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Buckhannon Upshur High School
50 Buckhannonupshur Dr
Buckhannon WV, 26201, Upshur County
Phone: 304-304-3720
Ranking:
(80 out of 111, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Upshur County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 73 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 76 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,043 | 1,057 | 1,085 | 1,140 | 1,139 | 1,151 | 1,171 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 332 | 31.8% | 315 | 29.8% | 312 | 28.8% | 357 | 31.3% | 359 | 31.5% | 349 | 30.3% | 316 | 27.0% |
Grade 10: | 251 | 24.1% | 274 | 25.9% | 299 | 27.6% | 303 | 26.6% | 285 | 25.0% | 312 | 27.1% | 308 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 221 | 21.2% | 226 | 21.4% | 244 | 22.5% | 234 | 20.5% | 269 | 23.6% | 236 | 20.5% | 279 | 23.8% |
Grade 12: | 239 | 22.9% | 242 | 22.9% | 230 | 21.2% | 246 | 21.6% | 226 | 19.8% | 254 | 22.1% | 268 | 22.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 519 | 49.8% | 522 | 49.4% | 542 | 50.0% | 575 | 50.4% | 572 | 50.2% | 590 | 51.3% | 612 | 52.3% |
Female: | 524 | 50.2% | 535 | 50.6% | 543 | 50.0% | 565 | 49.6% | 567 | 49.8% | 553 | 48.0% | 555 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% |
Black: | 16 | 1.5% | 10 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% |
White: | 1,012 | 97.0% | 1,037 | 98.1% | 1,065 | 98.2% | 1,123 | 98.5% | 1,121 | 98.4% | 1,134 | 98.5% | 1,150 | 98.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 453 | 43.4% | 477 | 45.1% | 426 | 39.3% | 402 | 35.3% | 401 | 35.2% | 441 | 38.3% | 400 | 34.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 11.2% | 91 | 8.6% | 94 | 8.7% | 73 | 6.4% | 123 | 10.8% | 111 | 9.6% | 101 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.38 | 14.13 | 14.13 | 15.68 | 14.81 | 15.40 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.16 | 45.16 | 54 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.86 | 27.86 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.59 | 40.59 | 42 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 31.83 | 31.83 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.36 | 43.36 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.15 | 40.15 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.43 | 42.43 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.07 | 37.07 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 49.82 | 49.82 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.16 | 39.16 | 44 |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.01 | 45.01 | 44 |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.4 | 44.4 | 44 |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 57.46 | 57.46 | 59 |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.59 | 41.59 | 41 |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.42 | 41.42 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50.44 | 50.44 | 44 |
2009 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 50.22 | 50.22 | 52 |
2010 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.2 | 39.2 | 35 |
2011 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.34 | 48.34 | 44 |
2012 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.7 | 40.7 | 44 |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 64.54 | 64.54 | 63 |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.85 | 27.85 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.63 | 34.63 | 37 |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.91 | 38.91 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.6 | 47.6 | 61 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 31.34 | 31.34 | 36 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25.76 | 25.76 | 39 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.91 | 27.91 | 39 |
2009 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.08 | 42.08 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.75 | 38.75 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.63 | 39.63 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.19 | 41.19 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.11 | 45.11 | 52 |
2010 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 31.36 | 31.36 | 30 |
2011 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 31.69 | 31.69 | 35 |
2012 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 28.16 | 28.16 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.1 | 48.1 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.31 | 35.31 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.03 | 38.03 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.86 | 32.86 | 38 |
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* Buckhannon Upshur High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.