Holden’s public schools score below 95% of West Virginia districts
The public schools Holden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Holden’s schools, in brief
Holden’s schools are very small
All of Holden’s public school students add up to 150 children, with about 14 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Results are among the lowest in West Virginia
Holden’s schools score below 95% of West Virginia districts. How it compares ↓
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 50 West Virginia towns with similar household incomes, Holden still scores better than just 0%. How it compares ↓
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.
How Holden compares
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 Holden.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in Holden
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Holden families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Holden
There’s no college in Holden, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Mount Gay-Shamrock, 3.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Holden. 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.