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Boone County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Madison, Danville, Whitesville and Sylvester.

Madison’s School Grade B better than 61% of West Virginia school districts

Students
3,048
Schools
12
Spent per student
$16,041
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Boone County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of West Virginia districts
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% of the 56 West Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BMadison 2,678Danville 630Whitesville 340Sylvester 149

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madison. Grade by grade →

PK–5Madison ElementaryThis district
6–8Madison Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Scott High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 32.2% · 1,550 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 41.3% · 1,551 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 92.6% · 222 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,041 per student · 3% above WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 49%Federal 25%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,346’20
3,177’21
3,188’22
3,109’23
3,048’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools.

Brookview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Foster
B+
317 students11:1
Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
C
267 students12:1
Sherman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Comfort
A+
234 students11:1
Ramage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danville
B−
196 students10:1
Van Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van
C−
146 students12:1
Ashford-rumble Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashford
C
140 students12:1
Whitesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitesville
D
100 students10:1
Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madison
C−
398 students14:1
Sherman Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seth
B−
213 students12:1
Van Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Van
C
157 students11:1
Scott High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
C
564 students18:1
Sherman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seth
C−
316 students14:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within West Virginia.