Best Public Schools in Charleston, West Virginia & Rankings

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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
George Washington High School	Public	9-12	1522 Tennis Club Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-7729	1,192	48	24.8		992 (83.2%)	68 (5.7%)	11 (0.9%)	73 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.9%)	99.8	1^st of 112 public high schools	99.1%		99.9	1^st of 112 public high schools	99.1%								46.7							76.5			55.3	$10,179	$1,012	$9,168
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	959 Woodward Drive	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1928	175	16	11.2		107 (61.1%)	32 (18.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (18.9%)	20.6	318^th of 368 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.2	307^th of 375 public elementary schools	18.1%	11	29.2	36.8	26.3					16.7	47.4	26.3					5.3			$12,957	$2,344	$10,613
Holz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hampton Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1906	276	17	16.2		252 (91.3%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	96	9^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.6%		98.1	3^rd of 375 public elementary schools	99.2%	6	65.5	82.6	80.5					75.9	80.4	85.4					70.7			$12,755	$1,126	$11,629
Horace Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 MacCorkle Avenue	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1971	430	25	17.2		256 (59.5%)	115 (26.7%)	10 (2.3%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.4%)	48.7	81^st of 169 public middle schools	52.1%		61.5	51^st of 169 public middle schools	69.8%	30				36.6	27.4	18.6					49.5	33.6	45.0			24.6		$11,019	$1,088	$9,931
Kanawha City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Staunton Avenue SE	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1985	244	17	14.2		161 (66.0%)	40 (16.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.1%)	53.4	153^rd of 368 public elementary schools	58.4%		43.6	210^th of 375 public elementary schools	44.0%	57	39.4	50.0	56.0					33.3	46.4	44.0					36.0			$12,333	$1,280	$11,053
Kenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Eureka Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6104	170	11	16.1		133 (78.2%)	15 (8.8%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.8%)	87.4	28^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.7	17^th of 375 public elementary schools	95.5%	11	63.6	69.6	77.3					40.9	73.9	77.3					59.1			$14,311	$1,196	$13,115
West Virginia Virtual Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3508 Staunton Avenue 3rd Floor	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	West Virginia Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(855) 637-1441																			(n/a)
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 Presidential Dr	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6652	712	41	17.5		601 (84.4%)	33 (4.6%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	95.2	2^nd of 169 public middle schools	98.8%		98	1^st of 169 public middle schools	99.4%	1				50.5	55.8	50.8					61.4	60.9	64.2			43.3		$10,986	$1,001	$9,985
Overbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 Overbrook Rd	Charleston	25314	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6179	366	20	18.3		279 (76.2%)	31 (8.5%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	83.9	38^th of 368 public elementary schools	89.7%		84	34^th of 375 public elementary schools	90.9%	4	68.8	56.6	60.7					64.6	60.4	64.9					37.5			$11,294	$1,064	$10,230
Ruffner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Litz Drive	Charleston	25311	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1130	264	19	14.2		198 (75.0%)	36 (13.6%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.7%)	47.7	187^th of 368 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.5	203^rd of 375 public elementary schools	45.9%	16	54.2	33.3	33.3					51.0	26.2	48.5					36.4			$12,538	$1,415	$11,123
Piedmont Year-Round Education	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Bradford Street	Charleston	25301	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1910	275	25	11.0		114 (41.5%)	122 (44.4%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	19.3	324^th of 368 public elementary schools	12.0%		10.7	370^th of 375 public elementary schools	1.3%	46	25.6	33.3	18.4					23.1	44.4	23.7					18.4			$12,444	$2,401	$10,043
Chandler Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1900 School Street	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6133	110	13	8.4		85 (77.3%)	21 (19.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)																		$14,173	$1,053	$13,120
West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	812 Park Avenue	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-6123	456	28	16.2		233 (51.1%)	166 (36.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	7.7	167^th of 169 public middle schools	1.2%		6.3	169^th of 169 public middle schools	0.0%	2				6.7	9.0	10.0					23.3	28.0	23.9			7.7		$15,134	$2,898	$12,236
Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Florida Street	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1902	362	27	13.4		97 (26.8%)	175 (48.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.5%)	12.3	355^th of 368 public elementary schools	3.5%		4.7	374^th of 375 public elementary schools	0.3%	19	28.2	23.4	29.2					23.1	26.1	17.0					10.4			$15,331	$2,653	$12,678
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Hawks Ridge	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-6635	384	24	16.0		224 (58.3%)	110 (28.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.2%)	18.8	327^th of 368 public elementary schools	11.1%		32.7	269^th of 375 public elementary schools	28.3%	58	23.4	17.8	25.0					19.2	22.2	41.1					27.3			$12,065	$2,496	$9,568
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Venable Av S E	Charleston	25304	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1969	213	15	14.6		136 (63.8%)	41 (19.2%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.7%)	48.1	184^th of 368 public elementary schools	50.0%		44.2	207^th of 375 public elementary schools	44.8%	23	40.6	56.7	45.5					34.4	43.3	48.5					21.9			$13,162	$1,196	$11,966
Cross Lanes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 Big Tyler Road	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-2022	295	22	13.7		237 (80.3%)	18 (6.1%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.5%)	67.4	96^th of 368 public elementary schools	73.9%		79.6	52^nd of 375 public elementary schools	86.1%	44	59.0	65.9	40.4					46.2	48.8	55.3					34.0			$12,604	$1,254	$11,350
Ruthlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Ruthdale Road	Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 744-9481	238	15	15.8		197 (82.8%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	62.3	119^th of 368 public elementary schools	67.7%		59.9	125^th of 375 public elementary schools	66.7%	6	50.0	55.3	54.6					22.7	57.9	54.6					36.4			$12,175	$1,170	$11,006
Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dutch Rd	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1900	215	16	13.8		189 (87.9%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	63	117^th of 368 public elementary schools	68.2%		71.2	74^th of 375 public elementary schools	80.3%	43	60.0	61.9	54.3					44.0	40.5	42.9					34.3			$14,020	$1,489	$12,531
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	5445 Big Tyler Road	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-3310	593	32	18.5		499 (84.1%)	34 (5.7%)	12 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	72.3	29^th of 169 public middle schools	82.8%		73.4	29^th of 169 public middle schools	82.8%					30.5	38.4	40.2					54.6	45.3	48.0			34.6		$11,261	$987	$10,274
Elk Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 Pennsylvania Ave	Charleston	25302	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-7776	494	32	15.6		472 (95.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	45.7	196^th of 368 public elementary schools	46.7%		49.5	175^th of 375 public elementary schools	53.3%	21	48.2	50.0	30.1					42.6	42.4	45.2					24.7			$12,883	$1,403	$11,480
Malden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Salinas Drive	Charleston	25306	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 348-1973	160	13	12.8		128 (80.0%)	15 (9.4%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	34.4	259^th of 368 public elementary schools	29.6%		30	289^th of 375 public elementary schools	22.9%	30	46.2	28.6	29.6					30.8	23.8	48.2					33.3			$12,734	$2,165	$10,570
Flinn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2006 McClure Parkway	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1960	412	27	15.2		398 (96.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	40.9	228^th of 368 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.7	221^st of 375 public elementary schools	41.1%	7	38.6	48.8						32.9	43.9									$11,495	$1,168	$10,327
Pt. Pleasant Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2200 Lincoln Ave	Charleston	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 675-1420	376	24	15.6		350 (93.1%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)																		$12,543	$1,891	$10,652
Pt. Pleasant Intermediate	Public	3-6	1 Walden Roush Way	Charleston	25550	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 675-1430	329	27	12.4		312 (94.8%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	36.3	254^th of 368 public elementary schools	31.0%		36.9	243^rd of 375 public elementary schools	35.2%	11	39.7	32.9	34.9	31.5				33.3	31.7	37.9	46.6				25.8			$11,696	$2,042	$9,654
Capital High School	Public	9-12	1500 Greenbrier St	Charleston	25311	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-6500	1,163	63	18.4		684 (58.8%)	379 (32.6%)	18 (1.5%)	21 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.1%)	65.5	35^th of 112 public high schools	68.8%		43.8	63^rd of 112 public high schools	43.8%	28							20.8							51.2			31.5	$11,806	$1,027	$10,779
Mary Ingles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Big Bottom Hollow Road	Charleston	25306	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1975	154	10	16.2		150 (97.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	46.6	194^th of 368 public elementary schools	47.3%		65.4	101^st of 375 public elementary schools	73.1%	93	15.0	59.2	23.5					30.0	75.0	47.1					29.4			$14,730	$2,689	$12,041
Sissonville High School	Public	9-12	6100 Sissonville Dr.	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1954	604	36	16.7		592 (98.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	51.3	50^th of 112 public high schools	55.4%		72.2	27^th of 112 public high schools	75.9%	23							21.9							45.3			25.0	$11,924	$935	$10,989
Sissonville Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Middle School Lane	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1993	554	32	17.3		541 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	57.5	60^th of 169 public middle schools	64.5%		63.9	44^th of 169 public middle schools	74.0%	16			23.3	29.0	37.0	27.0				24.1	45.7	50.4	41.8		18.1	25.5		$11,356	$1,091	$10,265

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Charleston	2.14 mi	8	139^th
Dunbar	6.11 mi	6	232^nd
Belle	6.47 mi	3	196^th
Marmet	7.94 mi	1	145^th
Saint Albans	8.74 mi	8	142^nd

Best Public Schools in Charleston, WV

George Washington High School

Holz Elementary School

John Adams Middle School

Kenna Elementary School

Overbrook Elementary School

Andrew Jackson Middle School

Cross Lanes Elementary School

Capital High School

Shoals Elementary School

Ruthlawn Elementary School

Sissonville Middle School

Kanawha City Elementary School

Sissonville High School

Horace Mann Middle School

Chamberlain Elementary School

Ruffner Elementary School

Mary Ingles Elementary School

Elk Elementary Center

Flinn Elementary School

Pt. Pleasant Intermediate

Malden Elementary School

Grandview Elementary School

Piedmont Year-Round Education

Edgewood Elementary

Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary

West Side Middle School

Chandler Academy

Pt. Pleasant Primary

West Virginia Virtual Academy

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