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)
540009000054	261	Van Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	338 Van High School Road	Van	25053	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 245-8811	155	13	11.9		152 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,285			$1,993			$12,292	34.2	28.4	294	33
540072000579	262	Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1579 Mary Lou Retton Dr	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 367-2156	415	27	15.3		297 (71.6%)	35 (8.4%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (16.1%)	$12,949			$1,514			$11,434	34.1	29.1	289	27
540075000590	263	Central Elementary School	Public	3-5	750 Tomlinson Ave	Moundsville	26041	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 843-4425	279	26	10.7		258 (92.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$16,782			$2,180			$14,602	33.7	29.8	286	23
540165001191	264	Baileysville Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11618 R. D. Bailey Highway	Brenton	24818	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-6399	309	24	13.1		304 (98.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,615			$1,681			$10,934	33.4	20.7	317	53
540039000239	265	Ronceverte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	879 Rocky Hill Rd	Ronceverte	24970	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 647-6480	401	27	14.7		349 (87.0%)	10 (2.5%)	22 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$13,135			$2,219			$10,916	33.4	37.8	247	18
540102001496	266	Gauley River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School St	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 742-5271	332	22	15		329 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,712			$2,045			$9,667	33.4	39.9	235	31
540060000359	267	Belle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E 6th St	Belle	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 949-2612	291	17	17.1		263 (90.4%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,955			$1,291			$10,664	33.1	50.5	172	95
540150001495	268	Fort Gay Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking Dr	Fort Gay	25514	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 648-5404	551	40	13.7		540 (98.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,473			$1,822			$9,651	33	28.7	291	23
540123000963	269	Mabscott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Pershing Avenue	Mabscott	25871	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4583	222	21	10.5		161 (72.5%)	33 (14.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.7%)	$12,284			$2,552			$9,731	33	37.1	251	18
540084000681	270	Mountain Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	977 Blue Prince Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 324-7316	304	29	10.4		260 (85.5%)	14 (4.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	$12,987			$2,697			$10,290	32.4	18.8	328	58

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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:

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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.