Best Public Schools in Fairdale, WV

Summary:

The city of Fairdale, West Virginia has only one school, Fairdale Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5. With 399 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.1, the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 92nd out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 but dropping to 171st out of 368 in 2023-2024.

Fairdale Elementary's academic outcomes are mixed compared to the broader Raleigh County Schools district and the state of West Virginia. In 2024-2025, the school had higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in English Language Arts for grades 3-5, but lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science. The previous year, 2023-2024, saw the school outperform the district and state in Mathematics, but underperform in English Language Arts and Science.

While Fairdale Elementary's performance has fluctuated, the school's spending per student of $10,042 in 2018-2019 is in line with the state average. However, the lack of information on the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate makes it difficult to assess the socioeconomic status of the student population and any potential equity concerns. Overall, Fairdale Elementary appears to have room for improvement in certain academic areas, but further analysis of the school's specific strategies and challenges would be needed to fully understand its performance and context.

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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
Fairdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	772 Bolt Rd.	Fairdale	25839	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 934-7217	387	25	15.4		376 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	52.2	162^nd of 355 public elementary schools	54.4%		50.5	171^st of 368 public elementary schools	53.5%	9	48.8	43.9	38.5	73.2	59.7	48.1	28.9	$10,042	$881	$9,161

Cities Near Fairdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glen Daniel	2.63 mi	2	55^th
Rock Creek	5.79 mi	1	189^th
Sophia	8.59 mi	2	80^th
Beckley	9.16 mi	12	83^rd
Glen Fork	9.78 mi	1	66^th

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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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