West Virginia: 2024 Assessment Results

Continued small gains in 2024

Overview

Here at the 2024 State Assessment Data Substack, we’re releasing these posts as states release their data (and we clean it). To keep it brief, every post will have three sets of graphs: 1) math and ELA test scores for grades 3-8 over time, 2) math and ELA scores by race/ethnicity, and 3) outcomes by economic status, when possible. 

Our intention is to give you the big picture: where are the state scores going, and how that differs by group.  These graphs are made with Zelma.ai, and if you want to explore up through the 2023 data yourself, you can do that here. All available 2024 assessment data will be published in December. You can read more about Zelma in our post here.

West Virginia State Assessment Background

West Virginia’s student outcome data come from the West Virginia General Summative Assessment (WVGSA). The state first administered this assessment in 2018, so we use that as our baseline year in the figures below. 

Overall Trends

Compared to 2023, West Virginia’s overall proficiency rates in 2024 for students in grades 3–8 made small gains in both ELA and math, though they still fall short of pre-pandemic levels.

• ELA: Proficiency rates rose from 43% to 44% between 2023 and 2024, compared to 45% in 2019. 

• Math: Proficiency rates rose slightly from 37% to 38% between 2023 and 2024, also short of 2019 rates of 41%. 

Overall ELA & Math Results, Grades 3–8

Trends by Race and Ethnicity

ELA Results by Race/Ethnicity, Grades 3–8

Math Results by Race/Ethnicity, Grades 3–8

Trends by Economic Status

*Note that WV does not have a “non-economically disadvantaged” student subgroup with available data for the figures below.

ELA Results by Economic Status, Grades 3–8

Math Results by Economic Status, Grades 3–8