Fayette County Schools, WV

Original Research by School Decision on Fayette County Schools

Fayette County Schools covers a spread of communities across southern West Virginia, from the New River Gorge area outward into more rural stretches. The district lists more than a dozen schools, including three high schools, a technology institute, two combined pre-K-through-eight campuses, and several elementary and intermediate buildings, with one additional school listed as forthcoming. Publicly reported information on recent district-level changes was thin, so there is little to relay about new initiatives or restructuring beyond the existing school configuration.

The student body is large for a rural West Virginia district and is overwhelmingly white, with small Black and multiracial populations and very few students identifying as Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. Economic hardship data that would normally come through free- or reduced-price lunch counts was not available in the provided records, and the same gap appears for special-education and English-learner populations. These are common omissions in state-level data pulls, but a parent evaluating fit may want to ask the district directly about its support services for low-income families, students with disabilities, and language learners, since the picture here is incomplete.

On state assessments, the district's results tell a consistent and fairly sobering story. In math, roughly half of third graders reach proficiency, but that share shrinks steadily with each successive grade. By eighth grade, only about one in five students meets the proficiency bar. English language arts follows a related but less severe pattern. Upper elementary grades are the district's relative bright spot, with around half of fourth and fifth graders proficient, but performance drops sharply once students reach seventh and eighth grade, settling near the same low range as math. Science, tested only in fifth and eighth grade, sits below the math and ELA results at both points. Participation rates are strong across every grade and subject, so the proficiency figures reflect nearly the full student population rather than a skewed subset. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is unclear whether these patterns are improving, stable, or worsening over time.

A comparative positioning set against neighboring districts was not provided, so this district cannot be placed against its county peers using the available data. A parent wanting that context would need to look to state report cards or county-level comparisons directly.

Housing across the district is affordable by almost any benchmark. Typical home values sit well below the statewide midpoint and far below national levels, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is modest. Within the district, though, the housing picture varies widely. Communities near Fayetteville carry the highest values and have been appreciating, while places like Montgomery and Scarbro have seen meaningful declines. Several zip codes in between are mixed, some rising and some softening. This means a family choosing where to live within the district will encounter very different market conditions depending on the town, with the more desirable areas near the gorge commanding prices that reflect their appeal and the former coalfield communities offering lower-cost entry but softer markets.

What the data paints, taken together, is a district serving a large, mostly rural, predominantly white student population in an affordable housing market with wide internal variation. The academic results are weakest in the upper grades across all three tested subjects, with the strongest performance concentrated in the upper elementary band. Without graduation rates, program listings, civil-rights data, or a locale brief, a substantial portion of the parent-relevant picture is missing from the available records, and a family considering this district would benefit from contacting the central office for details on high school pathways, career and technical offerings through the Fayette Institute of Technology, and student support services before drawing conclusions.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

5,433

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 1%

Black 4%

White 91%

Asian 0%

Two+ 4%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

37%

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Gr 4

42%

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Gr 5

44%

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Gr 6

40%

—

Gr 7

24%

—

Gr 8

29%

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Math

Gr 3

43%

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Gr 4

35%

—

Gr 5

30%

—

Gr 6

21%

—

Gr 7

18%

—

Gr 8

17%

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Science

Gr 5

24%

—

Gr 8

17%

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Schools in this District

13 schools are officially reported under this district.

Ansted Elementary

Oak Hill Middle School

Divide Elementary

Meadow Bridge Elementary

Meadow Bridge High

Midland Trail High

Oak Hill High

Fayette Institute Of Technology

Fayetteville Pk-8

Valley Pk-8

New River Intermediate

New River Primary

Meadow Bridge Regional School

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

50%

Grade 3

44%

Grade 4

33%

Grade 5

27%

Grade 6

26%

Grade 7

19%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

43%

Grade 3

51%

Grade 4

50%

Grade 5

48%

Grade 6

33%

Grade 7

33%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

30%

Grade 5

19%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$140,804

Year-over-year change-0.9%

Range across 17 ZIP codes$67K to $202K

vs. state typical0.81x

vs. national typical0.38x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (17 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
25840	Fayetteville	$189K	-2.2%	9.7%
25831	Meadow Bridge	$133K	-0.4%	8.8%
25962		$106K	+3.6%	7.1%
25917	Scarbro	$97K	-11.0%	6.7%
25938	Ansted	$170K	+4.8%	6.6%
25901	Oak Hill	$150K	-7.4%	5.9%
25976	Meadow Bridge	$146K	+2.2%	4.8%
25854	Mount Lookout	$183K	+6.8%	4.2%
25085	Gauley Bridge	$81K	+2.2%	2.1%
25868	Mount Lookout	$153K	+8.7%	1.9%

Showing top 10 of 17 ZIP codes by land area weight

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$711/mo

Home price / national median income1.7x

Comparison

State typical home value$174,876 (+1.5% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.