The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in Math. The lowest is 34% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Nutter Fort Intermediate School
Nutter Fort Intermediate School sits on Buckhannon Pike in the small town of Nutter Fort, a quiet residential suburb of Clarksburg along Elk Creek in Harrison County. The town brands itself around "Progress With a Small Town Atmosphere," and publicly reported sources describe a community that has been losing population steadily since the mid-twentieth century. It retains its own municipal government, police, and a combination fire and EMS department, but has little in the way of parks, libraries, or transit that surface in public records. Major employers were not identified in the available sources, which is consistent with a bedroom community where residents likely commute to neighboring Clarksburg. The town feels auto-oriented, with state routes running through it rather than a walkable core.
The school serves grades three through five, making it an intermediate building in the Harrison County Schools system. With enrollment in the upper-400 range across three grades, it is a mid-sized elementary facility for the area. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller group identifying as two or more races, and small Hispanic and Black populations. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education rates, and English learner status was not available, so the economic picture of the student population can't be characterized from the data on hand. The broader community's housing market is quite affordable compared with both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values well below the West Virginia median and far below the national figure. Home values have dipped slightly over the past year, while rents have risen modestly. The price-to-income ratio sits below the national level, suggesting homeownership is relatively attainable for local wage earners.
Academically, the most recent state assessment results show a clear pattern. Third graders posted the strongest results, with a majority reaching proficiency in math and half in English language arts. Fourth grade saw proficiency slip in both subjects. By fifth grade, the share of students meeting the proficiency bar fell further, with roughly a third proficient in math and in science, and just under half in ELA. This downward slide across the three grades is the most striking feature of the academic data. Participation was near-universal across all tested grades, so the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a skewed subset. No multi-year trend was available, so it is unclear whether this grade-to-grade pattern is a one-year artifact or a persistent feature of the school's outcomes. A parent weighing this school may want to look into how fifth-grade instruction is structured and what supports exist for students as they move through the intermediate years.
Because the school stops at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit coursework, and no career pathway data to report. Those gaps reflect the grade band, not missing effort. Program offerings beyond the standard curriculum were not provided. The same goes for staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance figures, and any civil-rights reporting, none of which appeared in the available material. Title I status was also not reported.
The district brief for Harrison County Schools turned up little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes, so there is nothing to relay about strategic shifts, building projects, or policy moves. On the housing side, the local market remains inexpensive relative to the state and country, which may appeal to families looking to buy. The modest recent decline in home values, paired with rising rents, suggests a soft ownership market alongside tightening rental costs.
What the picture amounts to is a small-town intermediate school with solid third-grade results that weaken as students advance through the building, situated in an affordable, quietly declining community. Families drawn to the area's low cost of living and small-town feel will find a school where early elementary performance is a relative bright spot but where the upper grades warrant closer attention.
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