Pickens Elementary/High School
Pickens · WV · Randolph County Schools · Public · K-12 combined
At a glance
- 1 AP courses offered — Limited
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Pickens Elementary/High School compares for families
What families should know about Pickens Elementary/High School.
- ▸ LocallyWV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fred W Eberle Tech Center, Evolution Middle School, United Technical Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Limited — narrow advanced curriculum
Bottom 22% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
West Virginia University
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,634/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in West Virginia
West Virginia's public scholarships
West Virginia's PROMISE Scholarship is a straightforward pure-merit award — hit the GPA and test bar and the state covers up to $5,500/yr toward tuition. No income limit.
Pure-merit award up to $5,500/yr — needs a 3.0 GPA (core and overall) plus SAT 1080 / ACT 21. (WV public or private HS grads; full-time first-year enrollment.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 29 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred W Eberle Tech Center Buckhannon |
Public | 24.3 | — | — |
| Evolution Middle School Clarksburg |
Public | 45.6 | 9 | — |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg |
Public | 46.3 | — | — |
| Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center Grantsville |
Public | 46.4 | — | — |
| Barnes Learning Center (ALC) Fairmont |
Public | 59.0 | — | — |
| Marion County Technical Center Farmington |
Public | 59.8 | — | — |
| South Branch Vocational School Petersburg |
Public | 63.7 | — | — |
| Monongalia Technical Education Center Morgantown |
Public | 67.9 | — | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPickens Elementary/High School is a public high school in Pickens, WV, enrolling 29 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 22% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
3 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 6% of U.S. high schools.
3% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Pickens Elementary/High School offer? Pickens Elementary/High School offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 22% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
How many students attend Pickens Elementary/High School? Pickens Elementary/High School is a public high school in Pickens, WV, enrolling 29 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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