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C+
Schools in Montgomery · Fayette County School District, Kanawha County School District

Montgomery’s public schools score below 64% of West Virginia districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Montgomery, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within West Virginia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From West Virginia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 1 pts vs WV 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 1 pts vs WV 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 4 pts vs WV 93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024 · Kanawha County
Students per teacher
14.1
WV 13.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
27,472 students on the public path
In brief

Montgomery’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 46 West Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montgomery’s, its schools beat 43%, higher than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 41% and 32% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Fayette County spends $15,159 per student and Kanawha County $14,492, against $15,637 across West Virginia (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Montgomery’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of West Virginia school districts. Both inputs trail the West Virginia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

West Virginia school districts we grade (56)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
West Virginia towns with similar household incomes (46)Better than 43%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,539 test results and a graduating class of 1,878 could put Montgomery anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Montgomery’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,536 in math, 14,543 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Montgomery, with each school’s own grade.

44 schools teach K in Montgomery’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
New River Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Oak Hill
605 students16:1Rate it →
Fayetteville PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fayetteville
D
548 students15:1Rate it →
Valley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smithers
D−
545 students15:1Rate it →
Elk Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
475 students14:1Rate it →
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Point Harmony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cross Lanes
B
440 students16:1Rate it →
Flinn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Charleston
B−
430 students15:1Rate it →
Bridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
D−
417 students13:1Rate it →
Edgewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
413 students12:1Rate it →
Meadow Bridge Regional School
Grades PK–12 · Meadow Bridge
404 students13:1Rate it →
Nitro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nitro
B−
377 students14:1Rate it →
Alban Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
B−
376 students14:1Rate it →
Overbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Clendenin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
B
335 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C−
304 students16:1Rate it →
Holz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
304 students16:1Rate it →
Cross Lanes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
294 students13:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
294 students16:1Rate it →
Pinch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
A−
282 students13:1Rate it →
Piedmont Year-Round Education
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
279 students11:1Rate it →
Dunbar Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dunbar
271 students11:1Rate it →
Ruffner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
271 students14:1Rate it →
Belle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belle
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Weberwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
247 students15:1Rate it →
Kanawha City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
C
242 students13:1Rate it →
Andrews Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tornado
B−
233 students12:1Rate it →
Chamberlain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
225 students16:1Rate it →
Ruthlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
225 students13:1Rate it →
Montrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →
Anne Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
221 students10:1Rate it →
Sissonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sissonville
C
216 students14:1Rate it →
Richmond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
C
213 students11:1Rate it →
Chesapeake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesapeake
C−
205 students11:1Rate it →
Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B+
191 students14:1Rate it →
Divide Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lookout
B−
189 students13:1Rate it →
Kenna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
180 students16:1Rate it →
Ansted Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ansted
B−
178 students14:1Rate it →
Malden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
160 students11:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Grove
C
159 students15:1Rate it →
Midland Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Diamond
B
158 students12:1Rate it →
Alum Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
B−
151 students14:1Rate it →
Pratt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pratt
C−
148 students11:1Rate it →
Sharon Dawes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Miami
D−
148 students12:1Rate it →
Mary Ingles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tad
A−
143 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–544 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Montgomery runs its own schools through grade 12 (Fayette County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Kanawha County School District, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin, Dunbar, East Bank, Glasgow, Handley, Marmet, Nitro, Pratt, South Charleston and St. Albans. Its elementary school is in Oak Hill. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Montgomery

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fayette County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 5,294 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$15,159WV $15,637 · FY2024
C−
Kanawha County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 61 schools · 23,085 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$14,492WV $15,637 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Fayette County School District35%
State average 41.3% · 2861 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fayette County School District25%
State average 32.2% · 2856 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kanawha County School District42%
State average 41.3% · 11682 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kanawha County School District33%
State average 32.2% · 11680 students tested

Montgomery vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MontgomeryC+Fayette County PK–12 · Kanawha County PK–12
Smithers—Fayette County

Every school in Montgomery

67 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 Montgomeryin other towns
New River Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Oak Hill
605 students16:1Rate it →
Fayetteville PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fayetteville
D
548 students15:1Rate it →
Valley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smithers
D−
545 students15:1Rate it →
Elk Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
475 students14:1Rate it →
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Point Harmony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cross Lanes
B
440 students16:1Rate it →
Flinn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Charleston
B−
430 students15:1Rate it →
Bridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
D−
417 students13:1Rate it →
Edgewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
413 students12:1Rate it →
Meadow Bridge Regional School
Grades PK–12 · Meadow Bridge
404 students13:1Rate it →
Nitro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nitro
B−
377 students14:1Rate it →
Alban Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
B−
376 students14:1Rate it →
Overbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Clendenin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
B
335 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C−
304 students16:1Rate it →
Holz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
304 students16:1Rate it →
Cross Lanes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
294 students13:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
294 students16:1Rate it →
Pinch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkview
A−
282 students13:1Rate it →
Piedmont Year-Round Education
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
279 students11:1Rate it →
Dunbar Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dunbar
271 students11:1Rate it →
Ruffner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B
271 students14:1Rate it →
Belle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belle
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Weberwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
247 students15:1Rate it →
Kanawha City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
C
242 students13:1Rate it →
Andrews Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tornado
B−
233 students12:1Rate it →
Chamberlain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B−
225 students16:1Rate it →
Ruthlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
225 students13:1Rate it →
Montrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →
Anne Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Albans
C
221 students10:1Rate it →
Sissonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sissonville
C
216 students14:1Rate it →
Richmond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
C
213 students11:1Rate it →
Chesapeake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chesapeake
C−
205 students11:1Rate it →
Shoals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
B+
191 students14:1Rate it →
Divide Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lookout
B−
189 students13:1Rate it →
Kenna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A+
180 students16:1Rate it →
Ansted Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ansted
B−
178 students14:1Rate it →
Malden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
D−
160 students11:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Grove
C
159 students15:1Rate it →
Midland Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Diamond
B
158 students12:1Rate it →
Alum Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Charleston
B−
151 students14:1Rate it →
Pratt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pratt
C−
148 students11:1Rate it →
Sharon Dawes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Miami
D−
148 students12:1Rate it →
Mary Ingles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tad
A−
143 students15:1Rate it →
Sissonville Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Charleston
B+
521 students17:1Rate it →
John Adams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
A
740 students18:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oak Hill
D
627 students15:1Rate it →
Elkview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkview
B−
621 students17:1Rate it →
Midland Trail High
High · Grades 6–12 · Hico
C
618 students18:1Rate it →
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
B−
488 students16:1Rate it →
Hayes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Albans
B−
464 students17:1Rate it →
Du Pont Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belle
C
440 students15:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
B+
385 students15:1Rate it →
West Side Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charleston
D−
374 students12:1Rate it →
South Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Charleston
C
354 students18:1Rate it →
Dunbar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dunbar
C
325 students12:1Rate it →
McKinley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Albans
C+
255 students13:1Rate it →
East Bank Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · East Bank
C−
227 students13:1Rate it →
George Washington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
A+
1,145 students22:1Rate it →
Oak Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Hill
C
1,057 students16:1Rate it →
Riverside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle
B−
1,057 students19:1Rate it →
Capital High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
B
1,051 students17:1Rate it →
Saint Albans High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Albans
A−
882 students19:1Rate it →
South Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Charleston
B−
874 students19:1Rate it →
Nitro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nitro
B+
818 students20:1Rate it →
Herbert Hoover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkview
A
782 students20:1Rate it →
Sissonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
C
564 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Montgomery’s schools

Are Montgomery’s schools good?

On West Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Montgomery children attend score below 64% of West Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Montgomery in?

Two districts: Fayette County School District runs grades PK–12, and Kanawha County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin, Dunbar, East Bank, Glasgow, Handley, Marmet, Nitro, Pratt, South Charleston and St. Albans.

Where do Montgomery kids go to high school?

One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: George Washington High School, Oak Hill High, Riverside High School, Capital High School, Saint Albans High School, South Charleston High School, Nitro High School, Herbert Hoover High School, Midland Trail High, Sissonville High School and Meadow Bridge Regional School.

What is Montgomery’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Kanawha County School District graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia.

How much does Montgomery spend per student?

$15,159 in Fayette County School District and $14,492 in Kanawha County School District (FY2024), against $15,637 across West Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within West Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.