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Pickens Elementary/High School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

One Panther Place, Pickens, WV 26230 · (304) 924-5525 · Part of Randolph County School District

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Directions
Students
29
Students per teacher
6:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Pickens Elementary/High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 39.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among West Virginia’s 591 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

One Panther Place, Pickens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten1
Grade 12
Grade 22
Grade 33
Grade 44
Grade 53
Grade 65
Grade 82
Grade 91
Grade 106
Enrollment over time
33’20
31’21
34’22
29’23
29’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pickens Elementary/High School from Pickens families.

Other schools in Randolph County School District

The district →
Elkins Third Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
B−
318 students14:1
George Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mill Creek
B−
315 students15:1
Beverly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beverly
D−
226 students12:1
Jennings Randolph Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
A−
212 students14:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
B−
201 students13:1
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkins
A+
164 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against West Virginia’s other public schools; Pickens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.