Best Public Schools in Wheeling, WV

Summary:

The city of Wheeling, West Virginia is home to 13 schools that are part of the Ohio County Schools district, which is ranked 1 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools include 8 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school.

Among the standout schools in Wheeling are Wheeling Park High School, which ranks 10th out of 112 high schools in West Virginia and has a 92.5% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. The elementary schools Ritchie Elementary and Steenrod Elementary also stand out, ranking 17th out of 355 elementary schools statewide and boasting impressive test scores. Additionally, Madison Elementary has a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.2, well below the district average.

Overall, the Wheeling school system appears to be a strong performer, with several schools ranking among the best in West Virginia. While there is some variation in metrics like spending per student and student-teacher ratios, the district as a whole outperforms state averages on key measures like graduation rates and standardized test scores. Parents in Wheeling can be confident that their children will receive a high-quality education across the district's elementary, middle, and high schools.

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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
Sherrard Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Fairmont Pike	Wheeling	26003	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 233-3331	409	34	12.1		390 (95.4%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	70	34^th of 168 public middle schools	79.8%		60	56^th of 169 public middle schools	66.9%	22				35.0	44.4	47.0					51.3	45.9	50.0			30.6		$13,885	$1,182	$12,703
Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Ram Dr	Wheeling	26003	Marshall County	Marshall County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 232-8640	401	27	14.7		386 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	72	70^th of 355 public elementary schools	80.3%		70.3	85^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.9%	15	62.9	70.0	47.4					54.8	73.3	52.6					36.8			$13,776	$1,039	$12,737
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Chapel Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0350	125	8	15.9		115 (92.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	86.1	29^th of 355 public elementary schools	91.8%		83.8	40^th of 368 public elementary schools	89.1%	11	73.9	63.2	83.3					65.2	68.4	66.7					41.7			$12,795	$658	$12,137
Bridge Street Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Junior Ave	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0381	263	24	11.1		240 (91.3%)	9 (3.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	60.8	50^th of 168 public middle schools	70.2%		71.8	30^th of 169 public middle schools	82.2%	20				36.1	37.1	31.1					44.6	47.8	59.5			25.7		$13,878	$1,249	$12,629
Elm Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Mil Acres Dr	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0363	299	29	10.4		269 (90.0%)	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	58.9	128^th of 355 public elementary schools	63.9%		65.5	102^nd of 368 public elementary schools	72.3%	26	64.7	60.5	50.0					58.8	65.8	41.2					11.8			$13,972	$1,421	$12,552
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Zane St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0366	231	22	10.5		148 (64.1%)	55 (23.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	76.9	56^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.2%		89.5	20^th of 368 public elementary schools	94.6%	36	67.6	58.6	78.6					51.4	69.0	85.7					28.6			$17,677	$2,294	$15,384
Ritchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Wood St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0372	289	26	11.1		201 (69.6%)	38 (13.1%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.9%)	87.4	24^th of 355 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.5	17^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.4%	7	72.7	73.8	75.7					61.4	59.5	75.7					46.0			$15,041	$2,853	$12,187
Steenrod Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Clarks Ln	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0356	256	19	13.2		230 (89.8%)	8 (3.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	89.8	17^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.2%		84.7	37^th of 368 public elementary schools	89.9%	20	73.5	80.8	66.7					67.7	67.3	68.9					46.7			$12,134	$754	$11,381
Triadelphia Middle School	Public	6-8	1636 National Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0387	387	34	11.3		313 (80.9%)	35 (9.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	86.4	11^th of 168 public middle schools	93.5%		89.1	14^th of 169 public middle schools	91.7%	3				36.9	52.7	58.7					58.6	60.2	54.0			41.7		$12,663	$836	$11,827
Wheeling Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Chapline St	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0425	200	22	9.0		135 (67.5%)	32 (16.0%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	23 (11.5%)	64.3	41^st of 168 public middle schools	75.6%		59.6	59^th of 169 public middle schools	65.1%	18				43.1	39.3	25.4					67.2	58.9	50.8			11.1		$19,715	$2,317	$17,398
Wheeling Park High School	Public	9-12	1976 Park View Rd	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0400	1,427	106	13.4		1,207 (84.6%)	89 (6.2%)	29 (2.0%)	21 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.4%)	81.7	16^th of 111 public high schools	85.6%		89	10^th of 112 public high schools	91.1%	6							26.8							60.3			34.1	$14,992	$877	$14,116
Woodsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bethany Pike	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0378	405	32	12.6		351 (86.7%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.9%)	83.2	36^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.5	29^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.1%	7	58.6	78.6	47.2					63.8	75.0	66.0					56.6			$12,112	$959	$11,153
Warwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Richland Ave	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 243-0375	304	22	13.9		274 (90.1%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)	48.9	53.2	50.0					40.4	44.7	55.3					18.4
Warwood Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Viking Drive	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 243-0394	183	19	9.6		164 (89.6%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)								(n/a)				31.8	47.2	45.8					47.0	49.1	50.9			32.2

Cities Near Wheeling

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Triadelphia	3.62 mi	1	24^th
McMechen	5.96 mi	1	228^th
Dallas	7.78 mi	1
West Liberty	8.4 mi	1	19^th
Glen Dale	9.11 mi	3	54^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.