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Schools in Kanawha

Kanawha’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/9schools 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 3% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
WV 13.5
Schools in town
1
6,009 students on the public path
In brief

Kanawha’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Kanawha’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Williamstown High School places highest (better than 92%); Van Devender Middle School lowest (8%). 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 Kanawha, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Kanawha Elementary SchoolWood County School DistrictB+
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

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

Wood County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 25 schools · 11,098 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$15,212WV $15,637 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 41.3% · 5668 students tested
Math41%
State average 32.2% · 5658 students tested

Kanawha vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kanawha—Wood County

Every school in Kanawha

9 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 Kanawhaby address
Kanawha Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davisville
B+
265 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Kanawhain other towns
Williamstown High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Williamstown
A
676 students15:1Rate it →
Edison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parkersburg
A−
551 students14:1Rate it →
Blennerhassett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parkersburg
A−
534 students18:1Rate it →
Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parkersburg
B+
446 students14:1Rate it →
Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vienna
A−
429 students14:1Rate it →
Van Devender Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parkersburg
D
244 students10:1Rate it →
Parkersburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parkersburg
B
1,491 students17:1Rate it →
Parkersburg South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parkersburg
B+
1,373 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Kanawha’s schools

Are Kanawha’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kanawha. Wood County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kanawha. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kanawha in?

Wood County School District.

Where do Kanawha kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg South High School and Williamstown High 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.