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Schools in Beaver

Beaver’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?17/26schools 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
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 8% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
WV 13.5
Schools in town
0
10,350 students on the public path
In brief

Beaver’s schools, in brief

School by school

17 of Beaver’s 26 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Hollywood Elementary places highest (better than 97%); Beckley Elementary lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

17 elementary schools serve Beaver, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and four high schools: Woodrow Wilson High School, Shady Spring High, Independence High School and Liberty High School. 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 Beaver, with each school’s own grade.

17 schools teach K in Beaver’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Daniels Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daniels
B
510 students15:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sophia
A−
453 students15:1Rate it →
Shady Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shady Spring
B+
447 students14:1Rate it →
Coal City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coal City
C−
387 students13:1Rate it →
Fairdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairdale
B−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Stratton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
D−
312 students13:1Rate it →
Bradley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Hope
B
305 students14:1Rate it →
Crescent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
A
304 students15:1Rate it →
Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
C
272 students11:1Rate it →
Beckley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
D−
260 students11:1Rate it →
Hollywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
A+
240 students13:1Rate it →
Mabscott Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mabscott
C−
219 students12:1Rate it →
Maxwell Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
A−
203 students12:1Rate it →
Ghent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ghent
A−
201 students11:1Rate it →
Stanaford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
B−
199 students9:1Rate it →
Marsh Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rock Creek
C
152 students14:1Rate it →
Clear Fork District Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Artie
B−
94 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 41.3% · 5416 students tested
Math35%
State average 32.2% · 5415 students tested

Beaver vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beaver—Raleigh County

Every school in Beaver

26 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 Beaverin other towns
Daniels Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daniels
B
510 students15:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sophia
A−
453 students15:1Rate it →
Shady Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shady Spring
B+
447 students14:1Rate it →
Coal City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coal City
C−
387 students13:1Rate it →
Fairdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairdale
B−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Stratton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
D−
312 students13:1Rate it →
Bradley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Hope
B
305 students14:1Rate it →
Crescent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
A
304 students15:1Rate it →
Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
C
272 students11:1Rate it →
Beckley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
D−
260 students11:1Rate it →
Hollywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
A+
240 students13:1Rate it →
Mabscott Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mabscott
C−
219 students12:1Rate it →
Maxwell Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
A−
203 students12:1Rate it →
Ghent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ghent
A−
201 students11:1Rate it →
Stanaford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beckley
B−
199 students9:1Rate it →
Marsh Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rock Creek
C
152 students14:1Rate it →
Clear Fork District Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Artie
B−
94 students10:1Rate it →
Shady Spring Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shady Spring
B+
599 students13:1Rate it →
Beckley-Stratton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beckley
D
590 students9:1Rate it →
Independence Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Coal City
A−
401 students11:1Rate it →
Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beckley
A−
391 students12:1Rate it →
Trap Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glen Daniel
B
331 students10:1Rate it →
Woodrow Wilson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Beckley
A−
1,284 students17:1Rate it →
Shady Spring High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shady Spring
A−
754 students15:1Rate it →
Independence High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sophia
C−
597 students17:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glen Daniel
C
458 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Beaver’s schools

Are Beaver’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Beaver. Raleigh County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beaver. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 17 of its 26 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Beaver in?

Raleigh County School District.

Where do Beaver kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Woodrow Wilson High School, Shady Spring High, Independence High School and Liberty High School.

Parents talk

What Beaver 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.