School Scorecard Shows Student Successes

Data released by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Thursday shows schools in most districts across the state made significant improvements for the 2024-2025 school year.

Public schools and districts receive a scorecard based on multiple indicators including academic achievement, academic progress and areas like chronic absenteeism and post-secondary outcomes. 

Overview

According to 2024-2025 school year data, 86% of districts improved on English language arts (ELA) performance and 83% improved on math performance. 

Attendance also continues to trend in a positive direction, with 76% of districts improving over last year, resulting in a statewide chronic absenteeism rate of 22.8%.

Last year, more than 98% of West Virginia’s public school students took the required assessments.

The Balanced Scorecard provides annual updates to families, communities and stakeholders on district and school performance. The accountability ratings for public schools are part of the West Virginia School Accountability System (WVSAS).

For more information and district- and school-level data, visit the Balanced Scorecard Dashboard.

Career Technical Education Assessments

The WVDE Office of Career Technical Education released data from the 2024-2025 National Occupational Competency Testing Institute assessments. This third-party exam is administered to students across the 16 career clusters to evaluate competency as well as workplace readiness. 

West Virginia students achieved a 68% passage rate, which is a 4% increase from last year. 

Homeschool Assessments

West Virginia code requires the family/guardian to submit an assessment or portfolio of the child’s work by June 30 following grades 3, 5, 8 and 11. 

The assessment can be the West Virginia General Summative Assessment, one of the family’s choosing that meets the policy requirements, or it can be a sample of the child’s work that is reviewed/assessed by a certified teacher.

Last year, 67% of the homeschooled students presumed to be in grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 submitted an assessment or portfolio by the June 30 deadline. 

This is an increase of 9% over the previous year.