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Nicholas County High School
30 Grizzly Rd
Summersville WV, 26651, Nicholas County
Phone: 304-872-2141
Ranking:
(70 out of 111, bottom 37%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Nicholas 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: | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 734 | 736 | 774 | 792 | 806 | 838 | 837 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 179 | 24.4% | 203 | 27.6% | 196 | 25.3% | 195 | 24.6% | 184 | 22.8% | 214 | 25.5% | 217 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 206 | 28.1% | 190 | 25.8% | 195 | 25.2% | 187 | 23.6% | 214 | 26.6% | 223 | 26.6% | 224 | 26.8% |
Grade 11: | 179 | 24.4% | 180 | 24.5% | 180 | 23.3% | 212 | 26.8% | 205 | 25.4% | 208 | 24.8% | 197 | 23.5% |
Grade 12: | 170 | 23.2% | 163 | 22.1% | 203 | 26.2% | 198 | 25.0% | 203 | 25.2% | 193 | 23.0% | 199 | 23.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 382 | 52.0% | 383 | 52.0% | 408 | 52.7% | 402 | 50.8% | 421 | 52.2% | 433 | 51.7% | 425 | 50.8% |
Female: | 352 | 48.0% | 353 | 48.0% | 366 | 47.3% | 390 | 49.2% | 385 | 47.8% | 397 | 47.4% | 408 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Black: | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
White: | 713 | 97.1% | 719 | 97.7% | 763 | 98.6% | 784 | 99.0% | 797 | 98.9% | 832 | 99.3% | 830 | 99.2% |
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: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 322 | 43.9% | 281 | 38.2% | 286 | 37.0% | 264 | 33.3% | 292 | 36.2% | 287 | 34.2% | 348 | 41.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 7.6% | 67 | 9.1% | 62 | 8.0% | 47 | 5.9% | 78 | 9.7% | 74 | 8.8% | 87 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.96 | 15.33 | 16.13 | 16.45 | 15.80 | 16.60 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 57.65 | 56.33 | 54 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.51 | 29.73 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 41.27 | 40.82 | 42 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.13 | 43.65 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.05 | 43.43 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.4 | 37.17 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.02 | 43.44 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.19 | 48.13 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 64.02 | 61.51 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.22 | 41.01 | 44 |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.01 | 38.63 | 44 |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.13 | 44.77 | 44 |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.96 | 54.81 | 59 |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.56 | 40.21 | 41 |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.87 | 32.98 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.7 | 44.97 | 44 |
2009 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.15 | 39.48 | 52 |
2010 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.47 | 30.03 | 35 |
2011 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.41 | 38.14 | 44 |
2012 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.5 | 42.97 | 44 |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 55.42 | 58.91 | 63 |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 30.55 | 28.3 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.25 | 29.32 | 37 |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 26.17 | 24.58 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60 | 57.69 | 61 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32 | 29.6 | 36 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.75 | 34.51 | 39 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.94 | 35.25 | 39 |
2009 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.34 | 46.34 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.28 | 32.73 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.1 | 50.88 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44.62 | 48.98 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 59.2 | 57.28 | 52 |
2010 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.74 | 27.17 | 30 |
2011 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.44 | 42.44 | 35 |
2012 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.33 | 32.54 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 61.38 | 54.51 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.1 | 31.04 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.07 | 41.21 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.7 | 39.32 | 38 |
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* Nicholas County High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.