KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS

CHARLESTON, West Virginia · 23,864 students · 68 schools

Enrollment

23,864

Schools

Location

CHARLESTON, West Virginia

COSMIQ projected accountability rating

Approaching

on West Virginia's tier accountability scale

Confidence 70% Data completeness 100% Based on 2017–18 data

This is an independent estimate generated by COSMIQ's open Rating Predictor from public math & reading proficiency — it is not an official West Virginia rating, and states weight many additional factors.

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Proficiency trend

Percent of students proficient on the state assessment.

School year	Math	Reading / ELA
2015–16	38.8%	46%
2016–17	42.5%	45%
2017–18	43.8%	45.9%

Where this district could improve

Math proficiency
Worth 50% of the formula; you're at 40% of max points.
ELA proficiency
Worth 50% of the formula; you're at 40% of max points.

Schools in this district

RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLBELLE, WV 1,220 students GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLCHARLESTON, WV 1,195 students CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOLCHARLESTON, WV 1,086 students SAINT ALBANS HIGH SCHOOLST. ALBANS, WV 993 students SOUTH CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOLSOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 952 students NITRO HIGH SCHOOLNITRO, WV 827 students HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOLELKVIEW, WV 789 students JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLCHARLESTON, WV 705 students

Methodology & sources

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) directory (as of 2018)
U.S. Dept. of Education EDFacts assessment results (as of 2018)
West Virginia accountability framework (tier). Phase 1a uses math+ELA proficiency only with generic regime cutpoints; per-state component weights ship in Phase 1b. (as of 2026-05-27)

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Data last refreshed August 7, 2026.