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)
540030000175	221	Divide Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Propps Ridge Road	Lookout	25868	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-1443	212	14	15.7		208 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,180			$1,540			$11,640	42.7	32.3	274	53
540012000066	222	Frametown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Jeanie Ellis Dr	Frametown	26623	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 364-5526	151	10	14.6		150 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,714			$2,583			$10,132	42.2	56.5	141	81
540117001358	223	Aurora School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Aurora School Dr	Aurora	26705	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 735-3781	168	14	12		166 (98.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,380			$1,367			$10,013	42.1	34.8	258	35
540102000849	224	Summersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 McKees Creek Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-1421	361	27	13.3		350 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,966			$1,729			$10,237	42.1	37.3	250	26
540060000353	225	Alban Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2030 Harrison Ave	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0234	253	16	15.8		205 (81.0%)	15 (5.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.5%)	$12,118			$1,195			$10,923	42	51	170	55
540018001517	226	Explorer Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Saltwell Rd	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5126	406	30	13.5		291 (71.7%)	36 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (17.5%)	$13,496			$2,476			$11,021	41.9	36.6	253	27
540117001520	227	West Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	113 Eby School Road	Arthurdale	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 864-3835	656	42	15.6		633 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$9,131			$1,362			$7,769	41.9	40	234	7
540066000498	228	Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	267 Midway Rd	Alum Creek	25003	Kanawha County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 756-3121	256	20	12.8		249 (97.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,171			$1,866			$9,305	41.7	34.2	260	32
540093001220	229	Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	668 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 284-2890	427	33	12.9		355 (83.1%)	13 (3.0%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	$14,083			$1,608			$12,475	41.6	38.8	241	12
540132001033	230	Walton Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	90 School Dr	Walton	25286	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 577-6731	241	25	9.6		238 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,790			$1,859			$9,931	41.6	51.2	167	63

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.