Wood County Schools

Summary:

The Wood County Schools district in West Virginia consists of 24 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district is ranked 6 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers, including Greenmont Elementary School, which is ranked #1 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools, and Gihon Elementary School, ranked #10. These schools have exceptional test scores, with over 80% of students proficient in math and English language arts. Criss Elementary School and Williamstown High School also stand out as top performers in the district.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest performing schools in the district. For example, while Greenmont Elementary has 97.3% of 3rd graders proficient in math, Franklin Elementary has only 30.8% proficient. The analysis suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as student demographics and middle school preparation, play a significant role in student outcomes across the district.

District Detail

1210 13th Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101

(304) 420-9663

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,291

Primary Schools: 17
Middle Schools: 5
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 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
Criss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 22nd St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9522	258	18	14.3		228 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	95.1	8^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.8%		93.7	13^th of 368 public elementary schools	96.5%	5	79.3	79.5	68.4					72.4	74.4	71.1					57.9			$11,672	$800	$10,872
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9525	568	40	14.1		531 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	72.6	29^th of 169 public middle schools	82.8%		64.7	44^th of 168 public middle schools	73.8%	15				40.7	43.1	42.8					48.0	44.8	42.8			34.1		$9,854	$590	$9,264
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 36th St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9528	407	32	12.7		371 (91.2%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	59.8	129^th of 368 public elementary schools	64.9%		81.2	48^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.0%	81	42.9	59.1	47.0					36.5	66.7	48.5					40.9			$12,715	$1,868	$10,848
Fairplains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Broadway Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9531	162	17	9.5		152 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	38.5	243^rd of 368 public elementary schools	34.0%		51.4	163^rd of 368 public elementary schools	55.7%	80	30.8	65.5	32.0					34.6	62.1	28.0					20.0			$14,327	$2,337	$11,991
Gihon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Belmont Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9539	234	20	11.7		214 (91.5%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	94.3	10^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.1	8^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.8%	2	73.3	75.9	77.3					80.0	86.2	72.7					47.7			$12,272	$885	$11,387
Greenmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 58th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9544	234	17	13.7		213 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	99.3	1^st of 368 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.2	2^nd of 368 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	97.3	89.7	84.2					83.8	86.2	87.2					72.2			$13,464	$614	$12,850
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3501 Cadillac Dr	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9547	413	34	12.1		371 (89.8%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	74.1	28^th of 169 public middle schools	83.4%		74.7	26^th of 168 public middle schools	84.5%	2				41.9	48.0	25.0					46.8	59.6	48.4			34.2		$11,504	$780	$10,724
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 34th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 295-9551	476	31	15.3		429 (90.1%)	9 (1.9%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	90.1	12^th of 169 public middle schools	92.9%		78.5	20^th of 168 public middle schools	88.1%	8				65.1	50.6	47.6					67.3	55.2	51.0			34.2		$11,919	$637	$11,282
Jefferson Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1103 Plum St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9554	525	57	9.2		443 (84.4%)	14 (2.7%)	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	40.7	233^rd of 368 public elementary schools	36.7%		43.5	209^th of 368 public elementary schools	43.2%	24	23.9	54.0	31.1					23.9	54.0	48.3					31.1			$17,103	$3,012	$14,091
Franklin Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Division Street Ext	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9534	266	24	11.0		240 (90.2%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	30.5	277^th of 368 public elementary schools	24.7%		19.5	320^th of 368 public elementary schools	13.0%	43	56.3	41.7	18.9					48.5	29.2	27.0					21.6			$16,495	$3,055	$13,440
Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9625	224	28	7.9		198 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	69.4	87^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.4%		42.6	214^th of 368 public elementary schools	41.8%	127	70.4	51.7	46.2					63.0	44.8	57.7					38.5			$18,101	$3,376	$14,725
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 32nd St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9563	270	24	11.2		232 (85.9%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	59.9	128^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.2%		67.5	95^th of 368 public elementary schools	74.2%	33	44.1	53.3	41.7					41.2	53.3	55.6					52.8			$12,729	$2,014	$10,714
Neale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2305 Grand Central Ave	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9587	368	30	12.2		317 (86.1%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	88.3	25^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.2%		89	20^th of 368 public elementary schools	94.6%	5	66.7	68.5	74.6					64.4	63.0	68.3					50.8			$12,314	$1,711	$10,603
Parkersburg High School	Public	9-12	2101 Dudley Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9595	1,552	98	15.8		1,404 (90.5%)	33 (2.1%)	37 (2.4%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.1%)	77.4	21^st of 112 public high schools	81.3%		46	56^th of 112 public high schools	50.0%	35							20.7							52.8			35.3	$10,798	$752	$10,046
Parkersburg South High School	Public	9-12	1511 Blizzard Dr	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9610	1,385	90	15.3		1,298 (93.7%)	20 (1.4%)	26 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.4%)	54.5	49^th of 112 public high schools	56.3%		70.6	26^th of 112 public high schools	76.8%	23							13.9							50.1			27.4	$11,564	$1,033	$10,531
Van Devender Middle School	Public	6-8	918 31st St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9645	286	31	9.2		252 (88.1%)	9 (3.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	24.6	139^th of 169 public middle schools	17.8%		27.3	136^th of 168 public middle schools	19.0%	3				12.5	23.3	16.3					32.5	35.5	27.5			23.8		$13,193	$2,710	$10,483
Vienna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 41st St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9648	291	21	13.8		269 (92.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	62.7	113^th of 368 public elementary schools	69.3%		84.3	36^th of 368 public elementary schools	90.2%	77	45.7	62.5	38.5					41.3	60.0	61.5					41.0			$13,036	$1,160	$11,876
Wood County Vocational Technical Center	Public	9-12	1515 Blizzard Dr	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9501	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit Success Center	Public	K	2507 9th Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 893-9737	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Caperton Center For Applied Technology	Public	9-12	212 Technology Dr	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 424-8365																			(n/a)
Lubeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Lubeck Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3321	381	26	14.6		371 (97.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	90.1	19^th of 368 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.3	26^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.9%	7	79.0	85.4	64.6					71.9	75.5	57.3					42.5			$12,471	$705	$11,766
Blennerhassett Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Jewell Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3356	520	34	15.2		487 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	60.8	53^rd of 169 public middle schools	68.6%		55.5	67^th of 168 public middle schools	60.1%	14				40.2	30.7	25.5					47.6	40.7	44.9			34.2		$12,198	$1,316	$10,882
Mineral Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1776 Elizabeth Pike	Mineral Wells	26150	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 489-1670	485	33	14.6		469 (96.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	70.7	81^st of 368 public elementary schools	78.0%		44.5	204^th of 368 public elementary schools	44.6%	123	72.4	56.3	57.3					51.3	62.0	41.3					38.7			$10,907	$739	$10,169
Blennerhassett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	448 Jewell Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-5128	527	36	14.6		484 (91.8%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	83.2	41^st of 368 public elementary schools	88.9%		83	42^nd of 368 public elementary schools	88.6%	1	60.0	62.2	61.2					62.7	63.5	64.7					50.6			$10,868	$330	$10,539
Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Caroline Ave	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-7675	540	35	15.4		517 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	85.5	32^nd of 368 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.6	23^rd of 368 public elementary schools	93.8%	9	84.6	60.3	53.3					71.8	63.2	64.4					43.3			$10,374	$626	$9,747
Williamstown High School	Public	6-12	219 W 5th St	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-6151	639	49	12.9		619 (96.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	95.3	6^th of 112 public high schools	94.6%		87.2	12^th of 112 public high schools	89.3%	6				38.2	41.3	51.7	28.7				58.0	48.4	52.8	67.0		42.7	38.3	$12,019	$706	$11,313
Kanawha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6465 Staunton Tpke	Davisville	26142	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9557	280	23	12.1		265 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	82.5	44^th of 368 public elementary schools	88.0%		83.7	39^th of 368 public elementary schools	89.4%	5	51.4	85.7	82.5					49.0	75.0	62.5					55.0			$13,743	$2,052	$11,691

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wv Schools Of Diversion And Transition	0.8 mi	26
Wirt County Schools	15.23 mi	3	25^th
Pleasants County Schools	18.1 mi	5	23^rd
Jackson County Schools	22.5 mi	13	3^rd
Ritchie County Schools	26.31 mi	5	8^th

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