Best Public Schools in Morgantown, WV

Summary:

The city of Morgantown, West Virginia is home to a high-performing school district with 16 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The Monongalia County Schools district is ranked 5 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in Morgantown stand out as top performers, including Morgantown High School, which is ranked 5th out of 112 high schools in West Virginia and has a 5-star rating. It consistently performs above the state and district averages on standardized tests. University High School is another high-performing high school, ranked 3rd in the state and also with a 5-star rating. At the elementary level, Cheat Lake Elementary School is ranked 24th out of 368 elementary schools in West Virginia and has a 5-star rating, consistently outperforming the district and state averages.

The schools in Morgantown have a diverse student population, with the percentage of white students ranging from 59.93% to 95.43%. The district as a whole is committed to excellence, with all schools rated 4 or 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Factors beyond just funding and staffing, such as effective management and utilization of resources, likely contribute to the strong performance of the top-ranked schools in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2024)							WV Assessment Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Greenbag Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 291-9255	703	52	13.4		624 (88.8%)	32 (4.6%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	57.6	143^rd of 368 public elementary schools	61.1%		65.3	107^th of 368 public elementary schools	70.9%	36	56.7	47.9	36.6					56.7	52.1	45.5					35.6			$13,154	$1,571	$11,583
Mountaineer Middle School	Public	6-8	991 Price St	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 284-2856	619	48	12.8		549 (88.7%)	16 (2.6%)	13 (2.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	97.8	1^st of 169 public middle schools	99.4%		91	7^th of 168 public middle schools	95.8%	6				66.5	54.4	57.0					67.5	62.9	66.1			50.0		$12,092	$857	$11,234
Morgantown High School	Public	9-12	109 Wilson Ave	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9260	1,859	107	17.4		1,471 (79.1%)	116 (6.2%)	62 (3.3%)	94 (5.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (6.1%)	97.6	5^th of 112 public high schools	95.5%		98.6	3^rd of 112 public high schools	97.3%	2							36.5							65.4			41.6	$10,723	$710	$10,013
Suncrest Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Baldwin St	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9335	501	36	13.7		337 (67.3%)	40 (8.0%)	24 (4.8%)	62 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.4%)	94.3	4^th of 169 public middle schools	97.6%		93.3	4^th of 168 public middle schools	97.6%					41.1	55.9	52.2					65.2	65.2	65.9			56.0		$12,007	$753	$11,254
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Chestnut Ridge Rd	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9280	584	46	12.8		350 (59.9%)	41 (7.0%)	35 (6.0%)	100 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.9%)	84.8	36^th of 368 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.9	44^th of 368 public elementary schools	88.0%	8	80.5	69.6	50.8					67.5	69.6	55.4					43.1			$13,091	$870	$12,221
South Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Parkway Dr	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9340	755	64	11.8		675 (89.4%)	25 (3.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	77.4	24^th of 169 public middle schools	85.8%		75	25^th of 168 public middle schools	85.1%	1				42.4	43.2	38.6					54.6	49.0	46.0			33.5		$12,431	$797	$11,634
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	677 201st Memorial Hwy	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 284-8226	586	41	14.2		462 (78.8%)	19 (3.2%)	22 (3.8%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.8%)	64.3	108^th of 368 public elementary schools	70.7%		75.2	68^th of 368 public elementary schools	81.5%	40	53.2	48.7	47.4					47.9	52.7	55.2					47.9			$12,776	$989	$11,787
Monongalia Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	1000 Mississippi St	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9240	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cheat Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Crosby Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 594-2772	770	47	16.3		705 (91.6%)	12 (1.6%)	9 (1.2%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	88.4	24^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.5%		88.5	24^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.5%		68.1	66.7	69.6					60.2	62.2	74.8					60.9			$12,088	$892	$11,195
West Virginia Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	763 Chestnut Ridge Road	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	West Virginia Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 449-4375	306				245 (80.1%)	19 (6.2%)	10 (3.3%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)								(n/a)
Suncrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3647 Collins Ferry Rd	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9347	567	38	14.9		465 (82.0%)	36 (6.3%)	15 (2.6%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (4.9%)	81.1	48^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.0%		83.3	41^st of 368 public elementary schools	88.9%	7	76.6	58.7	51.3					63.8	52.4	64.1					50.0			$12,074	$985	$11,089
Brookhaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Baker St	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9236	571	35	16.3		533 (93.3%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	88.1	27^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.7%		82.6	45^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.8%	18	76.1	63.2	56.8					64.8	64.7	70.3					54.1			$12,643	$1,112	$11,532
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Goshen Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9231	525	33	16.1		501 (95.4%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	89.3	21^st of 368 public elementary schools	94.3%		92.2	17^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.4%	4	70.8	78.7	63.6					56.9	66.7	67.1					64.9			$12,517	$789	$11,728
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	670 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9300	363	36	10.2		308 (84.8%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.2%)	54.3	71^st of 169 public middle schools	58.0%		48.4	84^th of 168 public middle schools	50.0%	13				42.4	36.9	26.5					55.3	41.8	30.8			18.5		$15,345	$1,183	$14,161
University High School	Public	9-12	131 Bakers Ridge Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9270	1,362	84	16.3		1,192 (87.5%)	34 (2.5%)	49 (3.6%)	14 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (5.0%)	98	3^rd of 112 public high schools	97.3%		88.7	10^th of 112 public high schools	91.1%	7							33.5							66.6			43.9	$11,782	$765	$11,017
Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	668 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 284-2890	427	33	12.9		355 (83.1%)	13 (3.0%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	41.6	229^th of 368 public elementary schools	37.8%		38.8	241^st of 368 public elementary schools	34.5%	12	61.0	40.7	25.4					50.9	38.9	38.0					28.2			$14,083	$1,608	$12,475
Mylan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Mylan Park Ln	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 983-7700	452	35	12.9		417 (92.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	76.3	63^rd of 368 public elementary schools	82.9%		71	79^th of 368 public elementary schools	78.5%	16	57.1	74.6	56.9					44.4	52.5	69.0					56.1			$14,442	$2,080	$12,362

Cities Near Morgantown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairmont	7.64 mi	11	73^rd
Rivesville	7.71 mi	1	55^th
Barrackville	10.39 mi	1	18^th
Arthurdale	10.9 mi	1	226^th
Pleasant Valley	11.16 mi	1	2^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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