Best Elementary Schools in West Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WV Assessment test scores by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 368)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
540045000267	31	New Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	128 Frankfort Rd	New Cumberland	26047	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 564-3242	276	24	11.7		263 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,741			$1,304			$11,438	85.9	87.3	29	2
540162001187	32	Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Caroline Ave	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-7675	553	35	15.7		529 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,374			$626			$9,747	85.5	88.6	23	9
540018001049	33	Village Of Barboursville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3000	562	41	13.8		509 (90.6%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,283			$1,066			$10,217	85.4	88.9	21	12
540120001302	34	Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2554 U.S. Rout 60	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 562-3630	174	18	9.6		172 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,442			$1,549			$12,893	85.1	76.6	61	27
540060000429	35	Overbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Oakwood Road	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6179	349	20	17.4		265 (75.9%)	28 (8.0%)	7 (2.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	$11,294			$1,064			$10,230	84.9	83.9	38	3
540093001291	36	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%)	$13,091			$870			$12,221	84.8	82.9	44	8
540105000868	37	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%)	$12,134			$754			$11,381	84.7	70.7	81	44
540120000936	38	Winfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Wall St	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2565	509	35	14.5		480 (94.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$12,115			$611			$11,504	83.9	88.4	25	13
540018000099	39	Culloden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19799 US Route 60	Culloden	25510	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7301	212	19	11.1		204 (96.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,546			$1,297			$12,249	83.9	90.7	18	21
540105000853	40	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%)	$12,795			$658			$12,137	83.8	77.9	57	17

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WV Assessment Mathematics, WV Assessment English Language Arts, WV Assessment Science test scores released by the West Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the West Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.