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Schools in Piedmont

Piedmont’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/9schools 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
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 3% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
WV 13.5
Schools in town
0
3,927 students on the public path
In brief

Piedmont’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Piedmont’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Frankfort High School places highest (better than 77%); Elk Garden School lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Piedmont, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Keyser High School and Frankfort 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 Piedmont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

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

Mineral County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,931 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$15,115WV $15,637 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 2046 students tested
Math28%
State average 32.2% · 2047 students tested

Piedmont vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Piedmont—Mineral County

Luke, MD and Westernport, MD border Piedmont but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Piedmont

10 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 Piedmontin other towns
Frankfort Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ridgeley
713 students15:1Rate it →
Keyser Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keyser
D
568 students12:1Rate it →
Fountain Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keyser
C−
123 students13:1Rate it →
New Creek Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New Creek
B−
94 students10:1Rate it →
Burlington Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Burlington
C
90 students10:1Rate it →
Elk Garden School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elk Garden
D
66 students9:1Rate it →
Keyser Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Keyser
C−
633 students13:1Rate it →
Frankfort Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ridgeley
B+
487 students15:1Rate it →
Keyser High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Keyser
B−
665 students16:1Rate it →
Frankfort High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ridgeley
A−
488 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Piedmont’s schools

Are Piedmont’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Piedmont. Mineral County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Piedmont. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Piedmont in?

Mineral County School District.

Where do Piedmont kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Keyser High School and Frankfort High School.

Parents talk

What Piedmont 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.