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)
540069000516	311	Hugh Dingess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Hugh Dingess Elementary Sch	Harts	25524	Lincoln County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 855-6600	102	9	11.3		100 (98.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,512			$2,706			$12,806	24.1	24.2	309	2
540090001491	312	Gilbert Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Lion Dr	Gilbert	25621	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-8197	425	24	17.7		420 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,460			$1,578			$9,882	23.9	21.9	314	2
540018001308	313	Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Hall Ave	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5175	381	35	10.8		172 (45.1%)	128 (33.6%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.6%)	$14,656			$3,557			$11,099	23.8	19.3	323	10
540060000416	314	Malden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Salines Dr	Charleston	25306	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1973	152	11	14.4		124 (81.6%)	12 (7.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	$12,734			$2,165			$10,570	23.2	34.4	259	55
540009000059	315	Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37949 Coal River Rd	Whitesville	25209	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 854-1301	105	11	9.5		104 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,648			$2,273			$12,375	22.8	12.7	352	37
540090001492	316	Burch Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	275 Bulldog Blvd	Delbarton	25670	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 475-2700	471	35	13.6		456 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,439			$1,833			$9,606	22.7	33.6	266	50
540063001518	317	Leading Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15300 US Highway 33 W	Linn	26384	Gilmer County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 462-7127	130	13	10.1		129 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,579			$1,687			$10,892	22.5	34.8	257	60
540057000345	318	North Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6996 Charles Town Rd	Kearneysville	25430	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 725-9587	223	25	8.8		170 (76.2%)	10 (4.5%)	20 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	20 (9.0%)	$15,081			$1,250			$13,831	22.1	19.1	325	7
540165001274	319	Berlin McKinney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cook Pkwy	Oceana	24870	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6481	360	25	14.4		352 (97.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,667			$1,858			$10,809	22	24.3	308	11
540018000111	320	Highlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Collis Ave	Huntington	25702	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5130	325	22	14.7		211 (64.9%)	33 (10.2%)	14 (4.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (18.5%)	$13,883			$2,491			$11,392	21.7	44.5	205	115

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.