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Scott High School

1 Skyhawk Pl, Madison, WV 25130 · (304) 369-3011 · Boone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
564
High
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 640
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 914325%
Grade 1015127%
Grade 1112923%
Grade 1214125%
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 23% · US 70%
White
56099%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 15%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28651%
Female
27849%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
37.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
17.0%
WV avg 27.8%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Scott High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn West Virginia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#61 of 107
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#79 of 108
Enrollment
ranked largest first
564#58 of 118
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.2:1#92 of 104
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
1.4%#104 of 104
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.3%#25 of 80
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
564
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255643118.2:1N/A
2023-245623217.6:1N/A
2022-235293216.5:1N/A
2020-216393220.0:151% (325)
2017-1866634.519.3:148% (320)
2015-166824315.9:141% (277)
2010-116485212.5:143% (278)
2000-017034715.0:140% (282)
1990-918914719.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (666 to 564); teachers down 10% (34.5 to 31).

About Scott High School

Scott High School is a medium-sized high school found in Madison, West Virginia. It enrolled 564 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.

Boone County Schools has 3,048 students in 12 schools, and Scott High School is one of those schools.

The student body at Scott High School is 99% White. The county population is about 97% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 1%, meaning two students picked at random have a 1% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Scott High School was 18.2:1. On average, high schools in West Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 18.2:1 here.

Boone County has these Census figures: the median household income is $57,093, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Boone County has 13 public schools and roughly 3,048 students.

The closest public school to Scott High School is Madison Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Scott High School's enrollment dropped from 639 in 2020-21 to 564 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.2:1.

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Boone County at a glance

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Population
21,026
Census ACS
Median income
$57,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,048 students

Quick facts

School name
Scott High School
District
Boone County Schools
Address
1 Skyhawk Pl, Madison, WV 25130
Phone
(304) 369-3011
County
Boone County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
564
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
540009000049
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Boone County Schools
Other schools in Madison
Other Scott High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Scott High. Scott High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Scott High School
What is the total enrollment at Scott High School?
Scott High School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Scott High School serve?
Scott High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scott High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scott High School is approximately 18.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Scott High School?
Scott High School reports a student body of 99% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott High School?
Scott High School is overseen by Boone County Schools in Boone County.
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