Summary:
Zip code 25570 is home to exactly one high school, Wayne High School, a mid-sized public school in Wayne, WV serving grades 9-12 with 525 students as part of the Wayne County Schools district.
For parents considering this area, Wayne High School has shown a dramatic turnaround in recent years. After ranking in the 11th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, the school jumped to the 55th percentile in 2024-2025 and has maintained a solid 51st percentile ranking in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. The school's clear academic strength is English Language Arts, where 53.2% of 11th graders are proficient—beating both the district (50.1%) and state (51.2%) averages. However, mathematics remains a significant concern, with only 10.6% of students proficient in 2025-2026, roughly half the state average of 20.6%, and scores have declined year-over-year. Science performance is inconsistent, dropping from 31.8% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 23.4% in 2025-2026, though it still slightly exceeds the district average.
The school offers a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, which suggests smaller class sizes that could support more individualized attention. However, the graduation rate of 86.1% trails the state average of 92.8% by nearly 7 percentage points, a gap worth noting. Per-student spending is approximately $11,047, though this data is from 2018-2019. Overall, Wayne High School is a school on an upward trajectory with strong ELA performance and improving rankings, but families should be aware of the persistent challenges in math proficiency and graduation rates when evaluating this school for their children.
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