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)
540147001472	181	Buckhannon Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 College Ave	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-3310	519	35	14.8		493 (95.0%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,325			$1,242			$9,083	48	22.1	312	131
540150001107	182	Lavalette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Beech Fork Road	Lavalette	25535	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 525-3221	233	22	10.5		224 (96.1%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,444			$1,008			$11,436	47.9	46.6	193	11
540060000448	183	Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dutch Rd	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1900	210	13	16.1		186 (88.6%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$14,020			$1,489			$12,531	47.9	63	117	66
540060001340	184	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 John Street	Cedar Grove	25039	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-1642	168	13	13.4		155 (92.3%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$13,088			$2,227			$10,861	47.7	49.5	178	6
540039000237	185	Rainelle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	643 Kanawha Ave	Rainelle	25962	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 438-8861	214	17	12.4		206 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$13,210			$1,862			$11,348	47.5	61.8	121	64
540060000433	186	Pinch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Pinch Rd	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1943	321	20	16		311 (96.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,123			$1,004			$11,119	47.5	52.6	157	29
540051000586	187	Big Elm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Tetrick Rd	Shinnston	26431	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7280	624	43	14.4		602 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$11,729			$1,435			$10,294	47.3	51.6	161	26
540063000699	188	Jane Lew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6536 Main St	Jane Lew	26378	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 884-7836	244	19	13		228 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$12,406			$1,981			$10,424	47.3	41.1	226	38
540060000440	189	Ruffner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Litz Dr	Charleston	25311	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1130	290	18	16.5		211 (72.8%)	44 (15.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.6%)	$12,538			$1,415			$11,123	47.3	47.7	187	2
540063000475	190	Roanoke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1176 Oil Creek Rd	Roanoke	26447	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 452-8887	156	13	12		152 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,082			$1,395			$10,688	47.2	41	227	37

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.