Best Public Schools in Ashton, WV

Summary:

The city of Ashton, West Virginia is home to two schools: Ashton Elementary School and Hannan Junior/Senior High School. Both schools are part of the Mason County Schools district, which is ranked 50 out of 55 districts in the state.

Ashton Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 180 in 2023-2024 to 304 in 2024-2025, and consistently underperforms the state and district averages in academic subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.3% to 43.6% in math and 29% to 39.5% in English Language Arts. In contrast, Hannan Junior/Senior High School has fluctuated in its statewide ranking, but performs significantly below the state and district averages in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.9% to 15.2%, while its English Language Arts proficiency rates are closer to, but still below, the state and district averages.

Both schools have relatively small enrollments, with Ashton Elementary School having 305 students and Hannan Junior/Senior High School having 230 students. The schools also have different spending per student, with Ashton Elementary School spending $12,351 per student and Hannan Junior/Senior High School spending $13,636 per student.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)							WV Assessment Science (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hannan Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Wildcat Way	Ashton	25503	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-3212	193	19	10.1		188 (97.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	37.3	75^th of 111 public high schools	32.4%		13.8	103^rd of 112 public high schools	8.0%	28					15.2	8.3	5.9					24.2	16.7	58.8		16.8	20.6	$13,636	$1,242	$12,394
Ashton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	997 Ashton Upland Rd	Ashton	25503	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 576-9931	270	23	11.7		264 (97.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.8	304^th of 355 public elementary schools	14.4%		48.1	180^th of 368 public elementary schools	51.1%	124	43.6	32.3	34.8	26.3				30.8	29.0	39.1	39.5				26.1			$12,351	$2,098	$10,254

Cities Near Ashton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo	6.32 mi	2	117^th
Eleanor	10.67 mi	3	38^th
Milton	10.8 mi	2	60^th
Hurricane	12.17 mi	7	23^rd
Ona	12.39 mi	3	28^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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