West Virginia · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in West Virginia

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in West Virginia, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 West Virginia schools listed here average 65.9% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

65.9%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.1%
highest rate (Dingess Elementary School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Dingess Elementary SchoolDINGESS	110	Critical	99.1%
2	Burke Street Elementary SchoolMARTINSBURG	158	Critical	94.9%
3	Tolsia High SchoolFORT GAY	349	Critical	92.0%
4	Iaeger Elementary SchoolIAEGER	201	Critical	85.6%
5	Man Senior High SchoolMAN	321	Critical	85.4%
6	Crum Pre K-8 SchoolCRUM	236	Critical	85.2%
7	Road Branch Elementary & Middle SchoolCYCLONE	131	Critical	83.2%
8	Mount View High SchoolWELCH	521	Critical	82.9%
9	Guyan Valley MiddleBRANCHLAND	190	Critical	82.6%
10	Welch Elementary SchoolWELCH	189	Critical	81.5%
11	Chapmanville Regional High SchoolCHAPMANVILLE	645	Critical	80.9%
12	Fellowsville ElementaryTUNNELTON	59	Critical	79.7%
13	Dunlow Elementary SchoolDUNLOW	54	Critical	79.6%
14	Bradshaw Elementary SchoolBRADSHAW	214	Critical	79.4%
15	Wayne High SchoolWAYNE	525	Critical	78.9%
16	Lincoln County High SchoolHAMLIN	774	Critical	78.6%
17	Summers County High SchoolHINTON	627	Critical	78.5%
18	Westside High SchoolCLEAR FORK	509	Critical	78.4%
19	Wv Schools for the Deaf and BlindROMNEY	51	Critical	78.4%
20	Robert L. Bland Middle SchoolWESTON	503	Critical	77.5%
21	Wayne Middle SchoolWAYNE	344	Critical	77.3%
22	Vinson Middle SchoolHUNTINGTON	164	Critical	76.8%
23	Baileysville Elementary & Middle SchoolBRENTON	267	Critical	76.4%
24	Hinton Area ElementaryHINTON	265	Critical	75.8%
25	Greenbrier West High SchoolCHARMCO	350	Critical	75.7%
26	Mingo Central Comprehensive High SchoolDELBARTON	624	Critical	74.4%
27	Sherman High SchoolSETH	316	Critical	74.1%
28	Oceana Middle SchoolOCEANA	221	Critical	73.3%
29	Van Junior Senior High SchoolVAN	157	Critical	73.2%
30	East Bank Middle SchoolEAST BANK	227	Critical	73.1%
31	Duval Pk-8GRIFFITHSVILLE	300	Critical	72.0%
32	River View High SchoolBRADSHAW	405	Critical	71.1%
33	East Lynn Elementary SchoolEAST LYNN	124	Critical	71.0%
34	Scott High SchoolMADISON	564	Critical	70.7%
35	Burnsville Elementary SchoolBURNSVILLE	88	Critical	70.5%
36	Chapmanville Primary SchoolCHAPMANVILLE	241	Critical	70.1%
37	Logan Senior High SchoolLOGAN	550	Critical	70.0%
38	Sandy River Middle SchoolAVONDALE	240	Critical	70.0%
39	Gilbert Pk8GILBERT	409	Critical	68.7%
40	Justice Elementary SchoolLOGAN	82	Critical	68.3%
41	Wyoming County East High SchoolNEW RICHMOND	449	Critical	67.9%
42	Fall River Elementary SchoolBIG SANDY	112	Critical	67.9%
43	Kimball Elementary SchoolKIMBALL	164	Critical	67.7%
44	Omar ElementaryOMAR	142	Critical	67.6%
45	Kermit Pre K8KERMIT	299	Critical	66.2%
46	Spring Valley High SchoolHUNTINGTON	946	Critical	65.8%
47	West Side Middle SchoolCHARLESTON	374	Critical	65.2%
48	Chapmanville Middle SchoolCHAPMANVILLE	485	Critical	64.7%
49	Ranger ElementaryRANGER	76	Critical	64.5%
50	Tug Valley High SchoolWILLIAMSON	315	Critical	64.4%
51	United High SchoolCLARKSBURG	148	Critical	64.2%
52	Wirt County High SchoolELIZABETH	275	Critical	64.0%
53	Logan Middle SchoolLOGAN	463	Critical	63.7%
54	Pratt Elementary SchoolPRATT	148	Critical	62.8%
55	Hampshire Senior High SchoolROMNEY	740	Critical	62.6%
56	New River PrimaryOAK HILL	605	Critical	61.8%
57	H E White Elementary SchoolBOMONT	71	Critical	60.6%
58	Evolution High SchoolCLARKSBURG	53	Critical	60.4%
59	Beckley ElementaryBECKLEY	260	Critical	60.0%
60	Prichard Elementary SchoolPRICHARD	130	Critical	60.0%
61	Roanoke Elementary SchoolROANOKE	157	Critical	59.9%
62	Preston High SchoolKINGWOOD	1,056	Critical	59.4%
63	Talcott Elementary SchoolTALCOTT	160	Critical	59.4%
64	Philip Barbour High School ComplexPHILIPPI	520	Critical	59.0%
65	Leon Elementary SchoolLEON	97	Critical	58.8%
66	Madison Middle SchoolMADISON	398	Critical	58.5%
67	Brookview ElementaryFOSTER	317	Critical	58.4%
68	Liberty High SchoolGLEN DANIEL	458	Critical	58.3%
69	Matewan Pk8MATEWAN	384	Critical	58.1%
70	Trap Hill Middle SchoolGLEN DANIEL	331	Critical	57.7%
71	Mary C. Snow West Side ElementaryCHARLESTON	453	Critical	57.4%
72	Wayne Elementary SchoolWAYNE	444	Critical	57.4%
73	Huff Cons Elementary & Middle SchoolHANOVER	235	Critical	57.0%
74	Lenore Pk8 SchoolWILLIAMSON	361	Critical	56.8%
75	Robert C Byrd High SchoolCLARKSBURG	689	Critical	56.7%
76	Berlin Mckinney Elementary SchoolOCEANA	372	Critical	56.7%
77	Sherman Junior High SchoolSETH	213	Critical	55.9%
78	Huntington High SchoolHUNTINGTON	1,667	Critical	55.2%
79	Liberty High SchoolCLARKSBURG	346	Critical	55.2%
80	Capon Bridge Middle SchoolCAPON BRIDGE	219	Critical	54.3%
81	Marsh Fork ElementaryROCK CREEK	152	Critical	53.9%
82	Greenbrier East High SchoolLEWISBURG	997	Critical	53.8%
83	Peterson-Central Elementary SchoolWESTON	476	Critical	53.8%
84	Harts Pk-8HARTS	347	Critical	53.6%
85	Berkeley Springs High SchoolBERKELEY SPRINGS	582	Critical	53.4%
86	Kellogg Elementary SchoolHUNTINGTON	328	Critical	53.4%
87	Wirt County Primary CenterELIZABETH	328	Critical	53.0%
88	Wirt County Middle SchoolELIZABETH	263	Critical	52.5%
89	Philippi Middle SchoolPHILIPPI	244	Critical	52.5%
90	Wheeling Middle SchoolWHEELING	200	Critical	52.5%
91	Mullens Elementary SchoolMULLENS	162	Critical	52.5%
92	Lost Creek Elementary SchoolLOST CREEK	103	Critical	52.4%
93	Buffalo Elementary SchoolACCOVILLE	190	Critical	52.1%
94	Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolCEDAR GROVE	159	Critical	51.6%
95	Lewis County High SchoolWESTON	703	Critical	51.4%
96	Jefferson Elementary CenterPARKERSBURG	475	Critical	51.2%
97	Riverside High SchoolBELLE	1,057	Critical	51.1%
98	Ramage ElementaryDANVILLE	196	Critical	51.0%
99	Huntington East Middle SchoolHUNTINGTON	546	Critical	50.4%
100	Glen Fork Elementary & Middle SchoolGLEN FORK	159	Critical	50.3%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.