Best Public Schools in Wheeling, WV

Summary:

The city of Wheeling, West Virginia is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area generally perform well, with several standout institutions like Wheeling Park High School, which is ranked 10th out of 112 high schools in the state and has a 5-star rating. Other top-performing schools include Ritchie Elementary School, ranked 17th in the state, and Madison Elementary School, ranked 20th.

The schools in Wheeling have varying levels of racial diversity, with Wheeling Park High School being the most diverse and some elementary schools like Sherrard Middle School having student populations that are over 95% White. Overall, the schools in the Ohio County School District outperform state averages on standardized tests, particularly in English language arts. However, there is a noticeable gap in performance between the elementary/middle schools and the high school, with Wheeling Park High School having more modest proficiency rates.

Spending per student varies across the schools, from $12,112 at Woodsdale Elementary to $19,715 at Wheeling Middle School, with an average of around $14,000 per student. Interestingly, higher spending does not necessarily correlate with higher performance, as evidenced by the exceptional results of Madison Elementary, which has the highest spending per student but is also one of the top-performing schools in the area.

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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
Bridge Street Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Junior Ave	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0381	278	28	9.9		250 (89.9%)	13 (4.7%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	71.8	30^th of 169 public middle schools	82.2%		70.4	33^rd of 168 public middle schools	80.4%	3				33.0	33.3	34.5					49.5	48.2	61.9			35.7		$13,878	$1,249	$12,629
Elm Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Mil Acres Dr	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0363	330	28	12.0		294 (89.1%)	16 (4.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	65.5	102^nd of 368 public elementary schools	72.3%		78	56^th of 368 public elementary schools	84.8%	46	70.2	49.7	60.4					67.5	38.0	50.0					31.3			$13,972	$1,421	$12,552
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Zane St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0366	277	23	12.3		172 (62.1%)	71 (25.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.9%)	89.5	20^th of 368 public elementary schools	94.6%		71.9	77^th of 368 public elementary schools	79.1%	57	87.1	93.8	68.0					87.1	81.3	72.0					28.0			$17,677	$2,294	$15,384
Ritchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Wood St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0372	285	25	11.6		196 (68.8%)	41 (14.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.7%)	90.5	17^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.4%		85.7	32^nd of 368 public elementary schools	91.3%	15	74.4	66.7	81.1					60.5	69.2	81.1					48.7			$15,041	$2,853	$12,187
Steenrod Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Clarks Ln	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0356	278	18	15.5		253 (91.0%)	10 (3.6%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	84.7	37^th of 368 public elementary schools	89.9%		70.7	81^st of 368 public elementary schools	78.0%	44	72.6	80.9	54.6					70.6	66.0	66.7					33.3			$12,134	$754	$11,381
Triadelphia Middle School	Public	6-8	1636 National Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0387	390	32	12.1		311 (79.7%)	46 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	89.1	14^th of 169 public middle schools	91.7%		80.1	17^th of 168 public middle schools	89.9%	3				41.1	53.2	48.3					57.8	59.1	50.8			50.4		$12,663	$836	$11,827
Warwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Viking Dr	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0375	516	45	11.5		459 (89.0%)	14 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	57.6	141^st of 368 public elementary schools	61.7%		39.1	239^th of 368 public elementary schools	35.1%	98	52.2	46.0	51.0	39.3	39.0	56.3		52.2	48.7	51.0	44.6	44.1	56.3		28.6	40.6		$13,434	$1,249	$12,185
Wheeling Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Chapline St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0425	192	19	10.1		133 (69.3%)	33 (17.2%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.9%)	59.6	59^th of 169 public middle schools	65.1%		65.1	43^rd of 168 public middle schools	74.4%	16				33.3	24.3	25.0					63.3	34.3	59.1			29.6		$19,715	$2,317	$17,398
Woodsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bethany Pike	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0378	437	32	13.6		376 (86.0%)	19 (4.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	87.5	29^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.1%		72.4	74^th of 368 public elementary schools	79.9%	45	82.8	67.9	52.5					67.2	78.6	59.0					45.9			$12,112	$959	$11,153
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Chapel Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0350	125	7	18.2		117 (93.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	83.8	40^th of 368 public elementary schools	89.1%		77.9	57^th of 368 public elementary schools	84.5%	17	61.1	69.2	73.3					61.1	53.9	66.7					53.3			$12,795	$658	$12,137
Sherrard Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Fairmont Pike	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 233-3331	454	32	14.2		434 (95.6%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	60	56^th of 169 public middle schools	66.9%		62.5	47^th of 168 public middle schools	72.0%	9				37.6	45.3	35.0					46.8	45.3	39.4			17.5		$13,885	$1,182	$12,703
Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Ram Dr	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 232-8640	383	25	15.4		366 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	70.3	85^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.4	116^th of 368 public elementary schools	68.5%	31	71.7	62.3	40.0					58.3	50.9	56.0					36.0			$13,776	$1,039	$12,737
Wheeling Park High School	Public	9-12	1976 Park View Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0400	1,490	111	13.4		1,238 (83.1%)	87 (5.8%)	27 (1.8%)	22 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	111 (7.4%)	89	10^th of 112 public high schools	91.1%		74.6	23^rd of 112 public high schools	79.5%	13							27.7							61.0			33.2	$14,992	$877	$14,116

Cities Near Wheeling

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Triadelphia	3.62 mi	1	22^nd
McMechen	5.96 mi	1	50^th
Dallas	7.78 mi	1
West Liberty	8.4 mi	1
Glen Dale	9.11 mi	3	33^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.