Best Public Schools in Lerona, WV

Summary:

The city of Lerona, West Virginia has only one school, Sun Valley Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. As the sole educational institution in the area, Sun Valley Elementary School's performance is crucial for the local community.

Sun Valley Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, dropping from a 4-star rating and 51st place out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year to a 2-star rating and 238th place out of 368 schools in 2022-2023. However, the school has consistently outperformed the Mercer County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in both mathematics and English language arts assessments, as well as 5th-grade science assessments. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 in the 2023-2024 school year may contribute to its academic success.

While the specific free and reduced lunch rate for Sun Valley Elementary School is not provided, the school's spending per student of $11,174 in the 2018-2019 school year suggests that the school may have the resources necessary to support its students' educational needs. Overall, Sun Valley Elementary School appears to be a strong performer in the Lerona area, though its fluctuating statewide ranking indicates the need for continued monitoring and improvement efforts to ensure the best possible outcomes for 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
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5281 Hinton Road	Lerona	25971	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7441	117	8	14.6		113 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	79.3	51^st of 355 public elementary schools	85.6%		52.2	163^rd of 368 public elementary schools	55.7%	112	54.6	65.0	42.9	72.7	70.0	78.6	50.0	$11,174	$2,020	$9,154

Cities Near Lerona

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Athens	5.41 mi	1	7^th
Princeton	6.06 mi	15	92^nd
Spanishburg	8.01 mi	1	242^nd
Jumping Branch	10.82 mi	1	125^th
Ghent	11.17 mi	1	47^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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