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Best Public Schools in Nicholas County, WV

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Schools

3,215

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMt. Nebo Elementary School13^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Zela Elementary School up 85 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cherry River Elementary School 12.6 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birch River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	379 Birch River Rd	Birch River	26610	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 649-2651	64	7	9.1		64 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								38.5								53.9				$18,945	$6,143	$12,801
Glade Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7950 Webster Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-2882	124	8	15.5		119 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	189^th of 355 public elementary schools	46.8%		67.8	91^st of 355 public elementary schools	74.4%	98	77.8	63.2	41.2					61.1	61.1	36.8	23.5					40.7	17.7			$10,104	$1,669	$8,434
Panther Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10068 Canvas Nettie Road	Nettie	26681	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-6808	211	15	14.0		207 (98.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	77.1	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.6	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		68.8	52.4	81.8					64.6	58.1	50.0	68.2					56.8	50.0			$12,282	$2,131	$10,151
Mt. Lookout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 E Mount Lookout Rd	Mount Lookout	26678	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-2731	121	9	13.4		119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	85.6	36^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.7	33^rd of 355 public elementary schools	90.7%	3	66.7	75.0	58.8					66.7	66.7	81.3	58.8					68.5	52.9			$12,669	$3,340	$9,329
Mt. Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Schoolhouse Ln	Mount Nebo	26679	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-2440	105	8	13.1		102 (97.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.4	13^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.3%		97.9	3^rd of 355 public elementary schools	99.2%	10	84.2	75.0	76.5					78.9	68.4	68.8	76.5					71.2	47.1			$12,419	$2,274	$10,145
Nicholas County High School	Public	9-12	30 Grizzley Ln	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-2141	708	41	17.1		688 (97.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	50.9	47^th of 105 public high schools	55.2%		49.8	58^th of 111 public high schools	47.7%	11							17.4								53.0				19.7	$7,994	$1,103	$6,890
Richwood Middle School	Public	6-8	16414 Webster Rd	Craigsville	26261	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-2638	228	18	13.0		222 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	34.9	117^th of 161 public middle schools	27.3%		21.1	144^th of 168 public middle schools	14.3%	27				34.0	18.5	22.6		24.1				56.6	25.9	43.4		39.6		20.8		$9,763	$1,003	$8,760
Richwood High School	Public	9-12	16414 Webster Rd	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-2684	299	19	15.7		291 (97.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54.8	42^nd of 105 public high schools	60.0%		20.6	91^st of 111 public high schools	18.0%	49							22.2								55.6				15.6	$9,598	$833	$8,766
Summersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 McKees Creek Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-1421	331	24	13.7		314 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	44.3	200^th of 355 public elementary schools	43.7%		42.9	206^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.0%	6	57.6	38.6	47.9					47.2	36.4	40.9	56.3					45.6	35.4			$11,214	$1,998	$9,216
Zela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Country Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-1481	67	7	9.5		67 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	223^rd of 355 public elementary schools	37.2%		23.3	308^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.2%	85	35.7	40.0						35.7	35.7	70.0						46.4				$19,783	$3,942	$15,841
Summersville Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Grizzley Ln	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-5092	509	35	14.4		497 (97.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38.3	111^th of 161 public middle schools	31.1%		50.4	79^th of 168 public middle schools	53.0%	32				33.0	31.1	17.2		26.0				50.4	40.6	35.1		41.1		26.6		$8,536	$1,203	$7,333
Cherry River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Riverside Dr	Richwood	26261	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 846-6646	152	12	12.6		146 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	14.9	340^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.2%		36.7	236^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.5%	104	13.3	60.9	21.2					32.4	6.7	34.8	21.2					22.5	9.1			$12,660	$3,412	$9,248
Nicholas County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	215 Milam Addition Rd	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 742-3024	1	17	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gauley River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School St	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 742-5271	295	20	14.7		294 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	278^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.7%		10	342^nd of 355 public elementary schools	3.7%	64	39.6	57.1	40.4					44.4	17.0	31.4	48.9					31.9	25.5			$10,538	$2,333	$8,205

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