Best Public Schools in Morgantown, WV

Summary:

The city of Morgantown, West Virginia is home to a high-performing school district, the Monongalia County Schools, which operates 16 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district is ranked 5th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the Monongalia County district stand out as exceptional performers. Morgantown High School and University High School are ranked 5th and 6th respectively out of 111 high schools in the state, with both schools boasting a 92.5% four-year graduation rate and consistently high test scores that outperform state and district averages. At the elementary and middle school levels, Cheat Lake Elementary, Ridgedale Elementary, and Mountaineer Middle School are among the top-ranked schools in the state, with Mountaineer Middle School ranking 1st out of 168 middle schools.

The strong academic performance across the Monongalia County school district is reflected in key metrics such as high graduation rates, excellent test scores, and strategic resource allocation, with per-student spending ranging from $10,723 to $15,345 and student-teacher ratios varying from 9:1 to 17.7:1. This suggests that the district is committed to providing a high-quality education and meeting the unique needs of each school community.

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cheat Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Crosby Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 594-2772	754	46	16.3		664 (88.1%)	21 (2.8%)	16 (2.1%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	89.1	18^th of 355 public elementary schools	94.9%		88.4	24^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.5%	6	75.8	64.7	76.6					62.5	61.2	74.8					63.6			$12,088	$892	$11,195
Mountainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Greenbag Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 291-9255	645	48	13.4		537 (83.3%)	44 (6.8%)	25 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	52.9	161^st of 355 public elementary schools	54.6%		57.6	143^rd of 368 public elementary schools	61.1%	18	60.0	44.7	34.4					52.6	57.5	48.4					34.4			$13,154	$1,571	$11,583
Mountaineer Middle School	Public	6-8	991 Price St	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 284-2856	640	43	15.0		544 (85.0%)	17 (2.7%)	14 (2.2%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.0%)	98.8	1^st of 168 public middle schools	99.4%		97.8	1^st of 169 public middle schools	99.4%					62.6	70.4	64.8					70.9	70.4	70.9			61.3		$12,092	$857	$11,234
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	670 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9300	346	33	10.4		305 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.5%)	49.2	81^st of 168 public middle schools	51.8%		54.3	71^st of 169 public middle schools	58.0%	10				24.4	38.8	41.5					32.1	41.2	39.0			32.2		$15,345	$1,183	$14,161
Brookhaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Baker St	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9236	550	36	15.2		510 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	84.2	35^th of 355 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.1	27^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.7%	8	60.8	75.7	58.2					54.4	78.3	67.2					50.8			$12,643	$1,112	$11,532
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Goshen Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9231	536	32	16.8		515 (96.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	87.9	23^rd of 355 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.3	21^st of 368 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	74.0	68.0	74.0					52.0	65.3	75.3					65.8			$12,517	$789	$11,728
Morgantown High School	Public	9-12	109 Wilson Ave	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9260	1,754	97	18.0		1,384 (78.9%)	93 (5.3%)	72 (4.1%)	88 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (6.4%)	98.7	5^th of 111 public high schools	95.5%		97.6	5^th of 112 public high schools	95.5%								41.0							72.2			47.1	$10,723	$710	$10,013
Suncrest Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Baldwin St	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9335	499	32	15.8		324 (64.9%)	41 (8.2%)	38 (7.6%)	60 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	86.4	10^th of 168 public middle schools	94.0%		94.3	4^th of 169 public middle schools	97.6%	6				37.5	37.3	58.1					64.7	59.5	67.3			60.2		$12,007	$753	$11,254
Suncrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3647 Collins Ferry Rd	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9347	568	40	14.2		426 (75.0%)	50 (8.8%)	20 (3.5%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (8.6%)	82.7	40^th of 355 public elementary schools	88.7%		81.1	48^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.0%	8	80.7	69.2	45.2					62.7	69.2	61.3					50.0			$12,074	$985	$11,089
University High School	Public	9-12	131 Bakers Ridge Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9270	1,371	86	15.9		1,183 (86.3%)	42 (3.1%)	55 (4.0%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	94.5	6^th of 111 public high schools	94.6%		98	3^rd of 112 public high schools	97.3%	3							32.7							67.4			40.8	$11,782	$765	$11,017
Monongalia Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	1000 Mississippi St	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9240	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	668 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 284-2890	373	34	11.0		315 (84.5%)	15 (4.0%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	47	183^rd of 355 public elementary schools	48.5%		41.6	229^th of 368 public elementary schools	37.8%	46	57.1	51.8	33.3					45.2	51.8	43.9					33.3			$14,083	$1,608	$12,475
Mylan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Mylan Park Ln	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 983-7700	457	35	13.0		424 (92.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	76.6	57^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.9%		76.3	63^rd of 368 public elementary schools	82.9%	6	62.1	62.5	64.3					48.5	54.2	67.9					57.1			$14,442	$2,080	$12,362
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Chestnut Ridge Rd	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9280	586	41	14.3		335 (57.2%)	54 (9.2%)	46 (7.8%)	111 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	70.5	79^th of 355 public elementary schools	77.7%		84.8	36^th of 368 public elementary schools	90.2%	43	55.4	56.4	48.5					50.6	60.3	67.7					48.5			$13,091	$870	$12,221
South Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Parkway Dr	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9340	784	61	12.9		684 (87.2%)	28 (3.6%)	23 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	92.4	6^th of 168 public middle schools	96.4%		77.4	24^th of 169 public middle schools	85.8%	18				58.8	52.8	52.7					62.9	56.8	59.8			44.6		$12,431	$797	$11,634
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	677 201st Memorial Hwy	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 284-8226	642	41	15.6		501 (78.0%)	24 (3.7%)	37 (5.8%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.7%)	60.4	120^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.2%		64.3	108^th of 368 public elementary schools	70.7%	12	56.1	49.5	48.6					43.9	57.0	55.6					44.4			$12,776	$989	$11,787
EXCEL Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	550 Mylan Park Lane	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 291-9210	51	10	5.3		39 (76.5%)	7 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)
West Virginia Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	763 Chestnut Ridge Road	Morgantown	26505	Monongalia County	West Virginia Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 449-4375	245				197 (80.4%)	9 (3.7%)	6 (2.4%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.7%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Morgantown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairmont	7.64 mi	11	88^th
Rivesville	7.71 mi	1	113^th
Barrackville	10.39 mi	1	34^th
Arthurdale	10.9 mi	1	217^th
Pleasant Valley	11.16 mi	1	5^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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