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)
540144001071	71	Sistersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Sistersville Elementary Sc	Sistersville	26175	Tyler County	Tyler County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 652-2601	296	25	11.8		291 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,250			$2,048			$14,202	73.5	51.2	165	94
540018000122	72	Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Washington Blvd	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5166	250	18	13.8		201 (80.4%)	17 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	$11,628			$1,025			$10,603	73.2	67.9	94	22
540105000862	73	Middle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	579 Middle Creek Rd	Triadelphia	26059	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0369	233	21	11		212 (91.0%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$13,406			$1,736			$11,670	72.9	80.3	51	22
540102000838	74	Mt Lookout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 E Mount Lookout Rd	Mount Lookout	26678	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-2731	122	10	12.8		117 (95.9%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,464			$1,649			$9,814	72.9	92.7	15	59
540021000144	75	Pleasant Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3254 N Calhoun Hwy	Grantsville	26147	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 354-6022	176	18	10		169 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,452			$3,037			$11,415	71.7	61.4	122	47
540024001467	76	Big Otter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Ossia Rd	Duck	25063	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 286-3111	196	13	15.1		190 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$12,419			$1,895			$10,524	71.7	55.9	144	68
540051000300	77	Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2919 Hawk Hwy	Lost Creek	26385	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7040	129	11	12.2		122 (94.6%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$14,316			$1,165			$13,151	71.5	63.7	115	38
540123000956	78	Ghent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Flat Top Rd.	Ghent	25843	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 787-3631	229	20	11.4		217 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$12,939			$1,497			$11,441	71.4	72.2	75	3
540120001470	79	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3967 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-5666	478	28	17.3		421 (88.1%)	25 (5.2%)	10 (2.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,455			$558			$10,897	71.2	57.1	139	60
540060000378	80	Cross Lanes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 Big Tyler Rd	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-2022	309	21	15		234 (75.7%)	22 (7.1%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (12.6%)	$12,604			$1,254			$11,350	71	67.4	96	16

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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.