Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Ghent’s public schools
Raleigh County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ghent. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Ghent’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Ghent’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Ghent Elementary places highest (better than 82%); Beckley-Stratton Middle School lowest (9%). 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 Ghent, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Ghent
Ghent Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 201 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ghent
Ghent Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 201 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ghent
Ghent Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 201 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ghent
Ghent Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 201 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ghent
Ghent Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 201 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ghent
Ghent Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 201 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Raleigh 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.
Above the state in reading
Ghent vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Ghent’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ghent | — | Raleigh County |
Every school in Ghent
10 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).
Questions about Ghent’s schools
Are Ghent’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Ghent. Raleigh County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ghent. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Ghent in?
Raleigh County School District.
Where do Ghent kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Woodrow Wilson High School, Shady Spring High, Independence High School and Liberty High School.
Parents talk
What Ghent families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ghent → 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). Stars are from neighbors.