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Short Line School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Short Line School is an elementary school located in Reader, West Virginia, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the Wetzel County Schools district, which is ranked 49 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

According to the key insights, Short Line School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with its performance on state assessments generally below the Wetzel County and West Virginia averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics ranged from 17.2% in 6th grade to 67.7% in 3rd grade, compared to the Wetzel County average of 26.3% to 63.2% and the West Virginia average of 32.8% to 53%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 20% in 5th grade to 45.2% in 3rd grade, compared to the Wetzel County average of 37.8% to 47.9% and the West Virginia average of 44.3% to 50.3%.

The analysis also reveals that Short Line School's performance on state assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as special education students and students with low socioeconomic status. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's special education students ranked 129 out of 171 West Virginia elementary schools in mathematics, with a 1-star rating, and the school's low-income students ranked 291 out of 328 West Virginia elementary schools in mathematics, also with a 1-star rating. Interestingly, the nearby Doddridge County Elementary School and Arthur I. Boreman Elementary School have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Short Line School.

364

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,449

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9817 Shortline Hwy
Reader, WV 26167-1101

(304) 386-4115

District: Wetzel County Schools

Students who attend Short Line School usually attend:

High:

Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

West Virginia avg42%

Elementary school

309^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

142^nd of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Wetzel County Schools

49^th of 55Wetzel 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	309 of 355	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	214 of 368	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	280 of 368	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.1	122 of 375	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	262 of 380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	288 of 383	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	339 of 392	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	361 of 399	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	41.0	258 of 402	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	345 of 408	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.1	290 of 422	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.7	330 of 428	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	285 of 426	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	280 of 426	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	245 of 427	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	223 of 420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	34.0	115 of 154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	109 of 146	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	241 of 302	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	189 of 316	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	231 of 317	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	165 of 325	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.6	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	311 of 366	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	338 of 381	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	291 of 328	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	122 of 336	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	267 of 333	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.6	102 of 347	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	36.1	240 of 335	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	327 of 368	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	340 of 382	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	275 of 305	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	184 of 325	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	254 of 322	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.7	95 of 330	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.6	207 of 333	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	228 of 338	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	307 of 364	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	344 of 382	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	129 of 171	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	172 of 180	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	146 of 185	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	191 of 258	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	287 of 377	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	313 of 353	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	230 of 367	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	288 of 366	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	125 of 373	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	261 of 376	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	287 of 373	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	330 of 374	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	347 of 382	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	142 of 168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	83 of 169	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	117 of 168	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	99 of 169	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	123 of 171	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	108 of 171	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	162 of 170	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	153 of 176	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	156 of 172	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	113 of 172	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.8	147 of 174	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.9	87 of 172	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	31.8	140 of 171	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.8	110 of 171	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	79 of 171	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	123 of 131	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	112 of 158	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	108 of 158	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	135 of 158	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	98 of 164	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	102 of 162	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	131 of 162	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	135 of 174	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	115 of 165	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	90 of 164	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	124 of 162	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	90 of 162	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.5	155 of 165	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	139 of 176	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	142 of 160	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.6	58 of 165	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	79 of 158	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	91 of 161	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	82 of 161	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	155 of 176	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	94 of 127	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	142 of 142	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	155 of 174	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	142 of 168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	90 of 169	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	121 of 168	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	101 of 168	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	113 of 168	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.5	160 of 167	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	148 of 176	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

English Language Arts30%-17 vs state

Science17%-14 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 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Short Line School	Public	PK, KG-8	9817 Shortline Hwy	Reader	26167	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 386-4115	364	33	11.2		354 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	23.2	309^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.0%		43.9	214^th of 368 public elementary schools	41.8%	95	67.7	22.2	26.7	17.2	21.7	35.0	45.2	37.1	20.0	27.6	21.7	27.5	10.0	23.7	$19,449	$2,153	$17,296
Arthur I Boreman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Boreman School Road	Middlebourne	26149	Tyler County	Tyler County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 758-2152	273	30	9.1		271 (99.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79	53^rd of 355 public elementary schools	85.1%		61.9	118^th of 368 public elementary schools	67.9%	65	66.7	74.3	63.2				41.7	62.9	63.2				55.3		$15,545	$1,513	$14,033
New Martinsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 E Benjamin Dr	New Martinsville	26155	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 455-2291	837	72	11.6		784 (93.7%)	6 (0.7%)	21 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.4%)	61.8	114^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.9%		55.4	150^th of 368 public elementary schools	59.2%	36	69.8	55.3	47.1	36.5	20.0	41.4	55.8	54.0	48.5	54.0	38.7	52.9	27.9	34.3	$16,170	$1,463	$14,707
Paden City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N 2nd Ave	Paden City	26159	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 337-2221	155	18	8.7		146 (94.2%)	5 (3.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	32	263^rd of 355 public elementary schools	25.9%		40.7	234^th of 368 public elementary schools	36.4%	29	51.6	41.2	20.0	8.3			38.7	52.9	35.0	58.3			15.0		$19,905	$2,385	$17,520
Long Drain School	Public	PK, KG-8	3538 Long Drain Rd.	Metz	26585	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 775-4221	204	20	10.3		202 (99.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	346^th of 355 public elementary schools	2.5%		20.4	328^th of 368 public elementary schools	10.9%	18	40.0	21.7		14.3	27.3	15.0	26.7	8.7		21.4	36.4	15.0		20.0	$21,704	$2,727	$18,977
Sistersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Sistersville Elementary Sc	Sistersville	26175	Tyler County	Tyler County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 652-2601	233	22	10.5		227 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	43.2	202^nd of 355 public elementary schools	43.1%		73.5	71^st of 368 public elementary schools	80.7%	131	48.6	63.6	30.0				31.4	54.6	42.5				35.0		$16,250	$2,048	$14,202
Doddridge County Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	289 Smithton Rd	West Union	26456	Doddridge County	Doddridge County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 873-3955	170	13	13.0		166 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$19,235	$3,144	$16,090
Doddridge County Elementary School	Public	1-4	182 Doddridge County School Rd	West Union	26456	Doddridge County	Doddridge County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 873-3294	331	29	11.4		326 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.5	27^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.4%		82.5	43^rd of 368 public elementary schools	88.3%	16	64.0	73.2					69.3	67.6							$18,332	$1,425	$16,907
Cameron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Church St	Cameron	26033	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 686-3305	236	19	12.3		226 (95.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	37.9	231^st of 355 public elementary schools	34.9%		57.6	142^nd of 368 public elementary schools	61.4%	89	44.2	82.1	31.3				20.9	67.9	36.4				9.4		$13,694	$1,113	$12,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Short Line School

What schools do graduates of Short Line School attend?

Students who attend Short Line School usually go on to attend:

High : Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Short Line School?

Students at Short Line School are 97% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Short Line School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Short Line School.

Is Short Line School a good school?

Short Line School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Short Line School in?

Wetzel County Schools

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