Elementary Schools in Mercer County Schools

Summary:

The Mercer County Schools district in West Virginia is home to 17 elementary schools serving grades ranging from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. While the schools vary in size, with student enrollments ranging from 110 to 600 students, several stand out as top performers in the region.

Athens Elementary School consistently ranks among the best in West Virginia, with a 5-star rating and impressive proficiency rates in math, reading, and science that exceed state and district averages. Similarly, Melrose Elementary School and Glenwood School (K-8) are also high-performing, with the latter ranking in the top 100 elementary schools in the state.

While the top-performing schools demonstrate strong academic outcomes, the data also reveals significant differences in performance between the highest and lowest-performing institutions. For example, in 3rd grade math, Athens Elementary had a 68.6% proficiency rate, while Mountain Valley Elementary had only 47.4%. This suggests that some schools in the Mercer County Schools district may require additional support and resources to improve student outcomes.

District Detail

1403 Honaker Avenue
Princeton, WV 24740-3065

(304) 487-1551

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,686

Primary Schools: 17
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 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 Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th 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	242	17	14.2		227 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	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
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	168	15	11.5		145 (86.3%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)	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	185	13	14.2		151 (81.6%)	10 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.9%)	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	304	29	10.4		260 (85.5%)	14 (4.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	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	PK, KG-8	1734 Glenwood Park Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5970	600	43	14.1		535 (89.2%)	35 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	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	252	15	17.3		229 (90.9%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	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	288	24	12.2		239 (83.0%)	15 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	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
Silver Springs Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	731 Cove Street	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-4251	380	7	51.8		288 (75.8%)	48 (12.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$11,063	$1,449	$9,613
Princeton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	180 Tiger Dr	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 487-3904	499	34	14.8		403 (80.8%)	29 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.0%)								(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	152	15	10.4		109 (71.7%)	16 (10.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (16.4%)	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
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	346	26	13.3		176 (50.9%)	103 (29.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.1%)								(n/a)
Bluefield Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 Southview Dr	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 327-8339	289	21	13.7		142 (49.1%)	100 (34.6%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (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
Montcalm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	838 Rock Rd	Rock	24747	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5202	279	23	12.4		269 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	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
Oakvale School	Public	PK, KG-5	2503 Goodwins Chapel Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 898-2541	181	15	12.2		164 (90.6%)	5 (2.8%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	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
Spanishburg	Public	PK, KG-5	8544 Beckley Road	Spanishburg	25922	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5854	181	16	11.3		168 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	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	PK, KG-5	5281 Hinton Road	Lerona	25971	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7441	110	9	12.4		107 (97.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	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
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	189	16	11.8		182 (96.3%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	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

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wv Schools Of Diversion And Transition	8.77 mi	26
Monroe County Schools	12.31 mi	5	32^nd
Raleigh County Schools	15.3 mi	28	12^th
Summers County Schools	16.2 mi	6	52^nd
Wyoming County Schools	20.84 mi	14	33^rd

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