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Schools in Peterstown

Peterstown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 4% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
WV 13.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,336 students on the public path
In brief

Peterstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Peterstown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. James Monroe High School places highest (better than 54%); Peterstown Elementary School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Peterstown, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: James Monroe 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12James Monroe High Schoolin LindsideB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monroe 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.

Monroe County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,611 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$16,188WV $15,637 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 830 students tested
Math29%
State average 32.2% · 830 students tested

Peterstown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Peterstown—Monroe County

Every school in Peterstown

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 Peterstownin other towns
Mountain View Elementary & Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Union
B−
456 students12:1Rate it →
Peterstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C−
420 students15:1Rate it →
James Monroe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lindside
B−
460 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Peterstown’s schools

Are Peterstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Peterstown. Monroe County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Peterstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Peterstown in?

Monroe County School District.

Where do Peterstown kids go to high school?

James Monroe High School.

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What Peterstown 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.