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Schools in Cowen

Cowen’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 2% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
853 students on the public path
In brief

Cowen’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cowen’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Webster County High School places highest (better than 27%); Glade Elementary School lowest (11%). 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 Cowen, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Glade Elementary SchoolWebster County School DistrictD
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

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

Webster County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,048 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$16,022WV $15,637 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 622 students tested
Math23%
State average 32.2% · 620 students tested

Cowen vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cowen—Webster County

Every school in Cowen

3 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 Cowenby address
Glade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
328 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Cowenin other towns
Hacker Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hacker Valley
C−
36 students7:1Rate it →
Webster County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Upperglade
C
489 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cowen’s schools

Are Cowen’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cowen. Webster County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cowen. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cowen in?

Webster County School District.

Where do Cowen kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Webster County High School and Hacker Valley Elementary 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.