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Schools in Sand Fork

Sand Fork’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 19% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
721 students on the public path
In brief

Sand Fork’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sand Fork’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Gilmer County High School places highest (better than 64%); Gilmer County Elementary School lowest (16%). 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 Sand Fork, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Gilmer County Elementary Schoolin GlenvilleC−
6–12Gilmer County High Schoolin GlenvilleB

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

Gilmer County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 721 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$18,681WV $15,637 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 399 students tested
Math28%
State average 32.2% · 400 students tested

Sand Fork vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Sand Fork—Gilmer County

Every school in Sand Fork

2 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 Sand Forkin other towns
Gilmer County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenville
C−
300 students9:1Rate it →
Gilmer County High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Glenville
B
421 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sand Fork’s schools

Are Sand Fork’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sand Fork. Gilmer County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Fork. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sand Fork in?

Gilmer County School District.

Where do Sand Fork kids go to high school?

Gilmer County 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.