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Schools in Century

Century’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 15% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
WV 13.5
Schools in town
0
1,969 students on the public path
In brief

Century’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Century’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Junior Elementary places highest (better than 90%); Philippi Middle School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Century, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Philip Barbour High School 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 Century, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–12Philip Barbour High School Complexin PhilippiB−

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

Barbour County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,969 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$13,227WV $15,637 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 1056 students tested
Math29%
State average 32.2% · 1057 students tested

Century vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Century—Barbour County

Every school in Century

7 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 Centuryin other towns
Philippi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Philippi
B−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Belington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Belington
C−
280 students13:1Rate it →
Kasson ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Moatsville
C
179 students12:1Rate it →
Junior Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Junior
A
111 students14:1Rate it →
Belington Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belington
B−
248 students13:1Rate it →
Philippi Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Philippi
D
244 students11:1Rate it →
Philip Barbour High School Complex
High · Grades 9–12 · Philippi
B−
520 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Century’s schools

Are Century’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Century. Barbour County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Century. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Century in?

Barbour County School District.

Where do Century kids go to high school?

Philip Barbour High School Complex.

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What Century 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.