Elementary Schools in Pocahontas County Schools

Summary:

The Pocahontas County Schools district in West Virginia is home to three elementary schools: Marlinton Elementary School, Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, and Hillsboro Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in the rural Pocahontas County region.

Among the three schools, Hillsboro Elementary School stands out as the top performer, ranking 20th out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year. Hillsboro Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics, with 83.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year. In contrast, Green Bank Elementary-Middle School appears to be the lowest-performing school in the data set, consistently ranking in the bottom third of West Virginia elementary schools and receiving 0 or 1 star ratings from SchoolDigger in recent years.

The data also reveals that the schools with the highest performance, Hillsboro Elementary and Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, have the lowest student-teacher ratios, suggesting that smaller class sizes may be a contributing factor to their success. Overall, the Pocahontas County Schools district is performing relatively well, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 14th out of 55 districts in the state, indicating that the district is providing a solid educational foundation for its students.

District Detail

404 Old Buckeye Rd
Buckeye, WV 24924-9063

(304) 799-4505

SchoolDigger Rank:
14^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 897

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
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 Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7724 Seneca Trl	Hillsboro	24946	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 653-4221	81	11	7.5		77 (95.1%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89	20^th of 355 public elementary schools	94.4%		81.8	45^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.8%	25	83.3	66.7					66.7	66.7							$15,936	$1,892	$14,044
Marlinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	926 5th Ave	Marlinton	24954	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 799-6551	209	18	11.8		204 (97.6%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.6	138^th of 355 public elementary schools	61.1%		58.4	137^th of 368 public elementary schools	62.8%	1	48.2	60.6	40.7				44.4	66.7	44.4				44.4		$14,781	$1,957	$12,824
Green Bank Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5917 Potomac Highlands Trl	Green Bank	24944	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 456-4865	204	20	10.2		198 (97.1%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.5	245^th of 355 public elementary schools	31.0%		13.7	347^th of 368 public elementary schools	5.7%	102	54.2	58.8	31.6	20.0	25.0	33.3	50.0	23.5	42.1	25.0	29.2	27.8	31.6	27.8	$15,672	$2,200	$13,472

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition	12.84 mi	26
Greenbrier County Schools	17.33 mi	14	24^th
Nicholas County Schools	19.54 mi	15	25^th
Webster County Schools	24.66 mi	4	46^th
Randolph County Schools	29.62 mi	15	55^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.