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)
540060000435	341	Pratt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Center and Stark Street	Pratt	25162	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-4838	147	14	10.5		130 (88.4%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$13,629			$2,646			$10,984	15.8	6.2	367	26
540069000515	342	Holden Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1034 Copperas Fork Rd	Holden	25625	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 239-2771	143	11	12.6		119 (83.2%)	15 (10.5%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$14,069			$2,053			$12,016	15.1	63.8	114	228
540090000736	343	Dingess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	495 Messenger Branch	Dingess	25671	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 752-7036	110	14	7.8		108 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,614			$2,401			$10,213	14.7	10.2	361	18
540081000654	344	Kimball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28631 Coal Heritage Road	Kimball	24853	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 585-7570	169	13	13		115 (68.0%)	30 (17.8%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.2%)	$16,339			$3,319			$13,020	14.3	13.6	347	3
540081001468	345	Southside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	13509 Rocket Boy Drive	War	24892	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 875-2238	293	25	11.7		273 (93.2%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,756			$3,368			$11,388	14.2	15.2	342	3
540060001124	346	Dunbar Intermediate Center	Public	3-5	1330 Myers Ave	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-1570	247	23	10.9		146 (59.1%)	59 (23.9%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.0%)	$12,772			$2,442			$10,330	14.1	21.2	315	31
540114001448	347	Green Bank Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5917 Potomac Highlands Trl	Green Bank	24944	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 456-4865	204	21	9.9		198 (97.1%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,672			$2,200			$13,472	13.7	18.2	330	17
540060000417	348	Marmet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 94th St	Marmet	25315	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-2382	103	13	8.2		92 (89.3%)	4 (3.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$14,365			$2,564			$11,801	13.7	45.2	199	149
540066000502	349	West Hamlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Dairy Rd	West Hamlin	25571	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3630	428	30	14.2		415 (97.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,195			$1,730			$9,465	13.3	16.9	337	12
540135001048	350	Talcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Talcott School Rd	Talcott	24981	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6029	160	17	9.4		158 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$10,794			$1,755			$9,039	12.7	31.4	282	68

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.