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)
540018000109	331	Guyandotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 5th Ave	Huntington	25702	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5128	219	18	12.1		183 (83.6%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.3%)	$14,871			$3,003			$11,867	19.6	30.3	284	47
540060000446	332	Sharon Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5118 Cabin Creek Rd	Miami	25134	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 595-3323	143	8	17.8		140 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,642			$2,791			$12,850	19.6	17	336	4
540030001596	333	Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Greyhound Lane	Smithers	25186	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 442-8284	530	35	15.1		453 (85.5%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)								18.9	25.3	305	28
540081001398	334	Bradshaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Mountaineer Highway	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 967-7700	272	21	12.9		272 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,953			$3,103			$10,850	18.3	12.5	353	19
540039000227	335	Crichton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 School St	Quinwood	25981	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 438-6958	96	10	9.3		94 (97.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,804			$2,007			$14,797	17.9	18.9	326	9
540051001437	336	North View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 N 19th St	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7650	271	25	11		237 (87.5%)	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$13,069			$1,987			$11,082	17.5	13.5	348	12
540132001031	337	Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Clay Rd	Spencer	25276	Roane County	Roane County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 927-6428	454	34	13.3		432 (95.2%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,276			$1,862			$8,415	17.4	12.8	350	13
540147001084	338	Rock Cave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12292 Route 20 South Rd	Rock Cave	26234	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 924-6969	135	10	13.5		132 (97.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,597			$1,572			$11,025	16.8	27.6	297	41
540147001082	339	Hodgesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Teter Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-3212	178	10	17.8		174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,881			$1,520			$8,362	15.9	13.8	345	6
540102000852	340	Zela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Country Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-1481	80	9	9.4		80 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,250			$2,518			$12,732	15.8	11.2	358	18

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.