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Best Public Schools in McDowell County, WV

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Schools

2,312

Students

Top rankedFall River Elementary School87^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Iaeger Elementary School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bradshaw Elementary School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested 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 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
Kimball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28631 Coal Heritage Road	Kimball	24853	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 585-7570	164	14	11.7		108 (65.9%)	32 (19.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.8%)	21.2	314^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.3	344^th of 368 public elementary schools	6.5%	30	50.0	27.8	10.7					46.2	38.9	21.4					17.9			$16,339	$3,319	$13,020
McDowell Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	1 Stadium Drive	Welch	24801	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 436-3488	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Welch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1235 Stewart St	Welch	24801	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 436-4645	189	14	13.5		149 (78.8%)	18 (9.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	19	324^th of 355 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.4	362^nd of 368 public elementary schools	1.6%	38	8.3	7.7	30.8					16.7	11.5	50.0					34.6			$13,978	$3,277	$10,701
Sandy River Middle School	Public	6-8	446 Mountaineer Highway	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 967-5364	240	14	17.3		239 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	153^rd of 168 public middle schools	8.9%		10.5	164^th of 169 public middle schools	3.0%	11				1.2	4.4	16.4					29.6	31.9	41.8			19.4		$12,560	$1,960	$10,600
Mount View High School	Public	6-12	950 Mount View Rd	Welch	24801	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 436-2939	521	33	15.7		396 (76.0%)	87 (16.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)	3.6	109^th of 111 public high schools	1.8%		6	111^th of 112 public high schools	0.9%	2				17.5	16.4	7.9	4.4				27.8	40.3	32.9	27.5		21.1	8.7	$12,728	$1,702	$11,027
Iaeger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	182 Water Street	Iaeger	24844	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 938-2227	201	15	13.4		198 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	41	220^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.0%		25.3	307^th of 368 public elementary schools	16.6%	87	34.9	50.0	23.8					37.2	60.7	47.6					38.1			$14,720	$2,939	$11,781
Fall River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Falcon Drive	Big Sandy	24816	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 656-7665	112	9	12.4		92 (82.1%)	6 (5.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.6%)	68.4	87^th of 355 public elementary schools	75.5%		58.7	133^rd of 368 public elementary schools	63.9%	46	72.7	70.0	45.0					45.5	60.0	65.0					30.0			$15,353	$3,922	$11,431
Bradshaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Mountaineer Highway	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 967-7700	214	19	11.2		209 (97.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16.6	330^th of 355 public elementary schools	7.0%		18.3	334^th of 368 public elementary schools	9.2%	4	16.1	39.3	14.3					12.9	39.3	42.9					25.9			$13,953	$3,103	$10,850
Southside K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	13509 Rocket Boy Drive	War	24892	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 875-2283	266	22	12.0		248 (93.2%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	8.5	349^th of 355 public elementary schools	1.7%		14.2	345^th of 368 public elementary schools	6.3%	4	9.4	29.6	4.8	8.3	4.0	4.8		21.9	44.4	33.3	20.8	32.0	42.9		4.8	10.0		$14,756	$3,368	$11,388
River View High School	Public	9-12	512 Mountaineer Highway	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 967-7480	405	21	19.1		397 (98.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.8	108^th of 111 public high schools	2.7%		11.3	108^th of 112 public high schools	3.6%								5.1							33.3			9.0	$11,869	$1,573	$10,296

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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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