Warwood School, Wheeling WV - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Warwood School

Warwood School sits on Viking Drive in the northern reaches of Wheeling, serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade as part of Ohio County Schools. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it carries its students from their first classroom experience all the way through the middle-school transition under one roof. That continuous span is a defining feature here. Families who value keeping a child in the same building from age four through early adolescence will find that structure built in, rather than having to navigate a separate intermediate school.

The student body is predominantly white, with a small multiracial presence and a handful of Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students. Economic disadvantage data was not reported in the records we received, so we cannot characterize the share of families relying on free or reduced-price meals. Special education and English-learner counts were also missing. These gaps mean a parent would want to ask the school directly about support services and the economic mix of the classroom.

On state assessments, Warwood's results tell a consistent story across math and English language arts. The youngest tested grades and the oldest tested grade are the strongest performers. Roughly half of third, fourth, and fifth graders reach proficiency in both subjects, and eighth graders post the school's best results, with a clear majority proficient in math and reading. The middle grades are softer. Sixth and seventh graders dip below the half mark in both subjects, with seventh grade the lowest point. Science is the weakest area. Grade five science proficiency is low, and grade eight science, while stronger, still trails the math and reading results at the same grade. A parent looking closely at this pattern may want to ask the school how it supports students through the middle-grade transition and what the science curriculum looks like across those years. Participation is strong across every tested grade, which means the results reflect nearly the entire student group.

Wheeling itself is a small post-industrial river city whose identity was forged in steel and nail manufacturing. The economy has shifted toward healthcare, education, legal services, and entertainment. Wheeling Hospital, part of WVU Medicine, is a leading regional employer, and the casino and racetrack on Wheeling Island provide hospitality jobs. Oglebay Park, with its golf courses, zoo, and recreational facilities, is a major civic anchor that families in the area draw on. The downtown has a historic grid of nineteenth-century architecture along the Ohio River, and recent riverfront redevelopment has added dining and walking paths. Walkability is strongest near downtown and limited in outlying residential areas. The city's population has declined since its industrial peak, and the current trajectory is stabilization through selective redevelopment rather than rapid growth.

Housing here is genuinely affordable relative to national norms. Home values in the school's zip code sit below both the West Virginia state benchmark and well below the national figure, and rents are similarly modest. The estimated mortgage payment on a typical home is close to the typical rent, which means buying and renting are roughly comparable in monthly cost for a family at current interest rates. This is an accessible housing market for families relocating to the area.

We did not find data on course offerings, extracurricular programs, staffing ratios, discipline, attendance, or Title I status for Warwood specifically. Ohio County Schools operates campuses across the area rather than clustering them downtown, and we searched for recent district-level changes such as bond elections, construction projects, or curriculum shifts but found nothing that cleared a lasting-impact threshold. A family considering Warwood would benefit from a direct conversation with the school about its academic programs for the middle grades, its science instruction, and the supports it offers during the transition years where the assessment data softens.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 67% · ▼ 14 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 69% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 58% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 45% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 44% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 59% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 65% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 64% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 54% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 55% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 54% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 37% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 30% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median

This schoolOHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.