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Schools in Parsons · Tucker County School District

Parsons’s public schools outscore 57% of West Virginia districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Parsons, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Parsons, 26% of tested students 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.

≈could be anywhere from C− to A−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
36%
▼ 5 pts vs WV 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 6 pts vs WV 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 2–7 pts vs WV 93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 10% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
918 students on the public path
In brief

Parsons’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 41% and 32% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia (the state reports Parsons’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,143 per student, against $15,637 across West Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Tucker County 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Parsons’s grade

C Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 57% of West Virginia school districts. Graduation is above the West Virginia average; test scores are below it.

West Virginia school districts we grade (56)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
West Virginia towns with similar household incomes (120)Better than 60%
C−A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 465 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Parsons anywhere from C− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Parsons’s students in the tested grades sat them (465 in math, 465 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12Tucker County High Schoolin HambletonB−

Parsons’s public schools are run by Tucker County School District, which also serves Davis, Hambleton, Hendricks and Thomas. 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.

Tucker County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 918 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$17,143WV $15,637 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 465 students tested
Math26%
State average 32.2% · 465 students tested

Parsons vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ParsonsBTucker County

Every school in Parsons

3 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 Parsonsin other towns
Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hambleton
C−
450 students12:1Rate it →
Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thomas
B−
189 students11:1Rate it →
Tucker County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hambleton
B−
279 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Parsons’s schools

Are Parsons’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of West Virginia: the public schools Parsons children attend outscore 57% of West Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Parsons in?

Tucker County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 918 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Parsons kids go to high school?

Tucker County High School in Hambleton, with 279 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Parsons’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Tucker County School District graduated in four years, against 93% across West Virginia.

How much does Parsons spend per student?

$17,143 in Tucker 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.