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)
540009000793	11	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7487 Coal River Road	Comfort	25206	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 837-8310	250	23	10.8		245 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$13,022			$1,536			$11,486	94	96.9	5	6
540123000950	12	Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Crescent Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4585	323	23	14		264 (81.7%)	34 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	$10,808			$877			$9,931	93.4	92.6	16	4
540108000878	13	Brandywine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11480 Blue Gray Trail	Brandywine	26802	Pendleton County	Pendleton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 249-5381	107	11	9.7		93 (86.9%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	4 (3.7%)	$16,043			$1,130			$14,912	93.3	87.9	27	14
540120000935	14	Scott Teays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6153 Teays Valley Rd	Scott Depot	25560	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-6750	463	22	21.3		419 (90.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$9,660			$487			$9,174	93.1	93.4	14
540084000672	15	Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S State Street	Athens	24712	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-9229	242	17	14.2		227 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$12,305			$1,997			$10,308	92.6	94.2	11	4
540054000331	16	Gilmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7412 Parkersburg Rd	Sandyville	25275	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 273-3511	159	15	10.5		153 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,181			$805			$11,376	92.1	88.6	22	6
540105000866	17	Ritchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Wood St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0372	285	25	11.6		196 (68.8%)	41 (14.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.7%)	$15,041			$2,853			$12,187	90.5	85.7	32	15
540054000328	18	Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Schoolhouse Dr	Evans	25241	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 372-7333	137	13	10.7		133 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,018			$960			$12,058	90.3	93.8	12	6
540162001161	19	Lubeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Lubeck Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3321	379	26	14.4		371 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,471			$705			$11,766	90.1	88.3	26	7
540105000861	20	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Zane St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0366	277	23	12.3		172 (62.1%)	71 (25.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.9%)	$17,677			$2,294			$15,384	89.5	71.9	77	57

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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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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.