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)
540039000224	251	Alderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Elmwood Ave	Alderson	24910	Monroe County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 445-7241	199	19	10.5		190 (95.5%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,304			$2,061			$12,243	36.1	42.5	216	35
540117000913	252	Terra Alta/East Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	1103 E State Ave	Terra Alta	26764	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 789-2344	303	24	12.6		292 (96.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$10,355			$1,387			$8,968	36.1	32.3	275	23
540072000570	253	Monongah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	628 Walnut Street	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 367-2159	247	21	11.7		229 (92.7%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$13,607			$1,544			$12,063	36.1	40.6	231	22
540123000848	254	Marsh Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5960 Coal River Rd	Rock Creek	25174	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 854-1951	156	20	7.8		150 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	$14,371			$2,437			$11,934	35.9	13.7	346	92
540006001229	255	Mountain Ridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	2691 Gerrardstown Rd	Gerrardstown	25420	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 229-6791	571	36	15.6		476 (83.4%)	21 (3.7%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,853			$1,186			$9,667	35.7	35.5	255
540123000947	256	Coal City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Independence Rd	Coal City	25823	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-5001	386	26	14.8		360 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$12,353			$2,354			$9,999	35.2	26.9	299	43
540078000609	257	Beale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12897 Huntington Rd	Gallipolis Ferry	25515	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 675-1260	218	22	9.9		206 (94.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$13,931			$2,170			$11,761	34.9	47	190	67
540069001251	258	Man Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Pioneer Path	Mallory	25634	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-8316	241	17	14.6		232 (96.3%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$12,439			$1,841			$10,598	34.8	45.2	198	60
540069001590	259	Chapmanville Intermediate School	Public	2-4	329 W Tiger Ln	Chapmanville	25508	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 855-0021	291	20	14.3		287 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,178			$1,983			$10,195	34.4	30	285	26
540060000412	260	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2089 Lakewood Dr	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0200	308	20	15.7		271 (88.0%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.5%)	$12,483			$1,253			$11,230	34.3	33.4	267	7

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.