Thank you for visiting our site.  We are a school of approximately 260 students located on U.S. Route 62 along the Kanawha River in Buffalo, West Virginia.   We hope that this site will provide you with helpful information concerning our school.

Core Beliefs

This we believe..

• Every student can learn and deserves an equitable, quality education.
• Every school must provide a safe, nurturing environment that promotes learning.
• Our curriculum and instruction must be appropriate and challenging to meet the needs of every student.
• Our expectations must be high to result in high achievement.
• Our homes, schools, and community must share responsibility for the education of our students.
• We must provide the appropriate resources and support to prepare students for success in a diverse and changing world.
• We must provide high quality staff development to create an effective learning community.

Mission
The MISSION of Putnam County Schools is to ensure that every student masters the curriculum and achieves academic success. We will dedicate our time, resources, and practices to closing the achievement gap, bringing all students to mastery and beyond, and preparing every student for success in a diverse and changing world. Working with the home and community, we will build a supportive system characterized by ethical behaviors, mutual respect, professionalism, and collaboration.