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)
540006001029	241	Mill Creek Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8785 Winchester Ave	Bunker Hill	25413	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 229-4570	504	38	13.3		382 (75.8%)	32 (6.3%)	42 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.1%)	$11,549			$849			$10,699	39	38.2	245	4
540150001099	242	Dunlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32800 Route 152	Dunlow	25511	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 385-4376	83	8	10.3		83 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,077			$2,116			$11,961	38.9	45.8	195	47
540162001150	243	Fairplains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Broadway Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9531	167	18	9.4		158 (94.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$14,327			$2,337			$11,991	38.5	51.4	163	80
540060000354	244	Alum Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 Brounland Rd	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1935	159	12	13.8		153 (96.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$14,648			$2,232			$12,416	38.2	44.3	206	38
540084000689	245	Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5709 Matoaka Rd	Matoaka	24736	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 467-8282	189	16	11.8		182 (96.3%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,550			$2,937			$10,613	38	41.3	222	23
540039000240	246	Rupert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Crimson Tide Way	Crawley	24931	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 392-5235	174	15	11.7		168 (96.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$14,596			$2,141			$12,455	38	18.6	329	83
540078000616	247	Leon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1226 Burdette St	Leon	25123	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 458-1710	136	14	9.7		134 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,028			$2,431			$11,596	37.7	49.5	177	70
540087000747	248	Frankfort Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-4	284 Intermediate Dr	Fort Ashby	26719	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 298-3616	285	20	14.2		273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,969			$1,465			$10,504	37.3	44	207	41
540039000242	249	White Sulphur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Reed St	White Sulphur Springs	24986	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 536-2244	337	26	13.1		293 (86.9%)	21 (6.2%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$12,420			$1,769			$10,650	37.1	39.4	237	12
540030001595	250	Fayetteville Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	515 W Maple Ave	Fayetteville	25840	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-0560	587	39	15.2		549 (93.5%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)								36.4	26.6	300	50

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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

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

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.