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C

Hardy County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Moorefield and Wardensville.

Moorefield’s School Grade C better than 34% of West Virginia school districts

Students
2,184
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,579
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hardy County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the WV average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9M, about $4,132 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMoorefield 2,655Wardensville 260

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Moorefield. Grade by grade →

PK–2Moorefield Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Moorefield Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Moorefield Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Moorefield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 32.2% · 1,056 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 41.3% · 1,056 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 92.6% · 168 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
$13,579 per student · 13% below WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 38%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 55%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,245’20
2,139’21
2,194’22
2,172’23
2,184’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Moorefield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moorefield
431 students18:1
East Hardy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Baker
D
364 students16:1
Moorefield Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Moorefield
C+
308 students16:1
Moorefield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moorefield
B−
311 students15:1
East Hardy High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Baker
B+
290 students13:1
Moorefield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Moorefield
B−
480 students17:1

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.