Moorefield Intermediate School

Moorefield Intermediate School serves 308 students in grades 3 through 5 in the rural community of Moorefield, WV, as part of Hardy County Schools.

If your child is entering 3rd grade, you might be concerned about reading scores—only about 30% of 3rd graders are proficient in English Language Arts, which is well below the state average. However, the school shows a remarkable ability to accelerate learning. By 5th grade, proficiency jumps to 54%, actually surpassing the state average. This tells us that while students may arrive with literacy challenges, the teaching staff is highly effective at closing gaps over the three years your child would be there. The school's real standout subject is math, where 43% of students are proficient—that's nearly 12 percentage points higher than the district average and above the state average too. This is a unique strength compared to nearby schools like Maysville Elementary School and Petersburg Elementary School, which both outperform Moorefield in reading but lag behind in math.

Moorefield is the clear academic leader within its own district, far outpacing East Hardy Elementary School in every subject and grade level. The school has also shown impressive recent improvement, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and moving from the 18th to the 35th percentile statewide. It's particularly effective with specific groups of students—Hispanic students rank in the top 4 statewide, and Special Education students have seen dramatic gains, moving from the 15th to the 63rd percentile in just two years. One area to watch is science, where only 31% of 5th graders are proficient, though that's up significantly from 17% two years ago. Notably, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,461) than any comparable school in the region, suggesting efficient use of resources.