Schools in Helvetia · Randolph County School District
Helvetia’s public schools beat 57% of West Virginia districts
The public schools Helvetia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 4 pts vs WV 28%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 3 pts vs WV 92%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 10% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief
What Helvetia’s schools are like
Average results for less money
Helvetia spends 10% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With nine elementary and four middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
The School Grade
How Helvetia compares
C+ Test scoresB Graduation
West Virginia school districts we grade (56)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 1,794 tested students and a graduating class of 265; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on West Virginia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of West Virginia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Helvetia.
9 schools teach Pre-K in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach K in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 1st grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 2nd grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 3rd grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 4th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
9 schools teach 5th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Third Ward Elementary School, George Ward Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School and Jennings Randolph Elementary School and more.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Middle School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Middle School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins Middle School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
4 schools teach 9th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins High School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
4 schools teach 10th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins High School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins High School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Helvetia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Elkins High School, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Harman Elementary/High School and Pickens Elementary/High School.
The path, start to finish
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–124 schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math24%
State average 27.6%
Every school in Helvetia
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Helvetia · in other towns
Elkins Third Ward Elementary School
B−318 students14:1Rate it →
George Ward Elementary School
B−315 students15:1Rate it →
Beverly Elementary School
D226 students12:1Rate it →
Jennings Randolph Elementary School
A−212 students14:1Rate it →
North Elementary School
B−201 students13:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary School
A+164 students12:1Rate it →
Coalton Elementary School
C156 students14:1Rate it →
Harman Elementary/High School
D103 students9:1Rate it →
Pickens Elementary/High School
D29 students6:1Rate it →
Elkins Middle School
C−615 students15:1Rate it →
Tygarts Valley Middle/High School
D−396 students12:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Helvetia
There’s no college in Helvetia, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, 19.7 miles away.
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Buckhannon
19.7 mi971 students
Davis & Elkins CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Elkins
24.6 mi677 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Helvetia. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within West Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.