Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Elkins’s public schools score below 57% of West Virginia districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 25% of Elkins’s students scored proficient, below the West Virginia average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Elkins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within West Virginia, not nationally.
From West Virginia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Elkins’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 140 West Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elkins’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 41% and 32% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,095 per student, against $15,637 across West Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Elkins Middle School, then Elkins High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Good Shepherd Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Elkins’s grade
C+: better than 43% of West Virginia school districts, #39 of 61 West Virginia towns. Graduation is above the West Virginia average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elkins, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Elkins
Elkins Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Elkins
Elkins Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Elkins
Elkins Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Elkins
Elkins High School
Grades 9–12 · 747 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Elkins
Elkins High School
Grades 9–12 · 747 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Elkins
Elkins High School
Grades 9–12 · 747 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Elkins
Elkins High School
Grades 9–12 · 747 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Elkins’s public schools are run by Randolph County School District, which also serves Beverly, Harman, Huttonsville and Mill Creek and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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
Elkins vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Elkins’s borders.
Every school in Elkins
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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Randolph County Alternative Center and Randolph Technical Center).
Questions about Elkins’s schools
Are Elkins’s schools good?
On West Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elkins children attend score below 57% of West Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #39 of 61 West Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Elkins in?
Randolph County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,494 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Elkins kids go to high school?
Elkins High School, with 747 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Elkins’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Randolph County School District graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia.
How much does Elkins spend per student?
$14,095 in Randolph County School District (FY2024), against $15,637 across West Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Elkins?
Yes: Good Shepherd Christian Academy (religious, grades , 16 students).
Parents talk
What Elkins families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Elkins → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within West Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.