Best Public Schools in Buckhannon, WV

Summary:

The Buckhannon, West Virginia area is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from diverse backgrounds. While the schools in this district face some challenges, a few standout institutions, such as Washington District Elementary and Tennerton Elementary, are excelling academically and providing a strong foundation for their students.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the schools, with some elementary schools like Washington District and Tennerton performing well above the Upshur County and state averages, while others like Union Elementary and Hodgesville Elementary lag behind. The smaller elementary schools, such as Washington District and Tennerton, tend to have higher proficiency rates and better student-teacher ratios, suggesting that school size may be a factor in academic success.

While the Upshur County Schools District is ranked 51st out of 55 districts in West Virginia and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating that the district as a whole is underperforming, the data also shows that Buckhannon Upshur High School has shown improvement in its SchoolDigger ranking, moving from 107th out of 112 West Virginia high schools in 2021-2022 to 87th out of 112 in 2022-2023.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2023)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2023)							WV Assessment Science (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
B-U Middle School	Public	6-8	553 Route 20 South Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-1520	803	51	15.9		775 (96.5%)	6 (0.7%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	27.9	134^th of 169 public middle schools	20.7%		17.5	154^th of 169 public middle schools	8.9%	20				20.7	30.0	12.3					35.6	30.3	32.5			22.4		$10,902	$1,204	$9,698
Buckhannon Upshur High School	Public	9-12	270 Bu Dr	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-3720	1,196	65	18.4		1,146 (95.8%)	13 (1.1%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)	27.3	87^th of 112 public high schools	22.3%		10.2	107^th of 112 public high schools	4.5%	20							14.8							40.4			18.5	$11,720	$970	$10,750
Hodgesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Teter Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-3212	178	10	17.8		174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13.8	345^th of 368 public elementary schools	6.3%		20.8	333^rd of 375 public elementary schools	11.2%	12	21.7	34.8	11.1					26.1	30.4	14.8					18.5			$9,881	$1,520	$8,362
Tennerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Gawthrop Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-1278	336	16	21.6		329 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	53.6	151^st of 368 public elementary schools	59.0%		59.6	127^th of 375 public elementary schools	66.1%	24	48.9	52.4	45.1					31.9	47.6	45.1					34.0			$10,762	$1,100	$9,662
Washington District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5078 Tallmansville Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-6599	117	10	11.7		115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	48.3	182^nd of 368 public elementary schools	50.5%		60.3	121^st of 375 public elementary schools	67.7%	61	55.7	31.8	35.7					43.3	36.4	57.1					28.6			$11,318	$1,197	$10,121
Fred W Eberle Technical Center	Public	10-12	208 Morton Ave	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-1259	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	481 Heavner Grove Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-1394	264	17	15.5		262 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.4	343^rd of 368 public elementary schools	6.8%		12.3	367^th of 375 public elementary schools	2.1%	24	17.7	26.8	14.3					11.8	29.3	31.3					25.5			$10,914	$1,245	$9,669
Buckhannon Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 College Ave	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 472-3310	519	35	14.8		493 (95.0%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	22.1	312^th of 368 public elementary schools	15.2%		33	266^th of 375 public elementary schools	29.1%	46	30.2	27.9	22.7					31.8	39.7	33.3					18.2			$10,325	$1,242	$9,083

Cities Near Buckhannon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
French Creek	7.36 mi	1	167^th
Weston	10.59 mi	3	246^th
Rock Cave	11.23 mi	1	235^th
Jane Lew	13.33 mi	1	174^th
Lost Creek	14.14 mi	3	143^rd

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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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