Best Public Schools in Jumping Branch, WV

Summary:

The city of Jumping Branch, West Virginia has only one school, Jumping Branch Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Summers County Schools district.

Despite being the sole school in the area and part of a low-ranked school district, Jumping Branch Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of West Virginia elementary schools. The school's test scores, particularly in 3rd grade mathematics and 5th grade English Language Arts, exceed the district and state averages. With a small enrollment of 92 students and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.3 to 1, the school may benefit from more individualized attention and support.

However, the relatively high spending per student of $12,359 at Jumping Branch Elementary could indicate funding challenges or resource constraints faced by the district and school. Overall, Jumping Branch Elementary appears to be a strong-performing school in the area, despite the limitations of being the sole school in the city and part of a low-ranked school district.

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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 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd 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
Jumping Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6617 Beech Run Rd	Jumping Branch	25969	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6005	86	9	9.5		81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	48.7	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		48.7	176^th of 368 public elementary schools	52.2%	2	66.7	45.5	46.7	45.5	18.2	$12,359	$1,407	$10,953

Cities Near Jumping Branch

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Welch	4.06 mi	4	258^th
Ghent	5.05 mi	1	47^th
Shady Spring	7.09 mi	3	44^th
Hinton	8.1 mi	4	230^th
Lerona	8.86 mi	1	21^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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