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Wetzel County School Districts
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The Wetzel County School System is organized around four attendance areas. Three of the four areas are served by an elementary/middle school encompassing grades K-8 and a high school for students in grades 9-12. The exception is Paden City which has an elementary school serving students in grades K-6 and a high school that includes students in grades 7 through 12. In the New Martinsville area, New Martinsville School houses grades K-8 with an enrollment of 887 and Magnolia High School includes grades 9-12 and 428 students. In Paden City, we have Paden City Elementary School (K-6) with 210 students and Paden City High School (7-12) with 151 students. In the Hundred area of Wetzel County are Long Drain School (K-8) with 308 students and our smallest high school--Hundred High School--for grades 9-12 and an enrollment of 113 students. In the "Short Line" area of the County, Short Line School (K-8) is located in the town of Reader and has 461 students and Valley High School (9-12) with 200 students is located in the town of Pine Grove. "Educating Individuals For Success" is the vision statement that was developed by the Wetzel County Schools' Steering Committee and Wetzel County's mission statement is: "to provide opportunities for all individuals to acquire the necessary skills to meet the challenges of the future."