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Schools in Cottageville

Cottageville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 2% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
WV 13.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,218 students on the public path
In brief

Cottageville’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Cottageville’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Ravenswood Middle School places highest (better than 76%); Ravenswood High School lowest (34%). 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 Cottageville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cottageville Elementary SchoolJackson County School DistrictB+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

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

Jackson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,977 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$15,967WV $15,637 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 41.3% · 2095 students tested
Math38%
State average 32.2% · 2089 students tested

Cottageville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cottageville—Jackson County

Every school in Cottageville

5 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 Cottagevilleby address
Cottageville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
161 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Cottagevillein other towns
Ripley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ripley
B
586 students15:1Rate it →
Ravenswood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ravenswood
A−
306 students15:1Rate it →
Ripley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ripley
B−
768 students15:1Rate it →
Ravenswood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ravenswood
C
397 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cottageville’s schools

Are Cottageville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cottageville. Jackson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cottageville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cottageville in?

Jackson County School District.

Where do Cottageville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ripley High School and Ravenswood High School.

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What Cottageville 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.