WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind
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Hampshire Senior High School → Slanesville Christian School → Mineral County Technical Center → Frankfort High School → Keyser High School → East Hardy High School → Paw Paw High School → Moorefield High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind compares for families
What families should know about WV Schools for the Deaf & the Blind.
- ▸ LocallyWV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hampshire Senior High School, Slanesville Christian School, Mineral County Technical Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -13.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 51 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire Senior High School Romney |
Public | 3.1 | 739 | -10.9% |
| Slanesville Christian School Slanesville |
Private | 12.1 | 20 | — |
| Mineral County Technical Center Keyser |
Public | 13.9 | — | — |
| Frankfort High School Ridgeley |
Public | 14.5 | 488 | +2.1% |
| Keyser High School Keyser |
Public | 14.9 | 665 | -5.1% |
| East Hardy High School Baker |
Public | 20.4 | 205 | +0.5% |
| Paw Paw High School Paw Paw |
Public | 20.4 | 49 | — |
| Moorefield High School Moorefield |
Public | 22.1 | 480 | -3.4% |