Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26447

Summary:

The 26447 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Roanoke Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 156 students. Roanoke Elementary has seen steady improvements in its state-wide ranking and rating in recent years, moving from 313th out of 375 West Virginia elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 190th out of 368 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has increased from 1 to 2 stars out of 5.

Academically, Roanoke Elementary School outperforms the Lewis County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in mathematics, English language arts, and science test scores. For example, in 2023-2024, 68.2% of 3rd graders at Roanoke Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 44.4% for the Lewis County Schools district and 53.2% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, which may contribute to its academic success.

However, the school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (97.44%) compared to the state and district averages, suggesting a lack of racial diversity in the student population. Additionally, the data does not provide the specific free and reduced lunch rate for the school, which is an important metric for understanding the socioeconomic status of the student body. Overall, Roanoke Elementary School appears to be a relatively high-performing school within its district and state, with some areas for potential improvement, such as increasing racial diversity and providing more detailed information on the socioeconomic status of the student population.

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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
Roanoke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1176 Oil Creek Rd	Roanoke	26447	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 452-8887	178	14	12.9		175 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	190^th of 368 public elementary schools	48.4%		41	227^th of 368 public elementary schools	38.3%	37	68.2	25.0	36.8	63.6	25.0	47.4	29.0	$12,082	$1,395	$10,688

Cities Near Zip Code 26447

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roanoke	5.09 mi	1	135^th
Burnsville	8.28 mi	1	221^st
Rock Cave	9.25 mi	1	259^th
French Creek	11.83 mi	1	81^st
Weston	11.93 mi	3	260^th

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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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