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Wayne County Schools Schools
Wayne County Schools is a public school district in West Virginia, based in Wayne County (Wayne). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wayne County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Wayne County Schools
18 of 18 schools in Wayne County Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 5D: 11
Best schools in Wayne County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 111 high schools in West Virginia · all 108 middle schools in West Virginia · all 366 elementary schools in West Virginia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- B Buffalo Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Ceredo Kenova Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Prichard Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Buffalo Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Kellogg Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Vinson Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Lavalette Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Spring Valley High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Wayne High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Crum Pre K 8 School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Wayne County Schools
High schools (3)
- D+ Spring Valley High School, Huntington
- D- Tolsia High School, Fort Gay
- D+ Wayne High School, Wayne
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B Buffalo Middle School, Kenova
- D Ceredo Kenova Middle School, Ceredo
- C- Vinson Middle School, Huntington
- D Wayne Middle School, Wayne
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- C Buffalo Elementary School, Kenova
- B- Ceredo Kenova Elementary, Kenova
- D+ Dunlow Elementary School, Dunlow
- D+ East Lynn Elementary School, East Lynn
- D Genoa Elementary School, Genoa
- C Kellogg Elementary School, Huntington
- C- Lavalette Elementary School, Lavalette
- C+ Prichard Elementary School, Prichard
- D Wayne Elementary School, Wayne
Other schools and academies (2)
- D+ Crum Pre K 8 School, Crum
- D Fort Gay Pre K 8, Fort Gay
Where Wayne County Schools schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in West Virginia
- County: Wayne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,138 students with 490 full-time-equivalent teachers and 995 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5401500
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lincoln County Schools (8 schools, 19 mi)
- Cabell County Schools (25 schools, 21 mi)
- Mingo County Schools (9 schools, 32 mi)
- Logan County Schools (17 schools, 34 mi)
- Putnam County Schools (22 schools, 38 mi)
- Boone County Schools (12 schools, 39 mi)
- Mason County Schools (11 schools, 48 mi)
- Kanawha County Schools (64 schools, 50 mi)
Questions about Wayne County Schools
How many schools are in Wayne County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Wayne County Schools, across 11 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wayne County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Huntington, Kenova, Wayne, Fort Gay, Ceredo and 6 more.
How good are the schools in Wayne County Schools?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.9%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wayne County Schools?
6,138 students were enrolled in Wayne County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wayne County Schools?
Wayne County Schools is in West Virginia, based in Wayne County, with its district office in Wayne. Its boundary covers about 506 sq mi.