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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, WV

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Schools

9,763

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHarpers Ferry Middle School14^th of 168 West Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Blue Ridge Elementary School up 86 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shepherdstown Middle School 10.8 students per teacher

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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
Eastern Panhandle Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	449 Rose Hill Drive	Kearneysville	25430	Jefferson County	Eastern Panhandle Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 850-6038	229				178 (77.7%)	23 (10.0%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Virtual Preparatory Academy of West Virginia	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	44 Trifecta Pl	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Virtual Preparatory Academy of West Virginia	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(304) 924-4987	1,148				1,011 (88.1%)	49 (4.3%)	23 (2.0%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.4%)								(n/a)
T A Lowery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Shenandoah Junction Rd	Shenandoah Junction	25442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 728-7250	531	29	18.3		357 (67.2%)	36 (6.8%)	66 (12.4%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (10.4%)	20.1	318^th of 355 public elementary schools	10.4%		28.9	285^th of 368 public elementary schools	22.6%	33	29.6	24.7	35.6					28.2	34.6	31.5					34.3			$12,907	$1,169	$11,738
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18866 Charles Town Rd	Harpers Ferry	25425	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 725-2995	372	28	13.2		293 (78.8%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	31.3	268^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.5%		12.4	354^th of 368 public elementary schools	3.8%	86	47.6	44.2	21.2					40.5	40.4	36.5					34.6			$9,943	$1,247	$8,695
Charles Town Middle School	Public	6-8	193 High St	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-7821	603	49	12.3		408 (67.7%)	33 (5.5%)	103 (17.1%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	59.5	53^rd of 168 public middle schools	68.5%		54.3	70^th of 169 public middle schools	58.6%	17				38.7	44.0	33.3					53.5	37.9	43.3			27.4		$12,363	$874	$11,489
C. W. Shipley Elementary School	Public	K-5	652 Shipley School Rd	Harpers Ferry	25425	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-4395	348	25	13.9		278 (79.9%)	10 (2.9%)	26 (7.5%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	84.2	34^th of 355 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.6	28^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.4%	6	73.2	50.0	80.7					64.3	57.4	80.7					79.0			$11,431	$586	$10,846
Harpers Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	1710 W Washington St	Harpers Ferry	25425	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 535-6357	550	42	13.0		428 (77.8%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.5%)	85.8	14^th of 168 public middle schools	91.7%		84	19^th of 169 public middle schools	88.8%	5				38.3	46.2	54.6					60.5	61.0	52.3			44.9		$12,308	$567	$11,741
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4141 Flowing Springs Rd	Shenandoah Junction	25442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-8491	1,431	88	16.2		1,061 (74.1%)	88 (6.1%)	173 (12.1%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (6.4%)	74.8	19^th of 111 public high schools	82.9%		94.5	7^th of 112 public high schools	93.8%	12							24.3							59.9			30.6	$11,491	$579	$10,912
North Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6996 Charles Town Rd	Kearneysville	25430	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 725-9587	247	22	11.0		175 (70.9%)	14 (5.7%)	30 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.9%)	18.9	325^th of 355 public elementary schools	8.5%		22.1	318^th of 368 public elementary schools	13.6%	7	36.4	28.2	16.3					45.5	38.5	32.6					18.6			$15,081	$1,250	$13,831
Page Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	370 Page Jackson School Rd	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 728-9212	366	21	17.1		229 (62.6%)	18 (4.9%)	68 (18.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.3%)								(n/a)																		$12,403	$527	$11,876
Ranson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Ranson Campus Blvd	Ranson	25438	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 725-7310	256	22	11.6		111 (43.4%)	36 (14.1%)	67 (26.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.8%)	16.9	329^th of 355 public elementary schools	7.3%		27.6	294^th of 368 public elementary schools	20.1%	35	30.8	40.5	9.8					30.8	50.0	20.0					17.1			$14,191	$2,256	$11,935
Shepherdstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	662 S Church St	Shepherdstown	25443	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 876-6270	310	21	14.7		250 (80.6%)	16 (5.2%)	14 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	58.5	131^st of 355 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.9	91^st of 368 public elementary schools	75.3%	40	56.9	55.2	37.5					51.4	62.1	51.3					35.0			$10,896	$614	$10,281
Shepherdstown Middle School	Public	6-8	54 Minden St	Shepherdstown	25443	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 876-6120	308	29	10.8		247 (80.2%)	11 (3.6%)	24 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	79.6	21^st of 168 public middle schools	87.5%		68.6	36^th of 169 public middle schools	78.7%	15				43.9	43.5	40.5					70.7	55.9	55.4			28.1		$13,344	$496	$12,848
South Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4599 Summit Point Rd	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 728-9216	453	26	17.2		348 (76.8%)	12 (2.6%)	37 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.5%)	70.2	80^th of 355 public elementary schools	77.5%		57.8	140^th of 368 public elementary schools	62.0%	60	60.9	46.6	56.8					48.4	56.9	71.6					48.7			$11,235	$476	$10,759
Wright Denny Intermediate School	Public	3-5	209 W Congress St	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 725-2513	376	24	15.6		225 (59.8%)	25 (6.6%)	73 (19.4%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	44	199^th of 355 public elementary schools	43.9%		44.9	204^th of 368 public elementary schools	44.6%	5	56.4	33.3	39.4					50.4	45.5	45.7					33.9			$11,633	$640	$10,992
Wildwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1209 Shenandoah Junction Rd	Shenandoah Junction	25442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 728-4518	429	36	11.9		262 (61.1%)	33 (7.7%)	81 (18.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.7%)	54.3	66^th of 168 public middle schools	60.7%		38.5	105^th of 169 public middle schools	37.9%	39				31.1	44.0	44.6					40.8	44.8	40.1			22.3		$14,592	$742	$13,850
Washington High School	Public	9-12	300 Washington Patriots Dr	Charles Town	25414	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 885-5110	1,458	76	19.1		988 (67.8%)	98 (6.7%)	226 (15.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (7.8%)	61.4	37^th of 111 public high schools	66.7%		89.3	9^th of 112 public high schools	92.0%	28							17.4							58.7			28.4	$11,068	$539	$10,529
Driswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Caspian Way	Shenandoah Junction	25442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 885-5020	348	23	15.1		225 (64.7%)	20 (5.7%)	58 (16.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.5%)	55.8	146^th of 355 public elementary schools	58.9%		46.8	195^th of 368 public elementary schools	47.0%	49	47.7	52.3	42.3					52.3	50.0	55.8					40.4			$12,233	$550	$11,683

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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.