Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0War’s public schools
McDowell County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for War. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
War’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of War’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Southside K-8 places highest (better than 4%); River View High School lowest (2%). 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 War, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in War
Southside K-8
Grades PK–8 · 266 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in War · depends on your address
Mount View High School
Grades 6–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Welch
River View High School
Grades 9–12 · 405 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Bradshaw
10th grade in War · depends on your address
Mount View High School
Grades 6–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Welch
River View High School
Grades 9–12 · 405 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Bradshaw
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McDowell 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.
Well below the state in reading
War vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share War’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| War | — | McDowell County |
Every school in War
3 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).
Questions about War’s schools
Are War’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for War. McDowell County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for War. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is War in?
McDowell County School District.
Where do War kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mount View High School and River View High School.
Parents talk
What War families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near War → They have their own page.
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.