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)
540015001585	131	Brooke Intermediate School North	Public	3-4	1098 Jefferson St	Follansbee	26037	Brooke County	Brooke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 527-2250	167	14	12.3		159 (95.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$12,921			$1,026			$11,895	58.9	64.8	111	20
540123001591	132	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	388 Water Tank Hill Road	Sophia	25921	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-4572	420	30	14		392 (93.3%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$12,016			$1,855			$10,161	58.7	63.9	113	19
540081001248	133	Fall River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Falcon Drive	Big Sandy	24816	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 656-7665	136	12	11.3		117 (86.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.0%)	$15,353			$3,922			$11,431	58.7	38.4	244	111
540003000004	134	Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	49 West 1st Street	Junior	26275	Barbour County	Barbour County Board Of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 823-1200	107	9	12.3		106 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$14,227			$3,579			$10,647	58.7	75.4	65	69
540090001404	135	Matewan Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Chambers St	Matewan	25678	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 426-4719	422	28	14.8		400 (94.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$11,657			$1,931			$9,726	58.7	47.3	188	53
540060000441	136	Ruthlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Ruthdale Rd	Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 744-9481	226	14	16.1		197 (87.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$12,175			$1,170			$11,006	58.5	62.3	119	17
540114000894	137	Marlinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	926 5th Ave	Marlinton	24954	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 799-6551	203	17	12.1		201 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,781			$1,957			$12,824	58.4	59.1	131	6
540039000233	138	Lewisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	492 W Washington St	Lewisburg	24901	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 647-6477	461	31	15.1		420 (91.1%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$11,377			$1,397			$9,980	58.3	50	173	35
540129001020	139	Harrisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Elementary Drive	Harrisville	26362	Ritchie County	Ritchie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 643-2220	219	18	12.1		214 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,081			$1,900			$12,181	58.1	41.3	225	86
540057000350	140	South Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4599 Summit Point Rd	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 728-9216	458	27	16.9		379 (82.8%)	14 (3.1%)	27 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	$11,235			$476			$10,759	57.8	69.8	84	56

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.