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)
540150001111	161	Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 McGinnis Drive	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 272-6342	467	40	11.6		450 (96.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,421			$1,624			$10,797	53.3	51	168	7
540084000695	162	Mercer Elementary	Public	3-5	1200 Mercer St	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3160	288	24	12.2		239 (83.0%)	15 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	$11,916			$1,892			$10,024	52.9	42.3	217	55
540084000707	163	Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5281 Hinton Road	Lerona	25971	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7441	110	9	12.4		107 (97.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,174			$2,020			$9,154	52.2	39.2	238	75
540042000251	164	Romney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 School St	Romney	26757	Hampshire County	Hampshire County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 822-3018	490	33	15		461 (94.1%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,317			$1,372			$9,945	52.1	51.2	164
540033001521	165	Gilmer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Fairground Rd	Glenville	26351	Gilmer County	Gilmer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 462-7338	343	33	10.3		336 (98.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,991			$1,637			$11,354	51.6	48.6	181	16
540075000607	166	Washington Lands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	116 School Rd	Moundsville	26041	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 843-4420	279	20	14.2		273 (97.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,356			$855			$11,502	51.6	52.6	158	8
540147001088	167	Tennerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Gawthrop Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-1278	336	16	21.6		329 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,762			$1,100			$9,662	51.2	53.6	151	16
540078000622	168	New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Mill Street	New Haven	25265	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 882-2025	460	32	14.3		443 (96.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,027			$1,109			$9,918	51.1	46.6	192	24
540123000941	169	Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Bradley School Rd	Mount Hope	25880	Fayette County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4605	354	24	15		305 (86.2%)	17 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	$11,805			$1,427			$10,378	50.7	60.2	126	43
540069000536	170	Verdunville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 Mustang Hill Rd	Verdunville	25649	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 752-2142	120	10	12.6		114 (95.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$15,743			$3,167			$12,576	50.6	45.5	197	27

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.