Most Improved West Virginia Elementary Schools

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 355)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
98	Malden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Salines Dr	Charleston	25306	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1973	160	15	10.6		122 (76.3%)	13 (8.1%)	4 (2.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	$12,734			$2,165			$10,570	66.2	23.2	314	216		540060000416
90	Alum Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 Brounland Rd	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1935	151	11	14.3		139 (92.1%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$14,648			$2,232			$12,416	67.8	38.2	244	154		540060000354
185	Rock Cave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12292 Route 20 South Rd	Rock Cave	26234	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 924-6969	112	10	11.5		108 (96.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,597			$1,572			$11,025	46.9	16.8	338	153		540147001084
184	Paw Paw Elementary School	Public	K-6	60 Pirate Circle	Paw Paw	25434	Morgan County	Morgan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 947-7425	82	8	10.2		69 (84.1%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)	$15,265			$2,178			$13,087	46.9	21	323	139		540099000823
173	Little Birch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Little Birch Rd	Sutton	26601	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 765-2042	83	10	8.7		75 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$13,595			$2,771			$10,823	49.4	24.6	310	137		540012000068
198	Guyandotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 5th Ave	Huntington	25702	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5128	233	20	11.6		197 (84.5%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	$14,871			$3,003			$11,867	44.1	19.6	331	133		540018000109
122	Fayetteville Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	515 W Maple Ave	Fayetteville	25840	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-0560	548	37	14.8		509 (92.9%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)								59.7	36.4	250	128		540030001595
230	Kasson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Kasson Rd	Moatsville	26405	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-1485	179	15	12		177 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,553			$1,011			$10,542	38.2	11.9	356	126		540003000005
212	Crichton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 School St	Quinwood	25981	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 438-6958	91	10	8.8		89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$16,804			$2,007			$14,797	42.1	17.9	335	123		540039000227
226	Dingess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	495 Messenger Branch	Dingess	25671	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 752-7036	110	10	11		108 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,614			$2,401			$10,213	38.8	14.7	343	117		540090000736

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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 13, 2025, 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.

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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.