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Best Public Schools in Monroe County, WV

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Schools

1,797

Students

Districts

Top rankedMountain View Elementary & Middle School178^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Peterstown Elementary School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Alderson Elementary 10.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)								WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)								WV Assessment Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics All Grades	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 English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Lee Street N	Alderson	24910	Monroe County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 445-7241	186	18	10.3	68.1%	171 (91.9%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	39.1	228^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	238^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.0%	10	61.5	39.1	28.6					39.1	38.5	52.2	48.3					47.7	28.6				$26,569	$2,048	$24,520
Peterstown Middle School	Public	5-8	5414 Ballard Red Sulphur Parkw	Peterstown	24963	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 753-4322	275	20	14.1	45.5%	265 (96.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	27.4	128^th of 161 public middle schools	20.5%		46.7	88^th of 168 public middle schools	47.6%	40			20.9	24.1	30.0	25.9		25.2			37.3	29.3	33.3	44.4		36.8	14.9	18.5		16.9	$10,651	$534	$10,117
James Monroe High School	Public	9-12	142 James Monroe Dr	Lindside	24951	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 753-5183	460	20	23.0	39.2%	438 (95.2%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	22.9	88^th of 105 public high schools	16.2%		64.8	32^nd of 111 public high schools	71.2%	56							7.4								40.0				19.0		$12,528	$1,358	$11,170
Peterstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5414 Ballard Red Sulphur Parkw	Peterstown	24963	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 753-4328	420	28	15.2	53.3%	410 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25.8	292^nd of 355 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.8	339^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.5%	47	37.7	36.7						37.1	34.0	46.8						41.5					$9,146	$1,462	$7,684
Mountain View Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Mountain View Drive	Union	24983	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 772-4903	456	37	12.3	52.2%	426 (93.4%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	49	178^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.9%		41.4	216^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.2%	38	47.7	43.1	48.6	52.2	20.0	28.6		39.2	31.8	43.1	54.3	67.4	43.6	35.7		45.8	23.5	21.4		22.4	$12,482	$1,928	$10,553

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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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