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)
540018000088	201	Altizer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 3rd St	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5100	202	20	10.1		181 (89.6%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$13,711			$2,790			$10,920	45.6	55.8	145	56
540045001501	202	Weir Middle School	Public	2-8	125 Sinclair Ave	Weirton	26062	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 748-6080	565	44	12.8		502 (88.8%)	29 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	$12,260			$789			$11,471	45.3			(n/a)
540060000376	203	Clendenin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5120 Elk River Rd N	Elkview	25071	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 965-5501	300	20	15		295 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,289			$2,419			$10,870	45.2	44.6	202	1
540057000351	204	Wright Denny Intermediate School	Public	3-5	209 W Congress St	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-2513	354	25	14.1		233 (65.8%)	14 (4.0%)	51 (14.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.3%)	$11,633			$640			$10,992	44.9	51.8	159	45
540006000910	205	Potomack Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5308 Williamsport Pike	Martinsburg	25404	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 274-6592	846	50	16.7		650 (76.8%)	75 (8.9%)	54 (6.4%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.5%)	$10,205			$734			$9,471	44.6	47.1	189	16
540087000716	206	Fountain Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	289 Fountain School Rd	Keyser	26726	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 788-4215	112	10	11.5		104 (92.9%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$13,849			$1,736			$12,113	44.6	44.9	200	6
540117000905	207	Fellowsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	139 Fellowsville School Rd	Tunnelton	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 892-3866	92	8	11.5		87 (94.6%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$16,144			$2,422			$13,722	44.5	73.7	71	136
540153001119	208	Webster Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	318 River Dr	Webster Springs	26288	Webster County	Webster County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 847-5321	235	22	10.8		232 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,399			$2,372			$10,027	44.5	58.9	132	76
540051000301	209	Lumberport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	38 E Lyndon St	Lumberport	26386	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7020	219	21	10.5		213 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,342			$1,796			$12,546	44.4	48.9	180	29
540060000425	210	Nitro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 19th St	Nitro	25143	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-2451	364	22	16.9		306 (84.1%)	14 (3.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	$12,171			$1,918			$10,253	44.3	29.1	288	78

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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

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.