Philip Barbour High School

Philip Barbour High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
99 Horseshoe Dr,  Philippi, WV
Barbour County Schools
3.2
2.0
629 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1050
Average ACT Score
22
Math Proficiency
27%
Reading Proficiency
47%
Average GPA
3.45
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
C-
College Prep
D+
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.45
Reading Proficiency
47%
Math Proficiency
27%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
41
Full Time Teachers
41
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1050
Math
520
Verbal
540
Average ACT
22
Math
21
English
22
Reading
23
Science
22
Number of AP Courses
9
AP Pass Rate
78.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
45.3%
State Average
36.3%
Science
43.8%
State Average
32.8%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
304:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.4%
Female
48.6%
White
93.5%
Two or more races
2.5%
Black
1.6%
Native American
1.1%
Hispanic
1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Fairmont State University 148 Students
West Virginia University 147 Students
West Virginia Wesleyan College 91 Students
Marshall University 84 Students
Davis & Elkins College 84 Students
Glenville State University 63 Students
West Virginia State University 45 Students
West Liberty University 42 Students
Pierpont Community & Technical College 40 Students
University of Charleston 28 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 55 Students
Biology 38 Students
Psychology 28 Students
Business 22 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 21 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 20 Students
Criminology 16 Students
Physical Therapy 14 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 13 Students
Pre-Law Studies 13 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.2 142 Reviews
1.0 Parent
10/17/2024
Teachers are not even certified in what they are "teaching". There are bus cancellations every single day and children cannot go to school. Faculty and administration are hired due to names, not abilities. Our children are being stripped of their right to learn due to incompetency.
3.0 Alum
2/5/2024
I had a good experience during my time at Philip Barbour, however they do not prepare you for college. The classes you take at this school need to be altered to fit preparing students for life and further education. Overall in my time it was fun and the sports and extracurriculars were always a blast. The teaching staff during my time there was also super supportive and helpful to all students.
3.0 Senior
12/3/2023
Organization and communication are almost non-existent a lot of the time. My senior year schedule was messed up due to a mistake that the office made, but they tried to act as though it was my fault and refused to fix it. Every day we're missing at least one teacher or bus driver, so students' education falls by the wayside, and no one seems to care.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.0 4 Reviews
1.0 parent
11/16/2022
Schools administrators and teachers, do not have students best interest in mind when they come into this school i have observed multiple incidents of teachers belittling a student, as well as harassing a student. Students are unmotivated, and relatively unhappy compared to other schools in the area...
1.0 student
10/27/2021
This School doesn't correctly deal with issues with students. Most teacher let there power get to there head. We are missing teachers and they are not trying to help students or teach there class in anyway. Studesnt get bullied by the teachers and the over half of the students dont get a lunch.
5.0 other
9/9/2018
The school prepared me very well for college. I am majoring in Biology at WVU and currently have a 3.75 average entering my junior year.
1.0 other
12/14/2013
I have been both a student and a parent in this school system. I have been in many other areas in the country, and Philip Barbour falls way short of what other school systems are doing to provide quality education and environment for their students. To be fair, a lot of the issues are not just the s...

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