Wood County Schools

Summary:

The Wood County Schools district in West Virginia consists of 24 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 6th out of 55 districts in the state and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers. Williamstown High School is ranked 11th out of 111 high schools in the state and has a 5-star rating, with consistently high test scores and a 92.5% four-year graduation rate. At the elementary level, Greenmont Elementary School and Criss Elementary School are both ranked in the top 10 out of 355 elementary schools in the state and have 5-star ratings, with exceptional test scores.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance between individual schools in the district. While some schools, like Williamstown High School and the top-performing elementary schools, are among the best in the state, others, like Franklin Elementary Center and Van Devender Middle School, are struggling and rank in the bottom quarter of schools in West Virginia. This suggests that while the district as a whole performs well, there may be equity concerns and a need to address the factors driving these disparities.

District Detail

1210 13th St
Parkersburg, WV 26101

(304) 420-9663

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 55 West Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,098

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
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
Franklin Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Division Street Ext	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9534	262	30	8.7		238 (90.8%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	32.6	256^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.9%		30.5	277^th of 368 public elementary schools	24.7%	21	56.4	54.3	39.1					30.8	37.1	39.1					17.4			$16,495	$3,055	$13,440
Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9625	250	28	8.9		222 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	54.1	158^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.5%		69.4	87^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.4%	71	78.6	54.6	29.0					57.1	45.5	38.7					38.7			$18,101	$3,376	$14,725
Blennerhassett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	448 Jewell Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-5128	522	34	15.3		470 (90.0%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	71.6	72^nd of 355 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	41^st of 368 public elementary schools	88.9%	31	68.4	66.7	53.3					62.0	50.7	53.3					40.3			$10,868	$330	$10,539
Criss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 22nd St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9522	267	18	14.8		239 (89.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	95	7^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.1	8^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.8%	1	85.3	66.7	78.3					70.6	73.7	86.4					75.6			$11,672	$800	$10,872
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9525	551	38	14.5		521 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	78.7	22^nd of 168 public middle schools	86.9%		72.6	29^th of 169 public middle schools	82.8%	7				48.6	42.9	50.6					56.0	47.2	54.0			32.8		$9,854	$590	$9,264
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 36th St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9528	361	30	12.0		336 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	59.3	125^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.8%		59.8	129^th of 368 public elementary schools	64.9%	4	52.7	48.4	50.0					43.6	45.9	63.6					51.5			$12,715	$1,868	$10,848
Fairplains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Broadway Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9531	160	14	11.4		150 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	43.4	201^st of 355 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.5	243^rd of 368 public elementary schools	34.0%	42	49.9	45.5	58.3					38.8	31.8	58.3					25.0			$14,327	$2,337	$11,991
Gihon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Belmont Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9539	261	20	13.0		244 (93.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	80	47^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.8%		94.3	10^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.3%	37	71.4	73.7	55.9					71.4	68.4	64.7					29.4			$12,272	$885	$11,387
Greenmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 58th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9544	229	16	14.3		213 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	96.2	6^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.3%		99.3	1^st of 368 public elementary schools	99.7%	5	95.0	75.6	86.2					77.5	67.5	89.7					65.5			$13,464	$614	$12,850
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3501 Cadillac Dr	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9547	446	31	14.3		402 (90.1%)	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	79.8	20^th of 168 public middle schools	88.1%		74.1	28^th of 169 public middle schools	83.4%	8				40.0	40.7	51.0					49.3	52.0	57.2			50.0		$11,504	$780	$10,724
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 34th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 295-9551	429	31	13.8		380 (88.6%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	92.8	4^th of 168 public middle schools	97.6%		90.1	12^th of 169 public middle schools	92.9%	8				65.4	58.5	47.2					62.3	70.0	58.3			38.9		$11,919	$637	$11,282
Jefferson Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1103 Plum St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9554	475	56	8.4		406 (85.5%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	42.8	207^th of 355 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.7	233^rd of 368 public elementary schools	36.7%	26	46.1	38.8	41.3					30.3	46.3	63.0					37.0			$17,103	$3,012	$14,091
Kanawha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6465 Staunton Tpke	Davisville	26142	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9557	265	22	12.0		248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	71.6	73^rd of 355 public elementary schools	79.4%		82.5	44^th of 368 public elementary schools	88.0%	29	53.9	52.6	92.9					38.5	58.2	82.1					57.1			$13,743	$2,052	$11,691
Lubeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Lubeck Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3321	381	26	14.6		372 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	91.6	13^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.1	19^th of 368 public elementary schools	94.8%	6	78.6	75.4	87.0					57.1	70.5	70.4					55.6			$12,471	$705	$11,766
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 32nd St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9563	264	22	12.0		231 (87.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	61.1	117^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	128^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.2%	11	48.8	63.3	58.6					37.2	53.3	63.3					37.9			$12,729	$2,014	$10,714
Mineral Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1776 Elizabeth Pike	Mineral Wells	26150	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 489-1670	465	30	15.5		449 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	71.4	76^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.6%		70.7	81^st of 368 public elementary schools	78.0%	5	61.4	74.7	45.6					47.4	68.0	50.0					50.0			$10,907	$739	$10,169
Neale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2305 Grand Central Ave	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9587	357	27	13.2		293 (82.1%)	12 (3.4%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	86.3	28^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.3	25^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.2%	3	57.6	71.4	82.0					51.5	76.2	76.0					61.2			$12,314	$1,711	$10,603
Parkersburg High School	Public	9-12	2101 Dudley Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9595	1,491	87	17.1		1,323 (88.7%)	47 (3.2%)	32 (2.1%)	16 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.8%)	47.5	60^th of 111 public high schools	45.9%		77.4	21^st of 112 public high schools	81.3%	39							15.4							49.8			28.4	$10,798	$752	$10,046
Parkersburg South High School	Public	9-12	1511 Blizzard Dr	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9610	1,373	84	16.3		1,285 (93.6%)	19 (1.4%)	28 (2.0%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.4%)	59.5	42^nd of 111 public high schools	62.2%		54.5	49^th of 112 public high schools	56.3%	7							17.4							57.7			27.9	$11,564	$1,033	$10,531
Van Devender Middle School	Public	6-8	918 31st St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9645	244	25	9.7		204 (83.6%)	10 (4.1%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.8%)	31.5	123^rd of 168 public middle schools	26.8%		24.6	139^th of 169 public middle schools	17.8%	16				25.4	20.3	15.9					42.4	36.1	35.5			28.2		$13,193	$2,710	$10,483
Vienna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 41st St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9648	288	20	14.4		268 (93.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	66.9	93^rd of 355 public elementary schools	73.8%		62.7	113^th of 368 public elementary schools	69.3%	20	70.7	55.0	44.4					53.7	60.0	63.9					30.6			$13,036	$1,160	$11,876
Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Caroline Ave	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-7675	545	33	16.5		515 (94.5%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	75.7	61^st of 355 public elementary schools	82.8%		85.5	32^nd of 368 public elementary schools	91.3%	29	60.3	61.0	50.0					53.9	68.3	63.8					46.5			$10,374	$626	$9,747
Williamstown High School	Public	6-12	219 W 5th St	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-6151	676	46	14.6		652 (96.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	87.8	11^th of 111 public high schools	90.1%		95.3	6^th of 112 public high schools	94.6%	5				35.4	46.1	45.4	33.3				45.9	63.6	50.5	59.1		36.1	38.7	$12,019	$706	$11,313
Blennerhassett Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Jewell Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3356	534	30	17.8		500 (93.6%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	59.3	55^th of 168 public middle schools	67.3%		60.8	53^rd of 169 public middle schools	68.6%	2				41.6	40.4	25.8					48.2	41.6	49.4			28.8		$12,198	$1,316	$10,882
Wood County Vocational Technical Center	Public	9-12	1515 Blizzard Dr	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9501	2	20	.1		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Caperton Center For Applied Technology	Public	9-12	212 Technology Dr	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 424-8365																			(n/a)
Summit Success Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2507 9th Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 893-9737	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition	0.8 mi	26
Wirt County Schools	15.23 mi	3	16^th
Pleasants County Schools	18.1 mi	5	34^th
Jackson County Schools	22.5 mi	13	4^th
Ritchie County Schools	26.31 mi	5	8^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.