Marion County Schools

Summary:

The Marion County Schools district in West Virginia consists of 19 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district is highly ranked, coming in at 9 out of 55 in the state and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out as top performers within the district. White Hall Elementary School and Pleasant Valley Elementary School are both ranked in the top 10 elementary schools in West Virginia and have exceptional proficiency rates in math and English Language Arts. At the middle school level, Fairview Middle School and Monongah Middle School are also high-performing, with strong proficiency across multiple grade levels.

While the district as a whole performs well, there is significant variation in the academic achievement of individual schools. The district's high schools have a 92.5% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average. However, the 11th-grade proficiency rates in math, English Language Arts, and science are only slightly above the state averages. This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement, particularly in math, across the district's schools. The consistent funding and resource allocation across the schools indicate a commitment to equity, and there may be potential for the higher-performing schools to share their successful strategies with the lower-performing schools.

District Detail

1516 Mary Lou Retton Dr
Fairmont, WV 26554-2204

(304) 367-2100

SchoolDigger Rank:
9^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,112

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
Blackshere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	41 Blackshere Dr.	Mannington	26582	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 986-2707	328	22	14.9		317 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	46.6	188^th of 355 public elementary schools	47.0%		30.1	279^th of 368 public elementary schools	24.2%	91	51.8	53.2						42.9	46.8									$14,024	$1,553	$12,471
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	509 Pike Street	Barrackville	26559	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2127	321	24	13.3		304 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	59.5	124^th of 355 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.8	92^nd of 368 public elementary schools	75.0%	32	43.5	61.8	52.4	58.8	47.1	65.8		26.1	44.1	52.4	76.5	75.8	71.1		40.5	47.4		$12,830	$702	$12,129
East Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 E Dale Rd	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2132	352	27	13.0		329 (93.5%)	9 (2.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	60.1	121^st of 355 public elementary schools	65.9%		69.3	88^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.1%	33	48.9	53.6						51.1	62.5									$12,624	$849	$11,775
East Fairmont High School	Public	9-12	1993 Airport Rd	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2140	725	42	17.2		677 (93.4%)	14 (1.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	75.9	17^th of 111 public high schools	84.7%		73.4	27^th of 112 public high schools	75.9%	10							25.0							58.1			32.4	$13,141	$794	$12,347
East Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	1025 Fairfax St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 367-2134	321	26	12.3		283 (88.2%)	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	35.4	246^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.7%		55.8	149^th of 368 public elementary schools	59.5%	97	44.1	49.3						30.9	50.8									$14,488	$1,731	$12,757
Fairmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Loop Park Dr	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2150	835	42	19.8		664 (79.5%)	77 (9.2%)	18 (2.2%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.5%)	59.2	43^rd of 111 public high schools	61.3%		84.9	13^th of 112 public high schools	88.4%	30							17.8							58.1			27.0	$11,580	$864	$10,715
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 School Street	Fairview	26570	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 449-1752	131	10	13.1		125 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)	22.6							51.6										$13,107	$1,375	$11,733
Jayenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1504 Country Club Rd	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 367-2136	310	23	13.4		226 (72.9%)	33 (10.6%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.9%)	82.2	42^nd of 355 public elementary schools	88.2%		80.9	50^th of 368 public elementary schools	86.4%	8	61.8	80.0						50.9	78.0									$12,016	$1,131	$10,885
Monongah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	628 Walnut Street	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 367-2159	266	19	14.0		243 (91.4%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	42.7	208^th of 355 public elementary schools	41.4%		36.1	253^rd of 368 public elementary schools	31.3%	45	43.2	36.4						52.3	52.3									$13,607	$1,544	$12,063
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1858 Valley School Rd	Pleasant Valley	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2148	179	13	13.7		172 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	93.3	10^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.2%		77.9	60^th of 368 public elementary schools	83.7%	50	75.6	76.9						70.7	73.1									$13,545	$814	$12,730
Rivesville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	229 Phillips Ave	Rivesville	26588	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 278-5331	292	27	10.8		268 (91.8%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	42	213^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.0%		53.8	158^th of 368 public elementary schools	57.1%	55	58.1	28.6	46.2	36.7	42.9	25.9		48.4	35.7	42.3	50.0	53.6	44.4		19.2	25.9		$13,392	$1,205	$12,188
Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1579 Mary Lou Retton Dr	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 367-2156	383	26	14.7		282 (73.6%)	31 (8.1%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (14.9%)	28.9	283^rd of 355 public elementary schools	20.3%		34.1	262^nd of 368 public elementary schools	28.8%	21	48.2	31.9						42.6	37.5									$12,949	$1,514	$11,434
White Hall Elementary School	Public	K-4	38 Emerald Ln	White Hall	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2158	184	16	11.5		164 (89.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	96.7	5^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.4	9^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.6%	4	88.4	82.4						72.1	76.5									$12,649	$1,107	$11,541
East Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	221 Mason St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2123	647	45	14.3		614 (94.9%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	62.1	47^th of 168 public middle schools	72.0%		70.1	32^nd of 169 public middle schools	81.1%	15			32.0	37.1	47.3	38.3				47.7	50.9	49.7	40.7		30.5	22.2		$11,593	$697	$10,896
Barnes Learning Center (Alc)	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 Naomi St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2127	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	110 10th St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 366-5631	592	44	13.4		449 (75.8%)	58 (9.8%)	15 (2.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	52.2	72^nd of 168 public middle schools	57.1%		60.5	54^th of 169 public middle schools	68.0%	18			44.7	36.1	38.2	33.6				42.1	44.9	42.5	39.7		26.3	24.7		$11,824	$696	$11,129
Fairview Middle School	Public	4-8	17 Jesses Run Rd	Fairview	26570	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 449-1312	154	15	10.2		150 (97.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	86.2	12^th of 168 public middle schools	92.9%		91.5	8^th of 169 public middle schools	95.3%	4		45.2	42.9	48.4	44.7	57.1			54.8	42.9	90.3	63.2	75.0		23.8	25.0		$12,815	$709	$12,106
North Marion High School	Public	9-12	1 North Marion Dr	Farmington	26571	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-3063	671	41	16.3		647 (96.4%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	51	55^th of 111 public high schools	50.5%		75.3	25^th of 112 public high schools	77.7%	30							20.5							48.3			27.2	$12,788	$725	$12,063
Monongah Middle School	Public	5-8	550 Camden Ave	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2164	190	15	12.6		180 (94.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	80.1	19^th of 168 public middle schools	88.7%		84.3	18^th of 169 public middle schools	89.3%	1			40.0	41.7	62.2	51.0				40.0	56.3	60.0	50.0		34.3	26.5		$13,141	$704	$12,437
Mannington Middle School	Public	5-8	113 Clarksburg St	Mannington	26582	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-1050	231	19	12.1		221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	66.6	37^th of 168 public middle schools	78.0%		53.5	73^rd of 169 public middle schools	56.8%	36			36.7	35.5	37.0	44.6				38.8	51.6	44.4	53.6		36.7	28.6		$14,557	$814	$13,743
Marion County Technical Center	Public	9-12	2 North Marion Dr	Farmington	26571	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-3590	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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WV Schools of Diversion & Transition	9.85 mi	26
Wetzel County Schools	12.92 mi	11	49^th
Monongalia County Schools	13.51 mi	21	5^th
Clarksburg Classical Academy	16.09 mi	1

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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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