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Schools in Reader

Reader’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.9K
▲ 59% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
993 students on the public path
In brief

Reader’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Reader’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Magnolia High School places highest (better than 46%); Valley High School lowest (24%). 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 Reader, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Short Line SchoolWetzel County School DistrictC
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

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

Wetzel County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,189 students · 10.1 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$24,922WV $15,637 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 41.3% · 1042 students tested
Math31%
State average 32.2% · 1041 students tested

Reader vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Reader—Wetzel County

Every school in Reader

5 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 Readerby address
Short Line School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
364 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Readerin other towns
Paden City High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Paden City
C
152 students9:1Rate it →
Magnolia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Martinsville
B−
287 students10:1Rate it →
Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pine Grove
C−
124 students7:1Rate it →
Hundred High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hundred
C+
66 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Reader’s schools

Are Reader’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Reader. Wetzel County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Reader. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Reader in?

Wetzel County School District.

Where do Reader kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Magnolia High School, Paden City High School, Valley High School and Hundred 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.