Best Public Schools in Holden, WV

Summary:

The city of Holden, West Virginia, has only one public elementary school, Holden Central Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 143 students. The school is part of the Logan County Schools district, which is ranked 45 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holden Central Elementary School's performance has been a concern, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 114 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools (3 stars) in 2022-2023 to 342 out of 368 (0 stars) in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) for 3rd and 4th grades are generally lower than the Logan County Schools district and the state of West Virginia. For example, in 3rd grade Mathematics, Holden Central Elementary School had a 21.4% proficiency rate, compared to 42.4% for the Logan County Schools district and 53% for the state of West Virginia.

While the data does not include the school's free/reduced lunch rate, the spending per student at Holden Central Elementary School was $14,069 in the 2018-2019 school year, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.6 in the 2023-2024 school year. These metrics suggest that the school may be facing challenges in providing adequate resources and support to its students, which could be contributing to their underperformance compared to their peers in the district and state.

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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
Holden Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1034 Copperas Fork Rd	Holden	25625	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 239-2771	150	11	14.2		125 (83.3%)	17 (11.3%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	22.6	312^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.1%		15.1	342^nd of 368 public elementary schools	7.1%	30	21.4	36.4	25.0	54.6	$14,069	$2,053	$12,016

Cities Near Holden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Verdunville	1.31 mi	1	256^th
Logan	2.82 mi	4	190^th
Omar	5 mi	1	261^st
Stollings	5.35 mi	1
Dingess	6.23 mi	1	171^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.

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