Best Public Schools in Sophia, WV

Summary:

The city of Sophia, West Virginia is home to two schools: Independence High School and Ridgeview Elementary, both part of the Raleigh County Schools district. While both schools have strong performance indicators, Ridgeview Elementary stands out as the stronger-performing school in the data set.

Ridgeview Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in mathematics, English language arts, and science on the West Virginia Assessment for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students. The school is ranked 159th out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Independence High School, ranked 34th out of 111 West Virginia high schools with a 4-star rating, performs below the district and state averages on the West Virginia Assessment for 11th-grade students.

Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Ridgeview Elementary having a slightly lower ratio of 13.6:1 compared to Independence High School's 16:1. Additionally, the spending per student is similar between the two schools, with Ridgeview Elementary spending $12,016 per student and Independence High School spending $11,452 per student in the 2018-2019 school year. These factors may contribute to the schools' ability to provide individualized attention and support for their 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 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 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence High School	Public	9-12	850 Independence Rd	Sophia	25921	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 683-3228	597	36	16.5		570 (95.5%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	62.7	34^th of 111 public high schools	69.4%		45.8	58^th of 112 public high schools	48.2%	24				20.2				58.1		27.1	$11,452	$925	$10,527
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	388 Water Tank Hill Road	Sophia	25921	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-4572	453	30	15.1		411 (90.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	53.7	159^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.2%		58.7	132^nd of 368 public elementary schools	64.1%	27	69.6	48.2	35.3		60.8	57.4	41.2		27.5		$12,016	$1,855	$10,161

Cities Near Sophia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coal City	1.79 mi	2	128^th
Beckley	4.9 mi	12	83^rd
Mabscott	5.29 mi	1	120^th
Glen Daniel	7.51 mi	2	55^th
Fairdale	8.05 mi	1	114^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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