Best High Schools in West Virginia

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in West Virginia, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 50%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Morgantown High School	Morgantown, WV	1,859	59%
2	Cabell Midland High School	ONA, WV	1,757	54%
3	Musselman High School	Inwood, WV	1,754	57%
4	Huntington High School	Huntington, WV	1,704	50%
5	Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, WV	1,651	50%
6	Wheeling Park High School	Wheeling, WV	1,490	48%
7	Spring Mills High School	Martinsburg, WV	1,480	51%
8	Martinsburg High School	Martinsburg, WV	1,471	49%
9	Parkersburg South High School	Parkersburg, WV	1,454	52%
10	Jefferson High School	Shenandoah Junction, WV	1,444	42%
11	Hedgesville High School	Hedgesville, WV	1,392	47%
12	University High School	Morgantown, WV	1,362	52%
13	Woodrow Wilson High School	Beckley, WV	1,330	45%
14	Washington High School	Charles Town, WV	1,328	45%
15	Hurricane High School	Hurricane, WV	1,256	51%
16	Riverside High School	Belle, WV	1,220	45%
17	Buckhannon Upshur High School	Buckhannon, WV	1,196	48%
18	George Washington High School	Charleston, WV	1,195	57%
19	Preston High School	Kingwood, WV	1,178	55%
20	Oak Hill High	Oak Hill, WV	1,164	47%
21	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School	Point Pleasant, WV	1,107	43%
22	Capital High School	Charleston, WV	1,086	40%
23	John Marshall High School	Glen Dale, WV	1,046	49%
24	Brooke High School	Wellsburg, WV	1,033	40%
25	Greenbrier East High School	Lewisburg, WV	1,014	57%
26	Saint Albans High School	St. Albans, WV	993	49%
27	Princeton Senior High School	Princeton, WV	983	44%
28	South Charleston High School	South Charleston, WV	952	52%
29	Spring Valley High School	Huntington, WV	910	51%
30	Lincoln County High School	Hamlin, WV	852	42%
31	Shady Spring High	Shady Spring, WV	828	48%
32	Nitro High School	Nitro, WV	827	41%
33	Fairmont Senior High School	Fairmont, WV	821	58%
34	Hampshire Senior High School	Romney, WV	818	57%
35	Ripley High School	Ripley, WV	812	50%
36	Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport, WV	808	53%
37	Winfield High School	Winfield, WV	793	51%
38	Herbert Hoover High School	Elkview, WV	789	42%
39	Elkins High School	Elkins, WV	783	51%
40	Robert C Byrd High School	Clarksburg, WV	765	49%
41	Lewis County High School	Weston, WV	756	59%
42	Summers County High School	Hinton, WV	745	57%
43	North Marion High School	Farmington, WV	738	42%
44	Nicholas County High School	Summersville, WV	730	49%
45	Chapmanville Regional High School	Chapmanville, WV	721	42%
46	East Fairmont High School	Fairmont, WV	689	53%
47	Keyser High School	Keyser, WV	671	53%
48	Williamstown High School	Williamstown, WV	671	50%
49	Mingo Central Comprehensive High School	Delbarton, WV	635	60%
50	Pikeview High School	Princeton, WV	630	55%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in West Virginia?

The largest high school in West Virginia is Morgantown High School in Morgantown with 1,859 students and a 59% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in West Virginia?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in West Virginia by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.