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)
540057000348	91	Shepherdstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	662 S Church St	Shepherdstown	25443	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 876-6270	322	23	14.3		261 (81.1%)	20 (6.2%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$10,896			$614			$10,281	67.9	73.3	72	19
540072000542	92	Barrackville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	509 Pike Street	Barrackville	26559	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2127	346	25	13.8		331 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$12,830			$702			$12,129	67.8	75.3	67	25
540129001018	93	Creed Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	512 Collins Ave	Pennsboro	26415	Ritchie County	Ritchie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 659-2140	204	18	11.3		196 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$14,709			$2,139			$12,570	67.5	57.2	138	45
540069000520	94	Logan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Wildcat Way	Logan	25601	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 752-5463	200	16	12.5		187 (93.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$13,050			$2,122			$10,929	67.1	56.8	140	46
540054000333	95	Kenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Business Park Dr	Kenna	25248	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-2262	234	18	12.8		228 (97.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,380			$1,119			$11,261	67	68.8	88	7
540069000532	96	South Man Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 E McDonald Ave	Man	25635	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-7522	68	10	6.8		66 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,934			$1,963			$10,971	66.8	51.2	166	70
540051001230	97	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Education Way	Salem	26426	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7180	175	19	9.4		162 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$14,396			$1,612			$12,783	66.5	65.6	106	9
540042000245	98	Capon Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Capon School St	Capon Bridge	26711	Hampshire County	Hampshire County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 856-3329	304	22	13.7		285 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$11,203			$1,011			$10,192	66.4	62.7	118	20
540150001579	99	Crum Pre K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Crum Rd	Crum	25669	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 393-3200	219	21	10.4		214 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,606			$2,269			$11,337	66.1	34.1	262	163
540054000329	100	Fairplain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Panther Dr	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7340	168	15	11		166 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,718			$1,165			$11,553	65.5	54.4	148	48

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.