Best Public Schools in Leon, WV

Summary:

The city of Leon, West Virginia has only one public school, Leon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 123 students. The school is part of the Mason County Schools district, which is ranked 50 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Leon Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 177 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 305 out of 355 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star over the same period. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science have consistently fallen below the district and state averages, indicating significant challenges in student performance.

Despite the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio of 8.7, the high spending per student of $14,028 suggests that the school and district may be facing resource allocation and funding challenges. The data highlights the need for Leon Elementary School and the Mason County Schools district to identify and address the root causes of the school's declining performance and implement strategies to improve student outcomes.

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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
Leon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1226 Burdette St	Leon	25123	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 458-1710	97	12	8.0		95 (97.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	305^th of 355 public elementary schools	14.1%		37.7	247^th of 368 public elementary schools	32.9%	58	35.7	28.6	35.7	50.0	$14,028	$2,431	$11,596

Cities Near Leon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Point Pleasant	9.03 mi	6	172^nd
Buffalo	9.61 mi	2	117^th
Evans	10.68 mi	1	10^th
Cottageville	10.84 mi	1	32^nd
Gallipolis Ferry	13 mi	1	170^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.