Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · Photo: Mark Fickett · CC BY 3.0Harpers Ferry’s public schools
Jefferson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harpers Ferry. 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
Harpers Ferry’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Harpers Ferry’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. C. W. Shipley Elementary School places highest (better than 98%); Ranson Elementary School lowest (1%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Harpers Ferry, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Washington High School and Jefferson High School. 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 Harpers Ferry, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Harpers Ferry · depends on your address
Washington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Charles Town
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shenandoah Junction
10th grade in Harpers Ferry · depends on your address
Washington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Charles Town
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shenandoah Junction
11th grade in Harpers Ferry · depends on your address
Washington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Charles Town
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shenandoah Junction
12th grade in Harpers Ferry · depends on your address
Washington High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,458 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Charles Town
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shenandoah Junction
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jefferson 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
Harpers Ferry vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Harpers Ferry’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harpers Ferry | — | Jefferson County |
| Bolivar | — | Jefferson County |
Every school in Harpers Ferry
15 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 Harpers Ferry’s schools
Are Harpers Ferry’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Harpers Ferry. Jefferson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harpers Ferry. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Harpers Ferry in?
Jefferson County School District.
Where do Harpers Ferry kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Washington High School and Jefferson High School.
Parents talk
What Harpers Ferry families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Harpers Ferry → 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.