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Schools in Aurora

Aurora’s public schools

Preston County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above West Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 12% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
WV 13.5
Schools in town
1
1,198 students on the public path
In brief

Aurora’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Aurora’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Aurora School places highest (better than 77%); Preston High School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Aurora, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Aurora SchoolPreston County School DistrictA−
9–12Preston High Schoolin KingwoodD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Preston County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Preston County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,765 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$13,769WV $15,637 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.3% · 2064 students tested
Math29%
State average 32.2% · 2064 students tested

Aurora vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Aurora’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aurora—Preston County

Every school in Aurora

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Auroraby address
Aurora School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
142 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Aurorain other towns
Preston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kingwood
D
1,056 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Aurora’s schools

Are Aurora’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Aurora. Preston County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Aurora in?

Preston County School District.

Where do Aurora kids go to high school?

Preston High School.

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What Aurora families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.