432-8208	332	28	12		325 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$15,379			$911			$14,468	42.8	39.8	67	1		540093000769
69	Webster County High School	Public	7-12	1 Highlander Dr	Upperglade	26266	Webster County	Webster County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 226-5772	489	41	11.8		479 (98.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,627			$1,518			$10,110	41.1	24.9	85	16		540153001118
70	St. Marys High School	Public	9-12	2330 N Pleasants Hwy	Saint Marys	26170	Pleasants County	Pleasants County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 684-2421	309	23	13.2		299 (96.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,034			$1,045			$13,989	40.9	70.1	30	40		540111000889

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WV Assessment Mathematics, WV Assessment English Language Arts, WV Assessment Science test scores released by the West Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 13, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the West Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.