Best High Schools in West Virginia (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in West Virginia, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
West Virginia rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
West Virginia high schools ranked
How West Virginia's high schools compare
A: 25B: 27C: 24D: 26F: 9
47% of the 111 ranked high schools in West Virginia earn an A or B (25 A grades, 27 B, 24 C, 26 D, 9 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 96 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (86% here, 74% nationally), and 30 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 28): Kanawha County Schools (3), Wood County Schools (3), Putnam County Schools (3), Monongalia County Schools (2).
Cities with the most ranked high schools: Charleston (3, 2 at A or B).
The largest ranked high schools: Morgantown High School (1,859 students, A+, #2), Cabell Midland High School (1,757 students, A, #13), Musselman High School (1,754 students, A, #15).
High schools in West Virginia that are not ranked
12 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (6)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- D- Chandler Academy, Charleston
- D+ Crossroads Academy, Huntington
- B+ Evolution Middle School, Clarksburg
- B+ Mason County School For Success, Point Pleasant
- B+ United High School, Clarksburg
- D+ Wv Schools For The Deaf And Blind, Romney
Closed schools (1)
NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.
- F Meadow Bridge High, Meadow Bridge
Not yet graded (5)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Evolution High School, Clarksburg
- Gateway Achievement Center, Moundsville
- Mineral County Alternative Program, Keyser
- Randolph County Alternative Center, Elkins
- Summers County High School, Hinton
About this ranking
- Scope: every public high school in West Virginia.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in West Virginia
What is the best high school in West Virginia?
George Washington High School in Charleston ranks first among the 111 ranked high schools in West Virginia with a SchoolGrade of A+, 61% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%.
How are high schools in West Virginia ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does West Virginia have?
SchoolGrade grades 123 public high schools in West Virginia; 111 are ranked here and 12 are listed as not ranked.