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C+

Randolph County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Elkins, Beverly, Mill Creek, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Huttonsville, Montrose and Harman.

Elkins’ School Grade C+ better than 43% of West Virginia school districts

Students
3,494
Schools
14
Spent per student
$14,095
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Randolph County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the WV average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 56 West Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Elkins 6,622Beverly 567Mill Creek 532Womelsdorf (Coalton) 182Huttonsville 155Montrose 133Harman 91

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elkins. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Elkins Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Elkins High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 32.2% · 1,812 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.3% · 1,812 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 92.6% · 299 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,095 per student · 10% below WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 56%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,790’20
3,623’21
3,638’22
3,534’23
3,494’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools.

Elkins Third Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
B−
318 students14:1
George Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mill Creek
B−
315 students15:1
Beverly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beverly
D−
226 students12:1
Jennings Randolph Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
A−
212 students14:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
B−
201 students13:1
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
A+
164 students12:1
Coalton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coalton
C
156 students14:1
Harman Elementary/High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Harman
D
103 students9:1
Pickens Elementary/High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Pickens
D
29 students6:1
Randolph County Alternative Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Elkins
11 students11:1
Elkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkins
C−
615 students15:1
Tygarts Valley Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mill Creek
D−
396 students12:1
Elkins High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkins
B
747 students18:1
Randolph Technical Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkins
1 students0:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within West Virginia.