Thursday, January 03, 2008
Two Mingo County High Schools Ranked in Top 20 in WV
All 122 of West Virginia’s public high schools were ranked in a recent study conducted by the West Virginia Education Commission.
Two Mingo County Schools ranked in the top 20, while another ranked near the bottom.
The following equations were tabulated to form the annual report. Dropout rate, percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers , how many students are properly counseled to enter the college of there choice and how many of its students enroll in a college or university upon graduation.
Matewan High’s score of 83 % ranked it 13th. Williamson High’s score of 80% ranked 20th.
Here is how some other schools in our area fared:
Chapmanville ranked 43rd with a score 68%, Tug Valley 53rd with a score of 65%, Logan 60th with a score of 62%, Burch 87th with a score of 53% , Man 96th with a score of 52% and Gilbert 118th with a score of 32 %.
In category of having the best qualified staff Matewan tied for first.
The best school in the survey was Bridgeport. The worst Montcalm in Mercer County.
Two Mingo County Schools ranked in the top 20, while another ranked near the bottom.
The following equations were tabulated to form the annual report. Dropout rate, percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers , how many students are properly counseled to enter the college of there choice and how many of its students enroll in a college or university upon graduation.
Matewan High’s score of 83 % ranked it 13th. Williamson High’s score of 80% ranked 20th.
Here is how some other schools in our area fared:
Chapmanville ranked 43rd with a score 68%, Tug Valley 53rd with a score of 65%, Logan 60th with a score of 62%, Burch 87th with a score of 53% , Man 96th with a score of 52% and Gilbert 118th with a score of 32 %.
In category of having the best qualified staff Matewan tied for first.
The best school in the survey was Bridgeport. The worst Montcalm in Mercer County.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 9:43 PM 
