SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the WV proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 34%Projected 42%

Parkersburg High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the WV proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the WV average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 25%WV 28%

English proficiency

School 49%WV 37%

Science proficiency

School 29%WV 24%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

83%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

15%

Students in at least one AP course. 5 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

10%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes10%
AP courses offered5
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

3%
2%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

1%
2%

Gold marks the WV average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

27.23 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.55 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

12.92 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$58,982

WV average $80,507

Median home value

$149,457

WV average $219,768

Median rent

$818 /mo

WV average $1,095

Unemployment rate

5.8%

WV average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 90.0%WV 91.5%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

17:1

WV average 13:1

Teachers

96

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$59,514

All teachers in Wood County Schools.

Student to counselor ratio WV average 284:1330:1
Support staff9
Psychologists0
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 97%WV 97%

Experienced teachers

School 67%WV 67%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days430
Out-of-school suspension days122
Total days missed to suspension1899
Expulsions with services7
Expulsions without services2
Zero-tolerance expulsions2
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based5
Sexual orientation5
Race-based5
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7355 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.31

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

91%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

3%

Latino

2%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged39%
Students with disabilities12%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Parkersburg High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Parkersburg South High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
Athens High School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 31.8 mi
Ripley High School

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 33.3 mi
Tyler Consolidated High School

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 38.5 mi
Paden City High School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 39.8 mi
Point Pleasant Junior/senior High School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 41.4 mi
Magnolia High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 44.5 mi
Zanesville High School

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 53.4 mi
Cambridge High School

  • Actual: 45%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 53.5 mi
Wellston High School

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 41%
  • Distance: 53.9 mi