Title I is the largest single program of federal aid for elementary and secondary education. The program is the vehicle for the federal government to implement two missions of the United States Department of Education: enforcing equity and promoting excellence in education. 

Ohio County Schools has seven Title I Schools, which are listed below.

• Bridge Street Middle School
• Elm Grove Elementary School
• Madison Elementary School
• Middle Creek Elementary School
• Ritchie Elementary School
• West Liberty Elementary School
• Wheeling Middle School

The schools employ reading specialists, math specialists, home-school intervention counselors, and technology integration specialists to help support the mission of the Title I Program. Key components of the Title I Program are professional development and parental engagement.

Three (3) Title I schools were namend 2010 West Virginia Title I Distinguished Schools. To be selected as a West Virginia Title I Distinguished School, each school must have met the following criteria:

• Been in operation for three or more consecutive years;
• Been a Title I school for three or more consecutive years;
• Have full West Virginia accreditation status; and
• Have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) separately in reading and math for three or more consecutive years.

The Ohio County Schools Federal Programs are represented by a Federal Programs Advisory Council consisting of:

Additional information about Title I programs can be found on the West Virginia Department of Education website at http://wvde.state.wv.us/titlei