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2016-06-06 17 35 10 View north along West Virginia State Route 90 (Front Street) between Buffalo Avenue and Potomac Avenue in Bayard, Grant County, West VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Bayard

Bayard’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 12% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
WV 13.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,617 students on the public path
In brief

Bayard’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bayard’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Maysville Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Union Educational Complex lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bayard, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Petersburg High School and Union Educational Complex. 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 Bayard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grant 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.

Grant County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,617 students · 14.1 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$13,694WV $15,637 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 41.3% · 770 students tested
Math36%
State average 32.2% · 770 students tested

Bayard vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bayard—Grant County

Every school in Bayard

4 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).

Also serving Bayardin other towns
Petersburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Petersburg
A−
644 students15:1Rate it →
Maysville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maysville
A
203 students15:1Rate it →
Union Educational Complex
Grades PK–12 · Mount Storm
C
188 students12:1Rate it →
Petersburg High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Petersburg
B−
582 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bayard’s schools

Are Bayard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bayard. Grant County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bayard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bayard in?

Grant County School District.

Where do Bayard kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Petersburg High School and Union Educational Complex.

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What Bayard 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.