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Wood County Schools

At a glance

7^thof 55 West Virginia districts▼ 1

Better than 87% of West Virginia districts

Elementary 15 Middle 4 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1210 13th St
Parkersburg, WV 26101·(304) 420-9663·All West Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 87.3% of districts

Schools

10,694

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCriss Elementary School5^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Vienna Elementary School up 32 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jefferson Elementary Center 8.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

Wood County Schools serves approximately 10,000 students across 24 schools in West Virginia, including 16 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools, and ranks 6th out of 54 districts statewide with a 5-star rating.

For parents, the standout schools in this district are clear. Greenmont Elementary School is the district's crown jewel, with 79.1% math and 77.1% ELA proficiency, while Criss Elementary School posts 77.5% math and 80.4% ELA proficiency—both far exceeding state averages. Williamstown High School leads at the secondary level, ranking 3rd in the state with 11th-grade math proficiency more than double the state average. Jackson Middle School is the top middle school, outperforming district averages by nearly 10 points in both math and ELA. On the other end, Franklin Elementary Center and Jefferson Elementary Center struggle significantly, with proficiency rates 12-19 points below district averages. Madison Elementary School showed the most dramatic decline, dropping 184 positions in state rankings year-over-year.

District-wide, math proficiency averages 47.3% versus the state's 39.4%, and ELA averages 52.8% versus 47.6%. However, all three high schools fall below the state graduation rate of 92.8%, with Parkersburg High School at just 88.9% and the lowest 11th-grade math proficiency in the district at 15.4%. A notable spending paradox exists: the three lowest-performing elementary schools spend the most per student ($16,495-$18,101) and have the lowest student-teacher ratios (8.4-8.9), while top performers like Lubeck Elementary School spend significantly less. Science proficiency remains the district's weakest subject across nearly all schools, even among top performers. The gap between the best middle school (Jackson, 96th percentile) and worst (Van Devender Middle School, 27th percentile) highlights significant inequities within the same district.

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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 (2021)	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	WV Assessment Science All Grades	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	79.0%	238 (90.8%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	21.4	309^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.0%		32.6	256^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.9%	53	40.0	30.0	34.3					34.6	28.6	30.0	42.9					33.6	31.4				$16,055	$2,828	$13,227
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	60.7%	222 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	41.8	215^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.4%		54.1	158^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.5%	57	59.6	48.7	43.6					50.4	40.4	48.7	43.6					44.0	23.6				$16,622	$2,336	$14,286
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	47.3%	470 (90.0%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	80.8	47^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.8%		71.6	72^nd of 355 public elementary schools	79.7%	25	76.1	69.2	56.9					67.4	64.8	70.5	56.9					64.3	40.3				$9,046	$170	$8,876
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	48.6%	239 (89.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	96.2	5^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.6%		95	7^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.0%	2	77.5	72.2	79.9					77.5	75.0	77.8	87.1					80.4	72.6				$9,356	$699	$8,656
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	56.0%	521 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	75.9	27^th of 161 public middle schools	83.2%		78.7	22^nd of 168 public middle schools	86.9%	5				45.5	50.3	57.2		50.9				52.7	54.6	42.1		50.1		39.6			$8,144	$614	$7,530
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	56.8%	336 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	45.4	192^nd of 355 public elementary schools	45.9%		59.3	125^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.8%	67	47.1	49.2	44.4					46.8	34.6	45.8	50.8					44.3	44.4				$12,447	$2,233	$10,214
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	46.5%	244 (93.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	71.8	75^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.9%		80	47^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.8%	28	61.5	56.4	65.2					60.4	56.4	53.9	65.2					57.4	39.1				$12,087	$1,453	$10,635
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	28.3%	213 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	95.3	8^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.2	6^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.3%	2	92.6	80.0	68.4					79.1	77.8	77.5	76.3					77.1	52.6				$12,865	$502	$12,364
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	56.1%	402 (90.1%)	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	46.1	88^th of 161 public middle schools	45.3%		79.8	20^th of 168 public middle schools	88.1%	68				37.1	36.6	30.8		34.9				50.3	35.9	36.1		40.5		29.0			$8,134	$606	$7,528
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	39.0%	380 (88.6%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	89.7	6^th of 161 public middle schools	96.3%		92.8	4^th of 168 public middle schools	97.6%	2				61.9	62.6	46.1		56.7				62.6	65.9	57.9		62.0		39.3			$8,756	$422	$8,334
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	81.3%	406 (85.5%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	26.8	289^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.6%		42.8	207^th of 355 public elementary schools	41.7%	82	35.9	44.4	24.7					35.1	28.3	39.5	53.3					41.7	28.6				$15,293	$3,116	$12,177
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	59.5%	248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	73.6	68^th of 355 public elementary schools	80.8%		71.6	73^rd of 355 public elementary schools	79.4%	5	68.4	57.9	61.8					62.7	60.5	71.1	50.0					60.9	38.2				$10,987	$1,761	$9,226
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	38.4%	372 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	91.2	19^th of 355 public elementary schools	94.6%		91.6	13^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.3%	6	79.3	71.7	83.9					78.3	62.3	70.0	69.4					67.4	51.6				$10,026	$385	$9,641
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	61.3%	231 (87.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	24.3	301^st of 355 public elementary schools	15.2%		61.1	117^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.0%	184	37.5	43.2	36.1					39.3	31.3	40.9	41.7					38.4	22.2				$12,739	$1,644	$11,094
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	52.9%	449 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	52.1	168^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.7%		71.4	76^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.6%	92	58.8	56.3	39.0					51.1	30.0	57.8	50.7					45.3	41.6				$9,009	$516	$8,494
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	49.6%	293 (82.1%)	12 (3.4%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	64.3	103^rd of 355 public elementary schools	71.0%		86.3	28^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.1%	75	66.7	48.4	73.2					60.5	45.2	45.3	61.0					49.7	41.5				$10,513	$1,344	$9,169
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	49.7%	1,323 (88.7%)	47 (3.2%)	32 (2.1%)	16 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			15.9		$8,121	$627	$7,494
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	43.2%	1,285 (93.6%)	19 (1.4%)	28 (2.0%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.4%)	68.2	27^th of 107 public high schools	74.8%		59.5	42^nd of 111 public high schools	62.2%	15							20.5								56.5				25.3		$9,020	$920	$8,100
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	41.7%	268 (93.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	75.3	61^st of 355 public elementary schools	82.8%		66.9	93^rd of 355 public elementary schools	73.8%	32	63.9	78.1	39.2					61.2	52.8	73.2	71.0					67.2	41.6				$10,134	$315	$9,819
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	30.9%	515 (94.5%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	79.4	50^th of 355 public elementary schools	85.9%		75.7	61^st of 355 public elementary schools	82.8%	11	74.4	51.3	63.8					63.6	64.0	51.3	68.8					61.6	60.0				$9,635	$562	$9,072
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	29.8%	652 (96.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)								(n/a)				47.8	42.1	59.5	43.6	47.9				62.3	51.4	57.1	71.8	59.8		47.6	43.6	45.7	$9,451	$444	$9,007
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	42.2%	500 (93.6%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	49.8	69^th of 161 public middle schools	57.1%		59.3	55^th of 168 public middle schools	67.3%	14				33.6	38.6	31.6		34.6				47.1	50.0	43.6		46.9		21.9			$8,765	$590	$8,175
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	29^th
Pleasants County Schools	18.1 mi	5	22^nd
Jackson County Schools	22.5 mi	13	1^st
Ritchie County Schools	26.31 mi	5	15^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.