Elementary Schools in Gilmer County Schools

Summary:

Gilmer County Schools has one elementary school, Gilmer County Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has 315 students. The school's academic performance on state assessments is mixed, with strengths in 3rd grade English Language Arts but weaknesses in 4th and 5th grade math compared to state averages. The school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, but its per-student spending is higher than the state average.

Gilmer County Elementary School is the sole elementary school in the Gilmer County Schools district, so its performance is representative of the district as a whole. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 165th to 181st out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools. While the school's 3rd grade math proficiency is slightly below the state average, its 4th and 5th grade math proficiency is more significantly below state averages.

In English Language Arts, the school's 3rd grade proficiency is slightly above the state average, but 4th and 5th grade proficiency is more variable compared to state averages. The school's 5th grade science proficiency is also slightly below the state average. With the school's low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, there may be opportunities to explore more targeted strategies to improve academic outcomes, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

District Detail

454 Vanhorn Dr
Glenville, WV 26351-1405

(304) 462-7386

SchoolDigger Rank:
18^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 721

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gilmer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Fairground Rd	Glenville	26351	Gilmer County	Gilmer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 462-7338	300	35	8.5		297 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49.5	172^nd of 355 public elementary schools	51.5%		51.6	165^th of 368 public elementary schools	55.2%	7	51.4	44.7	48.8	46.0	42.6	58.1	32.6	$12,991	$1,637	$11,354

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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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