Schools in Wayne · Wayne County School District
Wayne’s public schools score below 87% of West Virginia districts
The public schools Wayne’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
23%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 3 pts vs WV 28%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 7 pts vs WV 92%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 4% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools
2
869 students
The School Grade
How Wayne compares
B− Test scoresD− Graduation
West Virginia school districts we grade (56)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
West Virginia towns with similar household incomes (43)Better than 23%
High confidence. Built on 2,955 tested students and a graduating class of 552; 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 Wayne.
10 schools teach Pre-K in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach K in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 1st grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 2nd grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 3rd grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 4th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
11 schools teach 5th grade in Wayne’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ceredo-Kenova Elementary, Wayne Elementary School, Fort Gay Pre K-8 and Buffalo Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wayne Middle SchoolWayne County School District
9–12Wayne High SchoolWayne County School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math25%
State average 27.6%
Every school in Wayne
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Middle
High
Also serving Wayne · in other towns
Ceredo-Kenova Elementary
A−632 students17:1Rate it →
Wayne Elementary School
C−444 students13:1Rate it →
Fort Gay Pre K-8
D−440 students12:1Rate it →
Buffalo Elementary School
A402 students15:1Rate it →
Kellogg Elementary School
A−328 students14:1Rate it →
Lavalette Elementary School
B−245 students12:1Rate it →
Crum Pre K-8 School
C−236 students11:1Rate it →
Prichard Elementary School
B+130 students13:1Rate it →
East Lynn Elementary School
C−124 students11:1Rate it →
Dunlow Elementary School
C+54 students7:1Rate it →
Genoa Elementary School
D48 students7:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Wayne
There’s no college in Wayne, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Mountwest Community and Technical College in Huntington, 11.3 miles away.
Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Huntington
11.3 mi1,288 students
Huntington Junior CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Huntington
13.1 mi40 students
Marshall UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Huntington
13.3 mi9,462 students
Tri-State Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · South Point
15.5 mi18 students
Ashland Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ashland
20 mi1,681 students
Ohio University-Southern CampusCommunity college · Public · Ironton
23.8 mi1,202 students
Kentucky Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grayson
28.4 mi497 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Wayne. 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.