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)
540162001165	81	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	505	33	15.2		488 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,907			$739			$10,169	70.7	44.5	204	123
540060000464	82	Weberwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	732 Gordon Dr	Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1924	261	17	15.8		218 (83.5%)	21 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$12,490			$1,173			$11,317	70.5	75.4	66	16
540018001466	83	Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 2nd St	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5168	400	27	14.8		287 (71.8%)	55 (13.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.3%)	$10,977			$899			$10,078	70.5	74.8	69	14
540054000335	84	Ravenswood Grade School	Public	3-5	1 Grade School Rd	Ravenswood	26164	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 273-5391	253	23	10.9		242 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,995			$1,385			$10,609	70.3	68.8	89	5
540075001474	85	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Ram Dr	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 232-8640	383	25	15.4		366 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$13,776			$1,039			$12,737	70.3	63.4	116	31
540150001105	86	Kellogg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 429-4441	327	23	14.2		302 (92.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$10,262			$1,027			$9,235	70.1	81	49	37
540162000792	87	Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9625	207	27	7.7		184 (88.9%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	$18,101			$3,376			$14,725	69.4	42.6	214	127
540072000550	88	East Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 E Dale Rd	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2132	348	25	13.9		324 (93.1%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,624			$849			$11,775	69.3	71.6	78	10
540060000356	89	Andrews Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7776 Coal River Rd	Tornado	25202	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0232	263	17	15.4		249 (94.7%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,969			$1,149			$10,820	68.9	67	99	10
540069000506	90	Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2367 Buffalo Creek Road	Accoville	25606	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-9132	213	16	13.7		207 (97.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,907			$2,382			$10,525	68.3	46.9	191	101

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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.