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)
540039001334	121	Smoot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Smokie Ln	Smoot	24977	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 392-5295	154	11	13.7		150 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$13,285			$2,156			$11,129	61.7	49.9	174	53
540018000130	122	Ona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Elementary Dr	Ona	25545	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7318	266	20	13.3		257 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$11,360			$996			$10,364	61.4	66.9	101	21
540120000918	123	Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19366 Buffalo Rd	Buffalo	25033	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 937-2651	204	17	12		202 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,908			$1,534			$12,374	61.4	58.9	133	10
540117000901	124	Bruceton School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Morgantown Street	Bruceton Mills	26425	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 379-2593	621	42	14.9		613 (98.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,487			$775			$8,712	61.1	58	135	11
540150001100	125	East Lynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19594 E Lynn Rd	East Lynn	25512	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 849-3171	134	11	12.1		133 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,760			$2,350			$11,410	60.9	27.8	295	170
540150001091	126	Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	331 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-2911	407	29	14		393 (96.6%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,516			$836			$10,680	60.5	72.6	73	53
540060000423	127	Montrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Montrose Dr	Charleston	25303	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1930	236	15	16.2		178 (75.4%)	34 (14.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	$12,655			$1,229			$11,427	59.9	53.2	155	28
540162001162	128	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 32nd St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9563	287	23	12.2		254 (88.5%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$12,729			$2,014			$10,714	59.9	67.5	95	33
540162001149	129	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 36th St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9528	428	32	13.2		392 (91.6%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,715			$1,868			$10,848	59.8	81.2	48	81
540147001080	130	French Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7619 Route 20 South Rd	French Creek	26218	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 924-6381	228	17	13.4		228 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,106			$1,418			$9,689	59.2	41.8	219	89

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.