Wheeling Park High School

Wheeling Park High School is a public high school in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. It is the only high school in the Ohio County School District. Athletic teams compete as the Wheeling Park Patriots in the WVSSAC Class AAA, as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.The school opened for the 1976-1977 academic year following the consolidation of Wheeling, Triadelphia, and Warwood high schools.AcademicsAdvanced placementWheeling Park offers 16 Advanced Placement courses: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Physics B, Physics C, Political Science, U.S. History, World History, Statistics, Chemistry, Psychology, Music Appreciation and Spanish.There are also courses that can be taken for college credit through West Liberty University and West Virginia Northern Community College.West Virginia Educational Standards TestWest Virginia uses the West Virginia Educational Standards Test (WESTEST) to assess their students' proficiency levels by grade level.Students at Wheeling Park exceeded the state average in every category in 2009: Math - Grade 11: 61% proficient compared to 59% state averageReading - Grade 11: 59% proficient compared to 52% state averageSocial Studies - Grade 11: 69% proficient compared to 63% state average