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
91	Richwood High School	Public	9-12	16414 Webster Rd	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-2684	299	19	15.7		291 (97.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,975			$835			$11,140	20.6	17.8	95	4		540102000847
92	Wahama Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 White Falcon Drive	Mason	25260	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 773-5539	397	24	16.5		375 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,311			$994			$11,317	19.9	48.4	57	35		540078000630
93	Westside High School	Public	9-12	122 Renegade Way	Clear Fork	24822	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 682-8965	509	28	18.4		496 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$10,645			$861			$9,783	19.4	24.5	86	7		540165001085
94	Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	205 Minuteman Dr	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 269-8315	703	47	14.9		684 (97.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$11,613			$975			$10,637	18.9	12.5	106	12		540063000472
95	Buckhannon Upshur High School	Public	9-12	270 Bu Dr	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-3720	1,068	63	16.8		1,021 (95.6%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$11,720			$970			$10,750	18.4	16.8	96	1		540147001078
96	Clay County High School	Public	9-12	1 Panther Drive	Clay	25043	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 587-4226	520	34	15.2		508 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,685			$1,559			$12,127	18.3	28.6	80	16		540024000147
97	Paden City High School	Public	7-12	201 N 4th Ave	Paden City	26159	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 337-2266	152	16	9.3		144 (94.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$16,725			$432			$16,293	18.3	22.5	90	7		540156001129
98	Tygarts Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	10189 Seneca Trl	Mill Creek	26280	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 335-4575	396	32	12.3		392 (99.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,502			$1,062			$9,440	16.9	11.4	107	9		540126001011
99	Valley High School	Public	9-12	44 Lumberjack Ln	Pine Grove	26419	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 889-3151	124	18	7		122 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$22,353			$889			$21,464	15.8	24	88	11		540156001132
100	Sherman High School	Public	9-12	10008 Coal River Rd	Seth	25181	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 837-3301	316	23	13.7		308 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,329			$1,712			$9,617	15.2	29.8	77	23		540009000051

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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.

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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.