RAND, WV., WITH MUCH OF ITS POPULATION LIVING IN POVERTY, HAS MANY UNPAVED ROADS, SUBSTANDARD HOUSES, AND JUNKED AUTOMOBILES

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Schools in Rand · Kanawha County School District

Rand’s public schools score below 59% of West Virginia districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Rand, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within West Virginia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From West Virginia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

42%

▲ 1 pts vs WV 41%

2021–22

Math proficiency

33%

▲ 1 pts vs WV 32%

2021–22

Graduate on time

89%

▼ 4 pts vs WV 93%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.5K

▼ 7% vs WV $15.6K

FY2024

Students per teacher

13.9

WV 13.5

Schools in town

22,701 students on the public path

In brief

Rand’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 162 West Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rand’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 33% in spring 2022, against 41% and 32% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 93%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,492 per student, against $15,637 across West Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

38 elementary schools, then 12 middle and eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rand’s grade

B Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C+: better than 41% of West Virginia school districts. Test scores are above the West Virginia average; graduation is below it.

West Virginia school districts we grade (56)Better than 41%

Lower resultsHigher results

West Virginia towns with similar household incomes (162)Better than 35%

CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,681 test results and a graduating class of 1,878 could put Rand anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Rand’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,680 in math, 11,682 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rand, with each school’s own grade.

38 schools teach K in Rand’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Rand’s public schools score below 59% of West Virginia districts on tests and graduation

Rand’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on tests

Spending and class size

38 elementary schools, then 12 middle and eight high schools

What’s behind Rand’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Close to the state in reading

Rand vs. its neighbors

Every school in Rand

Questions about Rand’s schools

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