Best Public Schools in Davisville, WV

Summary:

The city of Davisville, West Virginia is home to a single standout public elementary school, Kanawha Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 280 students. Kanawha Elementary is part of the Wood County Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kanawha Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in West Virginia, placing 39th out of 368 in the 2022-2023 school year and 44th out of 368 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years and has shown strong academic performance, with students scoring above the state and district averages in several subject areas on the West Virginia Assessment. In the 2024-2025 school year, 5th-grade students at Kanawha Elementary School had an impressive 92.9% proficiency rate in mathematics, significantly higher than the Wood County Schools (58.6%) and West Virginia (42%) averages. The school also performed well in English Language Arts, with 5th-grade students achieving an 82.1% proficiency rate, compared to 63.5% for the district and 49.3% for the state.

Kanawha Elementary School appears to be well-resourced, with a per-student spending of $13,743 in the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. The school also serves a diverse student population, as evidenced by the presence of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Overall, Kanawha Elementary School is a standout institution in the Davisville area, providing a high-quality education to its students.

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kanawha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6465 Staunton Tpke	Davisville	26142	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9557	265	22	12.0		248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	71.6	73^rd of 355 public elementary schools	79.4%		82.5	44^th of 368 public elementary schools	88.0%	29	53.9	52.6	92.9	38.5	58.2	82.1	57.1	$13,743	$2,052	$11,691

Cities Near Davisville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parkersburg	1.21 mi	20	73^rd
Mineral Wells	2.23 mi	1	42^nd
Vienna	8.66 mi	4	14^th
Elizabeth	11.13 mi	3	103^rd
Walker	11.17 mi	1

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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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