High School Graduating Class of 2017
Presentation at the December 10, 2018 meeting of the
Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability

 To provide information on the number of graduates of public
high schools who were accepted at West Virginia public
institutions of higher education within one year of graduation,
and whose knowledge, skill and competency were below the
minimum expected levels for full preparation as defined by the
governing boards.

2

 For 2017 high school graduating cohort:
• Fall college GPA ;
• Enrollment in developmental education courses;
• Average ACT scores; and
• Percentage meeting ACT college readiness benchmarks.

3

 for 2017 High School Graduates, by Higher Education Sector

College Grade Point Average

3.50

2.93

3.00

2.72

2.50
2.00
1.50

1.67

1.69

1.00
0.50
0.00

HS GPA Below 3.0
Public Four-Year Institutions

HS GPA 3.0 or Above
Public Two-Year Institutions

4

 Percent Enrolled in Developmental Courses

for 2017 High School Graduates, by Higher Education Sector
70%

63.6%

60%
50%

51.6%

43.7%

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

17.1%

12.6%

8.4%
English

Public Four-Year Institutions

Math

Any Developmental
Course

Public Two-Year Institutions

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 for 2017 High School Graduates, by Higher Education Sector
and Developmental Education Enrollment Status

College Grade Point Average

3.00
2.50

2.40

2.79
2.18

2.34

2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00

Enrolled in Developmental Education
Public Four-Year Institutions

Not Enrolled in Developmental
Education
Public Two-Year Institutions

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 for 2017 High School Graduates, by Institution and High School GPA
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
Eastern WV Community and Technical College

Students Finishing High
School with a GPA of
3.0 or Above

Mountwest Community and Technical College
New River Community and Technical College

Students Finishing High
School with a GPA of
2.99 or Below

Pierpont Community and Technical College
Southern WV Community and Technical College
WV Northern Community College
WVU at Parkersburg

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Average Fall College GPA

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 for 2017 High School Graduates, by Institution and High School GPA
Bluefield State College
Concord University
Fairmont State University
Glenville State College
Marshall University

Students Finishing High
School with a GPA of 3.0
or Above

Potomac State College of WVU
Shepherd University

Students Finishing High
School with a GPA of
2.99 or Below

West Liberty University
West Virginia State University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University Institute of Technology

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Average Fall College GPA

8

 and Percent at or Above ACT Benchmark Scores
for 2017 High School Graduates Enrolling at a WV Public Institution,
by Higher Education Sector
ACT
Math
ACT
Comp.

Score

% at or
Above
Benchmark
(22)

ACT
English

Score

% at or
Above
Benchmark
(18)

ACT
Science

Score

% at or
Above
Benchmark
(23)

ACT
Reading

Score

% at or
Above
Benchmark
(22)

WV Public Four-Year Institutions

22.2

20.9

43.7%

21.9

79.3%

22.4

48.8%

23.4

63.9%

WV Public Two-Year Institutions

18.1

17.4

11.0%

17.4

45.8%

18.7

13.9%

18.8

26.7%

All Public Institutions

21.5

20.4

38.5%

21.2

74.0%

21.8

43.3%

22.7

58.0%

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 Average ACT
Composite Scores

By County

 

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By County

Highest ACT Composite Scores
County
Monongalia

ACT
Composite Rank
23.6
1

Lowest ACT Composite Scores
County

ACT
Composite

Preston

22.7

2

Marshall

Rank
47
20.5
48
20.4

Calhoun

22.6

3

Fayette

20.1

49

Taylor

22.5

4

Logan

20.1

49

Randolph

22.4

5

Pocahontas

20.0

50

Wood

22.4

5

Wyoming

20.0

50

Clay

22.3

6

Summers

19.7

51

Ohio

22.3

6

Mingo

19.6

52

Tyler

22.2

7

Webster

19.5

53

Mineral

22.1

8

22.1

8

19.3
18.5

54

Putnam

Pendleton
McDowell

Greenbrier

55

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 Students Requiring
Remediation
in English

  
  
  

By County

Remediation Rate - English

 

43.7%

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Students Requiring 
Remediation
in Math

By County

    
 
    
   

  


a

Remediation Rate - Math

2.9% 60.0%

 

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Students Requiring
Any Remediatiom

By County

 
  
     
 
 
 

Remediation Rate - Any

4.4% 66.1%

 

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 For additional information, contact:
Dr. Chris Treadway
Senior Director of Research and Policy
chris.treadway@wvhepc.edu
(304) 558-1112