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Capital High School

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Capital High School ranks 63 rd of 107 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 107 West Virginia High Schools

Better than 41% of West Virginia high schools

Summary

Capital High School is a comprehensive public high school in Charleston, WV, serving 1,051 students in grades 9-12 within the Kanawha County Schools district. The school currently holds a 2-star rating (35th percentile) and has experienced significant performance volatility over the past decade, ranking anywhere from 26th to 89th in the state.

The most pressing concern for parents is the graduation rate, which has fallen to 77.1%—a drop of 7.3 percentage points over two years. This is 15.7 points below the state average and notably lower than nearby schools like Sissonville High School (96.7%) and George Washington High School (93.6%). Academic proficiency also lags, with math at just 12.9% and science at 17.1%—both well below district and state averages. In fact, George Washington High School, located just five miles away, achieves math proficiency rates more than three times higher (42.1%) and science rates nearly three times higher (47.2%).

Despite these challenges, Capital High School shows genuine strengths. The school has historically excelled in serving special education students, ranking in the 87th-93rd percentile in recent years—a model that could be expanded to other populations. The school also spends more per student ($11,806) than several better-performing nearby schools, suggesting resources aren't the primary issue. However, the dramatic decline in performance among low socioeconomic status students (from the 75th to 46th percentile in two years) and the inconsistent results between male and female students from year to year point to systemic challenges in maintaining consistent educational quality. While Riverside High School in the same district faces even greater difficulties, Capital's declining trajectory across multiple metrics indicates the school is at a critical juncture that will require targeted interventions to reverse course.

1,051

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,651

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Greenbrier St
Charleston, WV 25311-1007

(304) 348-6500

District: Kanawha County Schools

Feeder schools for Capital High School:

Elementary:	Chamberlain Elementary School
	Kanawha City Elementary School
	Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
	Piedmont Year-Round Education
	More...
	Ruffner Elementary School
	Shoals Elementary School
Middle:	Horace Mann Middle School
	West Side Middle School
Prekindergarten:	Grandview Elementary (Annex)

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

African American:

29.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 77th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (26% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the West Virginia average (77% vs 93%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 77th-percentile peak (2021) to 41st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

West Virginia avg32%

63^rd of 107

West Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High Schools in the Kanawha County Schools

23^rd of 55Kanawha 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	50 of 112	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	35 of 112	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	63 of 112	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.8	26 of 113	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	36 of 114	68.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	55 of 115	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	89 of 119	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	84 of 117	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	81 of 115	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	47 of 114	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.1	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.5	67 of 113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.2	85 of 112	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.4	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.1	51 of 82	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	46.7	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	23.4	77 of 91	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	47 of 84	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	58.0	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	88 of 106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.4	45 of 107	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	63 of 108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	75 of 108	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	46 of 109	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	52 of 111	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	72 of 119	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	51.5	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	57 of 106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	65 of 109	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	28 of 110	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	28 of 107	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	25.1	89 of 109	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.2	47 of 121	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.7	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	80.6	19 of 109	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	18 of 108	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.8	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	38 of 109	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	60 of 111	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.3	66 of 122	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	67.4	13 of 62	79.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	43.9	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	36 of 83	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	12 of 92	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	6 of 89	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	13 of 89	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	99.2	1 of 85	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	22 of 103	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.4	34 of 118	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	46 of 107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.8	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	17 of 112	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	23 of 111	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	15 of 113	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	22 of 112	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	23 of 113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	63.8	36 of 122	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2017)76th percentile+34 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2017)49th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2017)39th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2017)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-28 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-4 vs state

Science17%-6 vs state

Mathematics13%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)	WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)	WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capital High School	Public	9-12	1500 Greenbrier St	Charleston	25311	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6500	1,051	61	17.3	56.5%	623 (59.3%)	309 (29.4%)	22 (2.1%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	33.3	63^rd of 107 public high schools	41.1%		38.7	73^rd of 111 public high schools	34.2%	10	12.9	47.1	17.1	$7,651	$184	$7,467
George Washington High School	Public	9-12	1522 Tennis Club Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-7729	1,145	51	22.4	26.1%	937 (81.8%)	69 (6.0%)	18 (1.6%)	58 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.3%)	99.8	1^st of 107 public high schools	99.1%		99.3	2^nd of 111 public high schools	98.2%	1	42.1	78.1	47.2	$5,578	$216	$5,362
Carver Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	4799 Midland Dr	Charleston	25306	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1965	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WIN Academy at BVCTC	Public, Charter	11-12	2001 Union Carbide Drive	South Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	WIN Academy at BVCTC	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 205-6787	34				31 (91.2%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Herbert Hoover High School	Public	9-12	775 Husky Way	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 965-3394	782	40	19.5	43.9%	752 (96.2%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	71.2	24^th of 107 public high schools	77.6%		85.3	13^th of 111 public high schools	88.3%	11	22.3	58.3	24.5	$6,763	$296	$6,467
South Charleston High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagle Way	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 766-0352	874	47	18.5	49.4%	572 (65.4%)	187 (21.4%)	17 (1.9%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (9.8%)	52.7	42^nd of 107 public high schools	60.7%		66.5	27^th of 111 public high schools	75.7%	15	18.7	51.7	20.6	$6,749	$362	$6,387
Sissonville High School	Public	9-12	6100 Sissonville Dr	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1954	564	37	15.2	42.2%	549 (97.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	62.1	30^th of 107 public high schools	72.0%		67.4	25^th of 111 public high schools	77.5%	5	25.6	46.7	24.8	$7,797	$62	$7,735
Ben Franklin Career Center	Public	9-12	500 28th St	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 766-0369	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Riverside High School	Public	9-12	1 Warrior Way	Belle	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1996	1,057	57	18.5	55.4%	945 (89.4%)	64 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	14.8	84^th of 107 public high schools	21.5%		22.9	88^th of 111 public high schools	20.7%	4	8.0	39.4	12.8	$6,743	$264	$6,479
Saint Albans High School	Public	9-12	2100 Kanawha Ter	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0212	882	47	18.7	44.7%	772 (87.5%)	46 (5.2%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	80.7	16^th of 107 public high schools	85.0%		89.4	8^th of 111 public high schools	92.8%	8	32.5	55.2	26.6	$6,809	$394	$6,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital High School

What schools feed into Capital High School?

Capital High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chamberlain Elementary School
Elementary : Kanawha City Elementary School
Elementary : Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
Elementary : Piedmont Year-Round Education
Elementary : Ruffner Elementary School
Elementary : Shoals Elementary School
Middle : Horace Mann Middle School
Middle : West Side Middle School
Prekindergarten : Grandview Elementary (Annex)

Is Capital High School a good school?

Capital High School ranks 63^rd of 107 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Capital High School in?

Kanawha County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Capital High School?

Students at Capital High School are 59% White, 29% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Capital High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,051 students attended Capital High School.

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