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Petersburg High School

Q: Is Petersburg High School a good school?

Petersburg High School ranks 36 th of 111 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 111 West Virginia High Schools

Better than 68% of West Virginia high schools

Summary

Petersburg High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 589 students in Petersburg, West Virginia. The school is part of the Grant County Schools district, which is ranked 32 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Petersburg High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 23rd to 76th out of West Virginia high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 2 to 4 stars. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 36th out of 111 West Virginia high schools and received a 3-star rating. Interestingly, male students at Petersburg High School have consistently outperformed female students, with the male students ranking much higher in the state. The school's performance for other student subgroups has been mixed, with some rankings in the middle to lower range of the state.

Compared to the nearby East Hardy High School and Moorefield High School, both in the Hardy County Schools district, Petersburg High School generally outperforms these schools in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's performance for low-income students has been relatively strong, with the school ranking in the top half of West Virginia high schools in this subgroup.

582

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,294

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 Viking Drive
Petersburg, WV 26847

(304) 257-1444

District: Grant County Schools

Feeder schools for Petersburg High School:

Elementary:	Maysville Elementary School
	Petersburg Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.9%

Hispanic:

2.2%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the West Virginia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

West Virginia avg36%

Middle school

118^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

36^th of 111

West Virginia public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of West Virginia High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 55Grant County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	118 of 168	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	101 of 169	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	98 of 168	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	68 of 169	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	45 of 171	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	80 of 171	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	104 of 170	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	91 of 176	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	80 of 172	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.7	83 of 173	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.9	59 of 172	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	60 of 174	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	31.3	135 of 172	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	137 of 171	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.7	127 of 171	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.2	100 of 171	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	81 of 158	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	88 of 158	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	80 of 158	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	94 of 162	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	59 of 162	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	111 of 166	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	111 of 174	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	41.4	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	78 of 165	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	78 of 164	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	109 of 162	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	68 of 162	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	29 of 164	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	32.9	119 of 165	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	126 of 176	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	127 of 160	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	120 of 158	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.5	64 of 161	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	95 of 161	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.7	70 of 176	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	48 of 127	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	134 of 142	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	50.4	69 of 174	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	120 of 168	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	102 of 169	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	96 of 168	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	72 of 168	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	47 of 170	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	109 of 167	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	93 of 176	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	51 of 112	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	62 of 112	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	76 of 112	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	66 of 114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	42 of 115	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.1	31 of 122	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	23 of 119	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	20.9	107 of 115	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	91 of 114	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.2	52 of 112	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	42.3	48 of 82	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	82 of 91	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	28.9	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	83 of 107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	59 of 108	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	52 of 109	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	67.5	28 of 119	76.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	54.6	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	37 of 109	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.3	5 of 110	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	52.8	46 of 107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.7	42 of 112	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	50 of 121	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	21 of 106	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	28 of 109	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	60 of 108	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	80 of 109	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	66 of 111	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.4	34 of 122	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	79 of 89	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	58 of 89	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	42 of 103	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.7	80 of 118	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	42 of 111	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	51 of 111	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	64 of 112	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	43 of 113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.0	31 of 122	74.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2017)35th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-57 vs school

High school

Male (2025)80th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2017)51st percentile-24 vs school

African American (2017)41st percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)39th percentile-35 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-43 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-4 vs state

Science25%-3 vs state

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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 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th 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 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Petersburg High School	Public	7-12	207 Viking Drive	Petersburg	26847	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 257-1444	582	42	14.0		558 (95.9%)	7 (1.2%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	61.5	36^th of 111 public high schools	67.6%		53.5	51^st of 112 public high schools	54.5%	15	34.8	14.5	27.3	43.5	34.9	47.7	20.5	29.6	$10,294	$948	$9,346
South Branch Vocational School	Public	7-12	401 Pierpont St	Petersburg	26847	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 257-1331	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorefield High School	Public	9-12	401 N Main St	Moorefield	26836	Hardy County	Hardy County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 530-6034	480	29	16.8		390 (81.3%)	16 (3.3%)	60 (12.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	9.9	105^th of 111 public high schools	5.4%		29.8	76^th of 112 public high schools	32.1%	29			3.9			42.2		12.8	$9,857	$1,129	$8,728
East Hardy High School	Public	7-12	259 Cougar Dr	Baker	26801	Hardy County	Hardy County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 897-5948	290	22	12.9		273 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	64.2	33^rd of 111 public high schools	70.3%		22	92^nd of 112 public high schools	17.9%	59	19.4	26.7	20.0	47.2	51.1	54.0	33.3	32.0	$12,562	$1,042	$11,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Petersburg High School

What is the racial makeup of Petersburg High School?

Students at Petersburg High School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Petersburg High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Petersburg High School.

What schools feed into Petersburg High School?

Petersburg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Maysville Elementary School
Elementary : Petersburg Elementary School

Is Petersburg High School a good school?

Petersburg High School ranks 36^th of 111 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Petersburg High School in?

Grant County Schools

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