Best Public Schools in Mercer County, West Virginia & Rankings

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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
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S State Street	Athens	24712	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-9229	231	20	11.8		220 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	92.6	15^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.2	11^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.0%	4	68.6	81.8	70.0					60.0	75.8	83.3					66.7			$12,305	$1,997	$10,308
Bluefield High School	Public	9-12	535 W Cumberland Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 325-9116	639	35	18.2		415 (64.9%)	157 (24.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.9%)	28.1	82^nd of 112 public high schools	26.8%		24	91^st of 112 public high schools	18.8%	9							11.1							42.9			18.3	$11,350	$1,108	$10,241
Bluewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Bluewell School Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5057	170	15	11.7		147 (86.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.2%)	61.9	119^th of 368 public elementary schools	67.7%		33.2	268^th of 368 public elementary schools	27.2%	149	51.7	45.5	41.7					55.2	50.0	58.3					41.7			$12,475	$2,008	$10,468
Brushfork Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Brushfork School Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 325-7066	175	13	13.4		137 (78.3%)	13 (7.4%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.9%)	32	271^st of 368 public elementary schools	26.4%		42.1	218^th of 368 public elementary schools	40.8%	53	46.4	58.3	10.0					53.6	41.7	20.0					3.3			$13,936	$2,421	$11,515
Mountain Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	977 Blue Prince Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 324-7316	283	25	11.3		233 (82.3%)	19 (6.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	32.4	270^th of 368 public elementary schools	26.6%		18.8	328^th of 368 public elementary schools	10.9%	58	47.4	20.0	27.9					39.5	33.3	41.9					34.9			$12,987	$2,697	$10,290
Glenwood School (K-8)	Public	K-8	1734 Glenwood Park Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5970	620	46	13.5		557 (89.8%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	62	117^th of 368 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.7	105^th of 368 public elementary schools	71.5%	12	66.2	56.4	32.0	42.2	38.0	62.7		54.4	60.0	44.0	51.8	62.0	66.1		24.0	37.3		$11,065	$1,147	$9,919
Melrose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Athens Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-3757	241	15	16.0		217 (90.0%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	81.8	46^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.5%		72.1	76^th of 368 public elementary schools	79.3%	30	76.9	48.0	80.0					74.4	54.0	56.7					50.0			$9,531	$912	$8,619
Mercer Elementary	Public	3-5	1200 Mercer St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3160	258	22	12.0		206 (79.8%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.0%)	52.9	162^nd of 368 public elementary schools	56.0%		42.3	217^th of 368 public elementary schools	41.0%	55	50.0	41.0	38.5					45.1	47.4	51.7					42.2			$11,916	$1,892	$10,024
Princeton Senior High School	Public	9-12	1321 Stafford Dr	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-8101	967	55	17.5		809 (83.7%)	69 (7.1%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.9%)	57.4	44^th of 112 public high schools	60.7%		36.4	70^th of 112 public high schools	37.5%	26							27.5							45.1			22.3	$10,088	$978	$9,110
Princeton Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Johnston St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-7517	506	45	11.2		409 (80.8%)	34 (6.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	35.6	113^th of 169 public middle schools	33.1%		36.1	113^th of 168 public middle schools	32.7%					14.9	25.6	24.5					31.2	38.1	40.7			25.3		$12,746	$1,250	$11,496
Bluefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 Stadium Dr	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 325-2481	425	33	12.9		259 (60.9%)	115 (27.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	31.6	119^th of 169 public middle schools	29.6%		34.5	118^th of 168 public middle schools	29.8%	1				23.0	29.4	20.0					26.2	34.6	36.9			21.5		$11,920	$1,619	$10,301
Silver Springs Early Learning Center	Public	PK	731 Cove Street	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-4251	380	7	54.2		281 (73.9%)	49 (12.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,063	$1,449	$9,613
Princeton Primary School	Public	K-2	180 Tiger Dr	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 487-3904	475	35	13.5		367 (77.3%)	37 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)								(n/a)																		$11,742	$1,705	$10,037
Straley Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Straley Ave	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3173	171	16	11.0		124 (72.5%)	16 (9.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.0%)	41	232^nd of 368 public elementary schools	37.0%		42.9	212^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.4%	20	56.7	46.7	36.1					33.3	40.0	36.1					32.8			$12,460	$2,288	$10,172
Mercer County Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	1397 Stafford Dr	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-9551	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bluefield Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	673 West Cumberland Road	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 327-6217	358	27	13.5		188 (52.5%)	104 (29.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.9%)								(n/a)
Pikeview Middle School	Public	6-8	3550 Eads Mill Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-3600	517	34	15.0		485 (93.8%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	62.6	45^th of 169 public middle schools	73.4%		52.6	72^nd of 168 public middle schools	57.1%	27				38.1	37.6	32.3					44.9	48.6	43.9			24.5		$10,969	$1,002	$9,967
Bluefield Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 Southview Dr	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 327-8339	303	21	14.7		161 (53.1%)	92 (30.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.5%)	25.7	304^th of 368 public elementary schools	17.4%		16.3	339^th of 368 public elementary schools	7.9%	35	36.1	47.0	15.5					37.7	43.4	32.7					14.6			$11,206	$2,229	$8,977
Pikeview High School	Public	9-12	3566 Eads Mill Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7586	610	33	18.4		579 (94.9%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	55.5	47^th of 112 public high schools	58.0%		37	68^th of 112 public high schools	39.3%	21							19.7							47.9			23.9	$11,216	$1,150	$10,065
Montcalm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	838 Rock Rd	Rock	24747	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5202	262	23	11.6		254 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	44	211^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.7%		31.4	281^st of 368 public elementary schools	23.6%	70	75.9	31.8	54.1	19.5				48.3	27.3	43.2	36.6				29.7			$11,954	$1,937	$10,017
Montcalm High School	Public	7-12	5366 Simmons River Rd	Rock	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 589-3719	282	19	14.8		270 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	18.6	94^th of 112 public high schools	16.1%		7.3	109^th of 112 public high schools	2.7%	15					25.0	13.0	14.3					27.8	37.8	25.7		28.9	14.3	$11,449	$1,673	$9,777
Oakvale School	Public	PK, KG-5	2503 Goodwins Chapel Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 898-2541	186	16	12.0		165 (88.7%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	53.8	159^th of 368 public elementary schools	56.8%		40.5	232^nd of 368 public elementary schools	37.0%	73	48.2	33.3	51.5					40.7	38.9	69.7					42.4			$13,545	$1,834	$11,711
Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5709 Matoaka Rd	Matoaka	24736	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 467-8282	178	15	12.2		177 (99.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38	245^th of 368 public elementary schools	33.4%		41.3	222^nd of 368 public elementary schools	39.7%	23	45.0	40.9	28.6					35.0	40.9	52.4					28.6			$13,550	$2,937	$10,613
Spanishburg	Public	PK, KG-5	8544 Beckley Road	Spanishburg	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5854	182	16	11.7		170 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	27.9	291^st of 368 public elementary schools	20.9%		55.6	146^th of 368 public elementary schools	60.3%	145	62.5	18.2	16.7					20.8	50.0	30.6					22.2			$14,107	$2,397	$11,710
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	5281 Hinton Road	Lerona	25971	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7441	107	8	13.3		105 (98.1%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.2	163^rd of 368 public elementary schools	55.7%		39.2	238^th of 368 public elementary schools	35.3%	75	73.7	50.0	16.7					52.6	50.0	50.0					22.2			$11,174	$2,020	$9,154

Best Public Schools in Mercer County, WV

Athens Elementary School

Melrose Elementary School

Pikeview Middle School

Glenwood School (K-8)

Bluewell Elementary School

Princeton Senior High School

Pikeview High School

Oakvale School

Mercer Elementary

Sun Valley Elementary School

Montcalm Elementary School

Straley Elementary School

Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School

Princeton Middle School

Mountain Valley Elementary School

Brushfork Elementary School

Bluefield Middle School

Bluefield High School

Spanishburg

Bluefield Intermediate School

Montcalm High School

Bluefield Primary School

Mercer County Technical Education Center

Princeton Primary School

Silver Springs Early Learning Center

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