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2016-06-25 16 07 31 View east along West Virginia State Route 9 (Henry W Miller Highway) at Depot Street in Paw Paw, Morgan County, West VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Paw Paw

Paw Paw’s public schools

Morgan County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paw Paw. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above West Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 3% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
WV 13.5
Schools in town
2
153 students on the public path
In brief

Paw Paw’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paw Paw’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Paw Paw Elementary School places highest (better than 71%); Paw Paw High School lowest (2%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Paw Paw, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Paw Paw Elementary SchoolMorgan County School DistrictB+
7–12Paw Paw High SchoolMorgan County School DistrictD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Morgan County School District.

The district

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

Morgan County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,123 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$15,107WV $15,637 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 1117 students tested
Math25%
State average 32.2% · 1111 students tested

Paw Paw vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paw Paw—Morgan County

Every school in Paw Paw

2 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).

District schools in Paw Pawby address
Paw Paw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
82 students10:1Rate it →
Paw Paw High School
High · Grades 7–12
D−
71 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Paw Paw’s schools

Are Paw Paw’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paw Paw. Morgan County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paw Paw. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paw Paw in?

Morgan County School District.

Where do Paw Paw kids go to high school?

Paw Paw High School.

Parents talk

What Paw Paw families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.