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Schools in Poca

Poca’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 4% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
WV 13.5
Schools in town
4
1,153 students on the public path
In brief

Poca’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Poca’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Rock Branch Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); Poca Elementary School lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Poca, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Poca 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 Poca, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
6–8Poca Middle SchoolPutnam County School DistrictB−
9–12Poca High SchoolPutnam County School DistrictB−

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

Putnam County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 23 schools · 8,518 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$14,937WV $15,637 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 41.3% · 4546 students tested
Math48%
State average 32.2% · 4547 students tested

Poca vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Poca—Putnam County

Every school in Poca

4 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 Pocaby address
Poca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
279 students13:1Rate it →
Rock Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nitro
A+
187 students11:1Rate it →
Poca Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
277 students13:1Rate it →
Poca High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
410 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Poca’s schools

Are Poca’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Poca. Putnam County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Poca. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Poca in?

Putnam County School District.

Where do Poca kids go to high school?

Poca High 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.