Summary:
The city of Crawley, West Virginia, is served by two schools within the Greenbrier County Schools district, which ranks in the middle of the state: Rupert Elementary (grades PK-5, 137 students) and Western Greenbrier Middle School (grades 6-8, 287 students). There is no high school in Crawley, so students must travel outside the area for grades 9-12.
Rupert Elementary is the clear standout, ranking 83rd out of 355 elementary schools in West Virginia (4 stars) and showing remarkable improvement—climbing 163 positions over two years. Its students achieve 57.6% proficiency in both math and ELA, far exceeding district and state averages, and 5th-grade science proficiency is an impressive 60%, nearly double the district average. The school also benefits from a favorable 10.3:1 student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending ($14,596). In stark contrast, Western Greenbrier Middle School is struggling, ranking 127th out of 161 middle schools (1 star) with a declining trajectory. Its math proficiency is just 21.7% and ELA is 38.3%, both well below state averages, and it has a less favorable 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio with lower per-student spending ($12,691).
The most striking finding is the achievement cliff between the two schools: math proficiency drops by 35.9 percentage points and ELA by 19.3 points from elementary to middle school. Both schools also show declining performance as grade levels increase—from 70.8% math proficiency in 3rd grade to just 17.9% in 8th grade. While the middle school's ELA scores are relatively stronger than its math scores, the overall pattern suggests students lose academic momentum after transitioning to Western Greenbrier Middle School. For parents, Rupert Elementary provides an excellent foundation, but the middle school years present significant challenges that warrant attention and advocacy for improvement.
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