Best Public Schools in Zip Code 25063

Summary:

The 25063 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Big Otter Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has 196 students. This public school consistently outperforms the Clay County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in academic proficiency, with particularly strong results in Math, English Language Arts, and Science.

Big Otter Elementary School has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from #168 out of 375 West Virginia elementary schools in 2021-2022 to #76 out of 368 in 2023-2024. Its current 4-star rating from SchoolDigger also indicates it is a high-performing school. The school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 96.94% of students identifying as White, which is higher than the state average.

In terms of resources, Big Otter Elementary School spends $12,419 per student, which is higher than the national average. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1, compared to the national average of around 16:1. These factors suggest the school has access to adequate funding and resources to support its students' learning and development.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)			WV Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			WV Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Otter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 Ossia Rd	Duck	25063	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 286-3111	196	13	15.1		190 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	71.7	76^th of 368 public elementary schools	79.3%		55.9	144^th of 368 public elementary schools	60.9%	68	63.3	55.0	56.0	56.7	45.0	52.0	56.0	$12,419	$1,895	$10,524

Cities Near Zip Code 25063

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duck	3.44 mi	1	93^rd
Frametown	8.23 mi	1	90^th
Clay	9.34 mi	3	175^th
Gassaway	13.04 mi	1	187^th
Birch River	13.22 mi	1

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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.

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