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Best High Schools in Zip Code 26003

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1,427

Students

Top rankedWheeling Park High School16^th of 105 West Virginia high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 26003, located in the Wheeling, West Virginia area, is served by a single high school, Wheeling Park High School, which enrolls 1,427 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the highly regarded Ohio County Schools district.

As the only high school in this zip code, Wheeling Park High School is a large, comprehensive institution that must serve a wide range of student needs. The school has consistently ranked among the top 20 high schools in West Virginia over the past three years, earning a 5-star rating in 2023-2024 and maintaining a solid 4-star rating in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. Its district, Ohio County Schools, is ranked 4th out of 54 districts statewide and holds a 5-star rating, indicating strong leadership and resource allocation that directly benefits the school. Academically, the school outperforms state averages in all core subjects, with a particularly notable strength in mathematics—31.7% of 11th graders were proficient in 2025-2026 compared to the state average of 20.6%, a 54% relative advantage. Science proficiency (29.4%) also exceeds the state average (23.6%), while English Language Arts (53.9%) is only slightly above the state average (51.2%), making it the school's relative weak spot.

However, there are some important nuances for parents to consider. Despite strong test scores, the school's graduation rate of 89.8% falls below the state average of 92.8%, which is an unusual pattern and may suggest a rigorous academic environment or a need for additional student support services. Test scores also show year-over-year volatility: math improved by 4.9 percentage points from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, while ELA and science declined by 6.4 and 4.7 points, respectively. On a positive note, the student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 is favorable, likely contributing to the school's above-average performance. Overall, Wheeling Park High School offers a strong academic foundation, especially in math, within one of West Virginia's top districts, though families should be aware of the graduation rate gap and subject-specific fluctuations.

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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
Wheeling Park High School	Public	9-12	1976 Park View Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0400	1,427	106	13.4	37.1%	1,207 (84.6%)	89 (6.2%)	29 (2.0%)	21 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.4%)	82	16^th of 105 public high schools	84.8%		81.7	16^th of 111 public high schools	85.6%		31.7	53.9	29.4	$12,432	$832	$11,601

Cities Near Zip Code 26003

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wheeling	0.71 mi	15	57^th
Triadelphia	3.62 mi	1	19^th
McMechen	5.96 mi	1	140^th
Dallas	7.78 mi	1
West Liberty	8.4 mi	1	23^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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