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Schools in Red Jacket

Red Jacket’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/9schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 4% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
WV 13.5
Schools in town
0
3,473 students on the public path
In brief

Red Jacket’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Red Jacket’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Kermit Pre K8 places highest (better than 64%); Burch Pk8 lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Red Jacket, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Mingo Central Comprehensive High School and Tug Valley 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 Red Jacket, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–87 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.3% · 1862 students tested
Math24%
State average 32.2% · 1860 students tested

Red Jacket vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Red Jacket—Mingo County
Matewan—Mingo County

Every school in Red Jacket

9 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).

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Questions about Red Jacket’s schools

Are Red Jacket’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Red Jacket. Mingo County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Red Jacket. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Red Jacket in?

Mingo County School District.

Where do Red Jacket kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mingo Central Comprehensive High School and Tug Valley High School.

Parents talk

What Red Jacket 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.