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)
540162001153	1	Greenmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 58th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9544	229	17	13.4		206 (90.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$13,464			$614			$12,850	99.3	98.2	2	1
540129001024	2	Smithville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	157 Main Street	Smithville	26178	Ritchie County	Ritchie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 477-3273	93	9	10.3		89 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,848			$2,826			$14,022	98.8	98.7	1	1
540102000839	3	Mt Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Schoolhouse Ln	Mount Nebo	26679	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-2440	110	9	12.9		110 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,637			$1,467			$11,169	98.6	80.5	50	47
540120001303	4	West Teays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3676 Teays Valley Road	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-6711	501	37	13.6		453 (90.4%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,700			$507			$11,193	97.6	97.8	3	1
540060000405	5	Holz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hampton Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1906	278	16	17.3		247 (88.8%)	9 (3.2%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,755			$1,126			$11,629	97.4	96	9	4
540018000112	6	Hite Saunders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3708 Green Valley Rd	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5132	197	15	13.1		172 (87.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.1%)	$11,695			$1,096			$10,599	96.4	96.2	7	1
540123000957	7	Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Old Mill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4590	249	17	14.6		224 (90.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	$11,793			$1,285			$10,508	96.2	96.5	6	1
540162001147	8	Criss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 22nd St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9522	247	18	14.1		214 (86.6%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	$11,672			$800			$10,872	95.1	93.7	13	5
540072000581	9	White Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	38 Emerald Ln	White Hall	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2158	205	14	14.6		191 (93.2%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$12,649			$1,107			$11,541	94.4	86.2	31	22
540162001152	10	Gihon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Belmont Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9539	269	21	13.1		245 (91.1%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	$12,272			$885			$11,387	94.3	96.1	8	2

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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.

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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.