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)
540045001186	61	A. T. Allison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	605 Railroad St	Chester	26034	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 387-1915	286	28	10.4		275 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$12,260			$1,240			$11,020	77.6	78.2	55	6
540018000129	62	Nichols Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Erwin Rd	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3031	217	17	12.5		204 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,653			$1,077			$10,576	77.4	79.2	52	10
540093001224	63	Mylan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Mylan Park Ln	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 983-7700	452	35	12.9		417 (92.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$14,442			$2,080			$12,362	76.3	71	79	16
540045001513	64	Weirton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3428 Pennsylvania Ave	Weirton	26062	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 748-8370	793	57	13.9		695 (87.6%)	41 (5.2%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	$12,025			$1,291			$10,734	75.7	70.8	80	16
540123000968	65	Maxwell Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maxwell Hill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4599	211	17	12.4		171 (81.0%)	12 (5.7%)	7 (3.3%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (6.2%)	$11,692			$888			$10,804	75.7	83	43	22
540120000922	66	George Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Eleanor Circle	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2184	214	17	12.9		204 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,383			$784			$10,599	75.6	75.8	63	3
540102000837	67	Panther Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10068 Canvas Nettie Road	Nettie	26681	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-6808	245	18	13.6		241 (98.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,775			$1,072			$10,702	75.6	68.4	90	23
540060000410	68	Kenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Eureka Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6104	166	10	17.4		134 (80.7%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	$14,311			$1,196			$13,115	75.5	87.4	28	40
540039000229	69	Frankford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21692 Seneca Trail North	Frankford	24938	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 497-2921	214	18	11.6		200 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$15,057			$2,982			$12,075	74.3	65.2	109	40
540138001056	70	West Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Morrow Cross Rd	Flemington	26347	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 842-0490	283	21	13.7		281 (99.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,773			$852			$9,920	74	81.4	47	23

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.