Best Public Schools in Burlington, WV

Summary:

The city of Burlington, West Virginia has just one public elementary school, Burlington Primary, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 103 students. The school is part of the Mineral County Schools district, which is ranked 36 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a lower-ranked district, Burlington Primary appears to be a standout school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in West Virginia. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school placed 53rd out of 368, and in 2023-2024 it ranked 101st out of 368. The school has also maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years.

Burlington Primary has outperformed the Mineral County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in several key test score metrics, with 70.6% of 3rd graders and 60% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 44.8% and 41.6% for the district, and 53% and 50.3% for the state, respectively. The school also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, which is lower than the state or national averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)		WV Assessment English Language Arts (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burlington Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	10474 Upper Patterson Creek Rd	Burlington	26710	Mineral County	Mineral County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 289-3073	90	9	10.3		85 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	61.7	115^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.6%		65.5	101^st of 368 public elementary schools	72.6%	14	70.6	60.0	23.5	66.7	$13,586	$2,081	$11,505

Cities Near Burlington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keyser	4.05 mi	7	210^th
New Creek	6.41 mi	1	178^th
Romney	8.23 mi	7	161^st
Elk Garden	12.93 mi	1
Ridgeley	13.41 mi	3	101^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.