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)
540084000696	211	Montcalm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	838 Rock Rd	Rock	24747	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5202	279	23	12.4		269 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,954			$1,937			$10,017	44	31.4	281	70
540060000060	212	Elk Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 Pennsylvania Ave	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-7776	491	34	14.6		474 (96.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,883			$1,403			$11,480	44	45.7	196	16
540030000167	213	Ansted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School Street	Ansted	25812	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 658-5961	190	14	13.5		182 (95.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$13,490			$1,774			$11,716	43.9	58.2	134	79
540156001295	214	Short Line School	Public	PK, KG-8	9817 Shortline Hwy	Reader	26167	Wetzel County	Wetzel County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 386-4115	368	34	10.8		362 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,449			$2,153			$17,296	43.9	31.8	280	66
540117000907	215	Kingwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	207 S Price St	Kingwood	26537	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 329-1034	361	23	15.6		355 (98.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,218			$1,550			$9,668	43.6	48	185	30
540060000371	216	Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Venable Ave	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1969	213	14	15.2		142 (66.7%)	37 (17.4%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.8%)	$13,162			$1,196			$11,966	43.5	48.1	184	32
540060000357	217	Anne Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Winfield Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0230	217	20	10.8		182 (83.9%)	13 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.2%)	$13,880			$2,432			$11,448	43.3	33.1	269	52
540060000434	218	Point Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5312 Big Tyler Rd	Cross Lanes	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-3482	487	30	16.2		414 (85.0%)	30 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	$11,336			$1,138			$10,198	43.2	33.9	263	45
540099000825	219	Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	K-5	10500 Martinsburg Rd	Hedgesville	25427	Berkeley County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 258-2606	121	9	13.1		113 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$11,528			$1,448			$10,080	43	28.8	290	71
540159001135	220	Wirt County Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-4	438 Schoolview Street	Elizabeth	26143	Wirt County	Wirt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 275-4263	338	29	11.5		336 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,027			$1,857			$10,170	42.9	61.1	123	97

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.