Mullens Historic District · Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 3.0 usMullens’s public schools score below 80% of West Virginia districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Mullens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 28% of students in Mullens’s public schools are proficient in math, below the West Virginia average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within West Virginia, not nationally.
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.
Mullens’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 28% in spring 2022, against 41% and 32% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 93%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,773 per student, against $15,637 across West Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Mullens’s grade
C−: better than 20% of West Virginia school districts. Both inputs trail the West Virginia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mullens, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Mullens
Mullens Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 144 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mullens
Mullens Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 144 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mullens
Mullens Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 144 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mullens
Mullens Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 144 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mullens · depends on your address
Westside High School
Grades 9–12 · 509 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Clear Fork
Wyoming County East High School
Grades 9–12 · 449 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Richmond
10th grade in Mullens · depends on your address
Westside High School
Grades 9–12 · 509 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Clear Fork
Wyoming County East High School
Grades 9–12 · 449 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Richmond
Mullens’s public schools are run by Wyoming County School District, which also serves Oceana and Pineville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Mullens vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Mullens’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mullens | C− | Wyoming County |
Every school in Mullens
11 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Mullens Elementary & Middle School).
Questions about Mullens’s schools
Are Mullens’s schools good?
On West Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mullens children attend score below 80% of West Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mullens in?
Wyoming County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,346 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mullens kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Westside High School and Wyoming County East High School.
What is Mullens’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Wyoming County School District graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia.
How much does Mullens spend per student?
$16,773 in Wyoming County School District (FY2024), against $15,637 across West Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mullens families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mullens → They have their own page.
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.