Glady Presbyterian Church and Manse · Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Bowden’s public schools
Randolph County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowden. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Bowden’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Bowden’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Midland Elementary School places highest (better than 98%); Tygarts Valley Middle/High School lowest (4%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Bowden, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Elkins Middle School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/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 Bowden, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Randolph 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.
Well below the state in reading
Bowden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Bowden’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bowden | — | Randolph County |
Every school in Bowden
11 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).
Questions about Bowden’s schools
Are Bowden’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Bowden. Randolph County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Bowden in?
Randolph County School District.
Where do Bowden kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Elkins Middle School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
Parents talk
What Bowden families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bowden → They have their own page.
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.