Chronic Absenteeism in West Virginia

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 100 schools have critical rates above 50%.

67.4%

State Average

national: 30.9%

100

Critical Schools

>50% absent

100.0%

Worst Rate

Fort Gay Pre K-8

100

Schools

#	School	City	Enrollment	Absent %	Status
1	Fort Gay Pre K-8	FORT GAY	440	100.0%	Critical
2	Chandler Academy	CHARLESTON	134	100.0%	Critical
3	South Man Elementary School	MAN	90	100.0%	Critical
4	Dingess Elementary School	DINGESS	110	99.1%	Critical
5	Burke Street Elementary School	MARTINSBURG	158	94.9%	Critical
6	Tolsia High School	FORT GAY	349	92.0%	Critical
7	Iaeger Elementary School	IAEGER	201	85.6%	Critical
8	Man Senior High School	MAN	321	85.4%	Critical
9	Crum Pre K-8 School	CRUM	236	85.2%	Critical
10	Road Branch Elementary & Middle School	CYCLONE	131	83.2%	Critical
11	Mount View High School	WELCH	521	82.9%	Critical
12	Guyan Valley Middle	BRANCHLAND	190	82.6%	Critical
13	Welch Elementary School	WELCH	189	81.5%	Critical
14	Chapmanville Regional High School	CHAPMANVILLE	645	80.9%	Critical
15	Fellowsville Elementary	TUNNELTON	59	79.7%	Critical
16	Dunlow Elementary School	DUNLOW	54	79.6%	Critical
17	Bradshaw Elementary School	BRADSHAW	214	79.4%	Critical
18	Wayne High School	WAYNE	525	78.9%	Critical
19	Lincoln County High School	HAMLIN	774	78.6%	Critical
20	Summers County High School	HINTON	627	78.5%	Critical
21	Westside High School	CLEAR FORK	509	78.4%	Critical
22	Wv Schools for the Deaf and Blind	ROMNEY	51	78.4%	Critical
23	Robert L. Bland Middle School	WESTON	503	77.5%	Critical
24	Wayne Middle School	WAYNE	344	77.3%	Critical
25	Vinson Middle School	HUNTINGTON	164	76.8%	Critical
26	Baileysville Elementary & Middle School	BRENTON	267	76.4%	Critical
27	Hinton Area Elementary	HINTON	265	75.8%	Critical
28	Greenbrier West High School	CHARMCO	350	75.7%	Critical
29	Mingo Central Comprehensive High School	DELBARTON	624	74.4%	Critical
30	Sherman High School	SETH	316	74.1%	Critical
31	Oceana Middle School	OCEANA	221	73.3%	Critical
32	Van Junior Senior High School	VAN	157	73.2%	Critical
33	East Bank Middle School	EAST BANK	227	73.1%	Critical
34	Duval Pk-8	GRIFFITHSVILLE	300	72.0%	Critical
35	River View High School	BRADSHAW	405	71.1%	Critical
36	East Lynn Elementary School	EAST LYNN	124	71.0%	Critical
37	Scott High School	MADISON	564	70.7%	Critical
38	Burnsville Elementary School	BURNSVILLE	88	70.5%	Critical
39	Chapmanville Primary School	CHAPMANVILLE	241	70.1%	Critical
40	Logan Senior High School	LOGAN	550	70.0%	Critical
41	Sandy River Middle School	AVONDALE	240	70.0%	Critical
42	Gilbert Pk8	GILBERT	409	68.7%	Critical
43	Justice Elementary School	LOGAN	82	68.3%	Critical
44	Wyoming County East High School	NEW RICHMOND	449	67.9%	Critical
45	Fall River Elementary School	BIG SANDY	112	67.9%	Critical
46	Kimball Elementary School	KIMBALL	164	67.7%	Critical
47	Omar Elementary	OMAR	142	67.6%	Critical
48	Kermit Pre K8	KERMIT	299	66.2%	Critical
49	Spring Valley High School	HUNTINGTON	946	65.8%	Critical
50	West Side Middle School	CHARLESTON	374	65.2%	Critical
51	Chapmanville Middle School	CHAPMANVILLE	485	64.7%	Critical
52	Ranger Elementary	RANGER	76	64.5%	Critical
53	Tug Valley High School	WILLIAMSON	315	64.4%	Critical
54	United High School	CLARKSBURG	148	64.2%	Critical
55	Wirt County High School	ELIZABETH	275	64.0%	Critical
56	Logan Middle School	LOGAN	463	63.7%	Critical
57	Pratt Elementary School	PRATT	148	62.8%	Critical
58	Hampshire Senior High School	ROMNEY	740	62.6%	Critical
59	New River Primary	OAK HILL	605	61.8%	Critical
60	H E White Elementary School	BOMONT	71	60.6%	Critical
61	Evolution High School	CLARKSBURG	53	60.4%	Critical
62	Beckley Elementary	BECKLEY	260	60.0%	Critical
63	Prichard Elementary School	PRICHARD	130	60.0%	Critical
64	Roanoke Elementary School	ROANOKE	157	59.9%	Critical
65	Preston High School	KINGWOOD	1,056	59.4%	Critical
66	Talcott Elementary School	TALCOTT	160	59.4%	Critical
67	Philip Barbour High School Complex	PHILIPPI	520	59.0%	Critical
68	Leon Elementary School	LEON	97	58.8%	Critical
69	Madison Middle School	MADISON	398	58.5%	Critical
70	Brookview Elementary	FOSTER	317	58.4%	Critical
71	Liberty High School	GLEN DANIEL	458	58.3%	Critical
72	Matewan Pk8	MATEWAN	384	58.1%	Critical
73	Trap Hill Middle School	GLEN DANIEL	331	57.7%	Critical
74	Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary	CHARLESTON	453	57.4%	Critical
75	Wayne Elementary School	WAYNE	444	57.4%	Critical
76	Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School	HANOVER	235	57.0%	Critical
77	Lenore Pk8 School	WILLIAMSON	361	56.8%	Critical
78	Robert C Byrd High School	CLARKSBURG	689	56.7%	Critical
79	Berlin Mckinney Elementary School	OCEANA	372	56.7%	Critical
80	Sherman Junior High School	SETH	213	55.9%	Critical
81	Huntington High School	HUNTINGTON	1,667	55.2%	Critical
82	Liberty High School	CLARKSBURG	346	55.2%	Critical
83	Capon Bridge Middle School	CAPON BRIDGE	219	54.3%	Critical
84	Marsh Fork Elementary	ROCK CREEK	152	53.9%	Critical
85	Greenbrier East High School	LEWISBURG	997	53.8%	Critical
86	Peterson-Central Elementary School	WESTON	476	53.8%	Critical
87	Harts Pk-8	HARTS	347	53.6%	Critical
88	Berkeley Springs High School	BERKELEY SPRINGS	582	53.4%	Critical
89	Kellogg Elementary School	HUNTINGTON	328	53.4%	Critical
90	Wirt County Primary Center	ELIZABETH	328	53.0%	Critical
91	Wirt County Middle School	ELIZABETH	263	52.5%	Critical
92	Philippi Middle School	PHILIPPI	244	52.5%	Critical
93	Wheeling Middle School	WHEELING	200	52.5%	Critical
94	Mullens Elementary School	MULLENS	162	52.5%	Critical
95	Lost Creek Elementary School	LOST CREEK	103	52.4%	Critical
96	Buffalo Elementary School	ACCOVILLE	190	52.1%	Critical
97	Cedar Grove Elementary School	CEDAR GROVE	159	51.6%	Critical
98	Lewis County High School	WESTON	703	51.4%	Critical
99	Jefferson Elementary Center	PARKERSBURG	475	51.2%	Critical
100	Riverside High School	BELLE	1,057	51.1%	Critical

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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 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

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