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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
1,284
High
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540123000991
Woodrow Wilson High School
400 Stanaford Rd, Beckley, WV 25801 · (304) 256-4646 · Raleigh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,284 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 388 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 330 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 284 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 282 | 22% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 23% · US 70%
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
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
56.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
24.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 Woodrow Wilson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #34 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #21 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,284 | #14 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #79 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #8 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #79 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,284
-28 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,525
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,284 | 76 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,265 | 68 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,330 | 77 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,312 | 68 | 19.3:1 | 53% (694) |
| 2017-18 | 1,297 | 77 | 16.8:1 | 55% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 1,351 | 84 | 16.1:1 | 54% (732) |
| 2010-11 | 1,381 | 91 | 15.2:1 | 45% (620) |
| 2000-01 | 1,109 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 35% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 1,525 | 76 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,297 to 1,284); teachers down 1% (77 to 76).
About Woodrow Wilson High School
Federal records list Woodrow Wilson High School as a high school in Beckley, West Virginia. In all, 1,284 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 101% larger than the 640-student average for high schools in West Virginia.
Raleigh County Schools counts 26 schools and 10,350 students, including Woodrow Wilson High School.
The share of White students at Woodrow Wilson High School is 72%, a majority. It is also 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Raleigh County is roughly 87% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 76 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. High schools in West Virginia average 13.8:1, 3.1 fewer students per teacher than here.
The county, Raleigh County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $52,150, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The county has 27 public schools and about 10,350 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Beckley-Stratton Middle School, is the closest to Woodrow Wilson High School. Woodrow Wilson High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Woodrow Wilson High School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,284, close to the 1,312 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 19.3 in 2020-21 to 16.9 in 2024-25.
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Raleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,195
Census ACS
Median income
$52,150
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Raleigh County Schools
- Shady Spring HighHigh · 754 students
- Shady Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Beckley-Stratton Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Daniels ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 458 students
Other schools in Beckley
- Beckley-Stratton Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- Stratton ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Crescent ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- Cranberry-Prosperity ElementaryElementary · 272 students
- Beckley ElementaryElementary · 260 students
Other Woodrow Wilson High schools
One other US public school is named Woodrow Wilson High. Woodrow Wilson High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,832 students
Nearby schools
- Beckley-Stratton Middle School1.1 mi · 590
- Stanaford Elementary School1.1 mi · 199
- Beckley Elementary1.2 mi · 260
- Maxwell Hill Elementary1.9 mi · 203
- Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary2.1 mi · 272
- Stratton Elementary2.3 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHow many students attend Woodrow Wilson High School?
Woodrow Wilson High School enrolls approximately 1,284 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodrow Wilson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodrow Wilson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Woodrow Wilson High School have?
Woodrow Wilson High School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Woodrow Wilson High School?
Woodrow Wilson High School reports a student body of 72% White, 2% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Woodrow Wilson High School public or private?
Woodrow Wilson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Raleigh County Schools.
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