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Paw Paw High School

Q: Is Paw Paw High School a good school?

Paw Paw High School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of West Virginia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Paw Paw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 71 students attended Paw Paw High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paw Paw High School?

Students at Paw Paw High School are 82% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Paw Paw High School?

Paw Paw High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Paw Paw Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 111 West Virginia High Schools

Better than 0% of West Virginia high schools

Summary

Paw Paw High School is a small public high school serving grades 7-12 in Paw Paw, West Virginia, with a total enrollment of 77 students. The school is part of the Morgan County Schools district, which is ranked 33 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paw Paw High School has experienced significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 16th out of 122 schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 111th out of 111 schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments has been mixed, with 11th-grade students performing significantly below the state and district averages in mathematics, English Language Arts, and science. In contrast, the nearby Frankfort High School and Berkeley Springs High School have maintained more consistent rankings and stronger academic performance.

Despite the school's fluctuating performance, Paw Paw High School has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, comparable to the nearby schools. The school's student population is predominantly white, and the performance of different student subgroups has been uneven, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the school's instructional practices and support systems to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. As a small school, Paw Paw High School may face unique challenges in terms of staffing, course offerings, and access to resources, which could contribute to the instability in its academic achievements.

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,564

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Pirate Circle
Paw Paw, WV 25434-3113

(304) 947-7425

District: Morgan County Schools

Feeder schools for Paw Paw High School:

Elementary:

Paw Paw Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the West Virginia average (93%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (17% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 66 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg31%

West Virginia avg35%

Middle school

150^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

111^th of 111

West Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 66 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of West Virginia High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Morgan County Schools

33^rd of 55Morgan 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	19.2	150 of 168	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	107 of 168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.9	165 of 169	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	165 of 171	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	153 of 171	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	163 of 170	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	146 of 176	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	162 of 172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	49.2	80 of 173	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	51 of 172	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	56.2	61 of 174	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	15.0	162 of 172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	163 of 171	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	152 of 171	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	21.1	111 of 124	10.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	17.0	164 of 174	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	137 of 165	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	162 of 162	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	143 of 164	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	132 of 176	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	47.3	90 of 176	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	40.2	108 of 174	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	162 of 168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	142 of 167	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	143 of 176	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	66 of 112	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	61 of 112	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.1	107 of 113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.7	30 of 114	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.7	60 of 115	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.6	16 of 122	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	57.7	40 of 119	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	40 of 117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.9	73 of 115	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.6	39 of 114	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	43 of 113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.6	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.5	41 of 112	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	68 of 111	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	46.0	64 of 111	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.2	67 of 119	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	33.4	80 of 112	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	81.3	12 of 121	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	80.7	13 of 122	89.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	49.2	47 of 118	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	83 of 112	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	73.0	27 of 112	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	43.2	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.6	21 of 122	82.8%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2017)49th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2017)38th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2017)10th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2017)6th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Male (2017)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2017)60th percentile-27 vs school

Female (2018)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)29th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-19 vs state

Science11%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 27, 2014

My children are enrolled at Paw Paw Schools. I have a fifteen-year old that is graduating this year, a fourteen-year old that is in the ninth grade and a ten-year old in the fourth grade. The staff/teachers promote hard work and determination. As evidenced by their West Test scores, it pays off. I have seen, time and time again, people share negative opinions about our school including the size, voting to shut it down and bus the students to Berkeley Springs, etc., but I feel that my children are exactly where they need to be. All three of my kids are honor-roll students and do very well on state testing. Close Quote

Schools Near Paw Paw High School

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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 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th 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
Paw Paw High School	Public	7-12	60 Pirate Circle	Paw Paw	25434	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 947-7425	71	9	7.7		58 (81.7%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	2.1	111^th of 111 public high schools	0.0%		40.7	66^th of 112 public high schools	41.1%	45	20.0	0.0	33.3	27.3	13.3	9.1	$15,564	$737	$14,828
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%)	45.2	63^rd of 111 public high schools	43.2%		62.7	39^th of 112 public high schools	65.2%	24		15.5		50.6		26.1	$11,625	$824	$10,801
Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	393 Falcon Way	Ridgeley	26753	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 726-4767	488	33	14.9		472 (96.7%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	71	23^rd of 111 public high schools	79.3%		73.9	26^th of 112 public high schools	76.8%	3		23.4		57.3		30.6	$12,341	$798	$11,544
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%)	42.9	67^th of 111 public high schools	39.6%		42	64^th of 112 public high schools	42.9%	3		13.2		50.7		26.5	$11,091	$1,042	$10,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Paw Paw High School

Is Paw Paw High School a good school?

Paw Paw High School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of West Virginia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Paw Paw High School?

Students at Paw Paw High School are 82% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Paw Paw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 71 students attended Paw Paw High School.

What schools feed into Paw Paw High School?

Paw Paw High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paw Paw Elementary School

What district is Paw Paw High School in?

Morgan County Schools

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