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Schools in Keystone

Keystone’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/9schools 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 4% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
WV 13.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,312 students on the public path
In brief

Keystone’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Keystone’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Sandy River Middle School places highest (better than 33%); Welch Elementary School lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Keystone, graded from D− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Mount View High School and River View 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 Keystone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD−

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

McDowell County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 2,312 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$16,215WV $15,637 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 41.3% · 1253 students tested
Math18%
State average 32.2% · 1252 students tested

Keystone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Keystone—McDowell County
Northfork—McDowell County

Every school in Keystone

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).

Also serving Keystonein other towns
Southside K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · War
D−
266 students12:1Rate it →
Bradshaw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradshaw
C−
214 students11:1Rate it →
Iaeger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iaeger
D−
201 students13:1Rate it →
Welch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Welch
D−
189 students14:1Rate it →
Kimball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kimball
D−
164 students12:1Rate it →
Fall River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Sandy
C
112 students12:1Rate it →
Mount View High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Welch
D−
521 students16:1Rate it →
Sandy River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradshaw
C
240 students17:1Rate it →
River View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradshaw
D−
405 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Keystone’s schools

Are Keystone’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Keystone. McDowell County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Keystone. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Keystone in?

McDowell County School District.

Where do Keystone kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mount View High School and River View High School.

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What Keystone families are saying about 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.