Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26743

Summary:

The 26743 zip code in West Virginia is home to a single elementary school, New Creek Primary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a student population of 108. The school is part of the Mineral County Schools district, which is ranked 36 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Creek Primary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 236 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year to 169 out of 368 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 1 star to 3 stars out of 5. The school's test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts for 3rd and 4th grades have been mixed compared to the Mineral County Schools district and the state of West Virginia, with the school outperforming in some years and underperforming in others.

The student population at New Creek Primary School is predominantly White (96.3%), with small percentages of African American (1.85%) and students of two or more races (1.85%). The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,387, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 12.4 for the 2022-2023 school year. These metrics suggest the need for further analysis to understand the factors contributing to the school's performance and the potential impact of its demographic homogeneity and small size on the educational experience of its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2024)		WV Assessment English Language Arts (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Creek Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 New Creek School Rd	New Creek	26743	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 788-4249	108	9	12.4		104 (96.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	39.6	236^th of 368 public elementary schools	35.9%		51	169^th of 368 public elementary schools	54.1%	67	50.0	41.7	50.0	33.3	$12,387	$1,858	$10,529

Cities Near Zip Code 26743

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Creek	3.89 mi	1	113^th
Keyser	5.68 mi	7	217^th
Burlington	6.86 mi	2	23^rd
Elk Garden	7.03 mi	1
Mount Storm	12.84 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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