Summary:
Zip code 25514, serving the Fort Gay, WV area, is home to two public schools within the Wayne County Schools district, which together enroll 789 students across grades Pre-K through 12. The schools include Fort Gay Pre K-8, which serves the elementary and middle grades, and Tolsia High School, the area's only high school option.
Neither school ranks as a standout performer in West Virginia, with both holding a 1-star rating and sitting in the low 20s percentile statewide. However, Fort Gay Pre K-8 shows more variability in its results, including a notable bright spot: 7th-grade English Language Arts proficiency (52.1%) actually exceeds both district and state averages, making it the strongest subject performance at any grade in either school. In contrast, Tolsia High School is more uniformly below average, with 11th-grade math proficiency at just 14.1%—6.5 points below the state—and a graduation rate of 88.8% that trails the state's 92.8%. The elementary school also shows a troubling pattern of declining math scores as students age, dropping from near-average in 3rd grade to 20.8% proficiency by 7th grade.
Science is the weakest subject across both schools, with Fort Gay Pre K-8 posting just 18.5% proficiency—more than 10 points below the state—and Tolsia High School at 18.8%. Interestingly, the high school spends $1,157 more per student ($12,630 vs. $11,473) yet achieves lower results across all subjects, suggesting potential inefficiencies in resource allocation. Both schools have maintained these low rankings consistently over the past three years, indicating systemic challenges rather than temporary dips. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the elementary school offers some pockets of strength, particularly in 7th-grade ELA, the overall picture is one of persistent underperformance, with high school math and science representing the most critical areas needing attention.
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