The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on West Virginia Academy
West VirginiaAcademy is the state's first brick-and-mortar charter school, publicly reported to have opened in Morgantown. It operates as its own district entity, serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, though the upper high school grades currently have no students enrolled. The school is building upward one cohort at a time, which explains why graduation rate data is absent. There have been no graduates yet. The enrollment is small for a district spanning the full pre-K-to-high-school range, with students distributed across the early and middle grades and a thinning roster in the upper years.
Any student residing in West Virginia can attend regardless of school district boundaries, a publicly reported feature of the state's charter framework. Students living within the designated Primary Recruitment Area, covering parts of Monongalia and Preston counties, receive enrollment preference and transportation. This makes the school a statewide option in theory, though the Morgantown location and the transportation advantage skew the population toward families in that region.
The student body is predominantly white, with small representations of Asian, Black, Hispanic, multiracial, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Free and reduced-price lunch data was not available, nor were individualized education program rates or English learner figures. These gaps mean a parent looking to understand the socioeconomic mix or the level of specialized support would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, West Virginia Academy shows a mixed academic picture. English language arts is the stronger subject across the tested grades. Proficiency in ELA holds at or near the middle of the range in most grades, with some grades performing above that level. The pattern is relatively steady across the elementary and middle grades, suggesting the school's literacy instruction is finding its footing. Science results, available only at the two tested grade levels, land in a moderate range.
Mathematics tells a different story. The earliest tested grades show a wider spread, with some grades performing well and others more modest. As students move into the middle grades, math proficiency declines. By the final tested grade, proficiency drops to a level where only a small fraction of students meet the benchmark. This is the clearest soft spot in the academic data. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly to understand how math instruction is structured in the upper grades and what supports are in place for students who are struggling. Participation was full across every tested grade and subject, meaning the results reflect the entire eligible student group rather than a partial sample.
The school received early renewal of its charter agreement with the Professional Charter School Board after meeting every measurable goal ahead of schedule. The renewed term runs through the end of the decade, giving families some assurance of continuity. Publicly reported plans describe a purchased parcel of land near Cheat Lake where the school intends to build a new campus called Falling Water, with completion expected in the coming years. The new facility would expand capacity and add athletic amenities including a basketball and volleyball gym and a mountain biking track. State and federal funding have been committed to the project.
No housing, rent, or community economic context was available for this entity. The school does not have a traditional attendance zone the way a district school would, since any state resident can apply, so housing proximity matters mainly for families in the Primary Recruitment Area who receive transportation.
No comparison fact-set was provided to position this school against neighboring districts, and no program offerings beyond the standard curriculum were listed. Civil rights data, course access details, and staffing figures were also absent. What the available information shows is a young charter school still in its early stages, with solid literacy results, a clear weakness in upper-grade math, an ambitious campus expansion planned, and a commitment from the state authorizer through the end of the decade. For a family weighing this option, the open question is whether the school can strengthen its math instruction as it fills the high school grades that currently sit empty.
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