Best Elementary Schools in West Virginia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WV Assessment test scores by the West Virginia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 355)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
321	Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37949 Coal River Rd	Whitesville	25209	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 854-1301	100	10	10		97 (97.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,648			$2,273			$12,375	19.7	22.8	315	6		540009000059
322	Coalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	278 Broadway Ave	Coalton	26257	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 636-9164	156	12	13.5		152 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,006			$1,411			$10,594	19.6	26.7	299	23		540126000993
323	Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4456 Herndon Road	Bud	24716	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 294-7668	181	19	9.7		175 (96.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,970			$1,680			$12,290	19.3	39.3	240	83		540165001201
324	Welch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1235 Stewart St	Welch	24801	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 436-4645	189	14	13.5		149 (78.8%)	18 (9.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	$13,978			$3,277			$10,701	19	10.4	362	38		540081000669
325	North Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6996 Charles Town Rd	Kearneysville	25430	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 725-9587	247	22	11		175 (70.9%)	14 (5.7%)	30 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.9%)	$15,081			$1,250			$13,831	18.9	22.1	318	7		540057000345
326	Orchard View Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1455 Delmar Orchard Rd	Martinsburg	25403	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 263-4143	714	49	14.6		401 (56.2%)	92 (12.9%)	96 (13.4%)	13 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (15.0%)	$11,509			$1,284			$10,225	18.7	20	329	3		540006001122
327	East Hardy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	238 Cougar Dr	Baker	26801	Hardy County	Hardy County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 897-5970	364	23	15.6		353 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,667			$1,483			$9,184	18.1	20.7	326	1		540048000056
328	Verdunville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 Mustang Hill Rd	Verdunville	25649	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 752-2142	110	10	11.5		109 (99.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,743			$3,167			$12,576	17.1	50.6	170	158		540069000536
329	Ranson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Ranson Campus Blvd	Ranson	25438	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 725-7310	256	22	11.6		111 (43.4%)	36 (14.1%)	67 (26.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.8%)	$14,191			$2,256			$11,935	16.9	27.6	294	35		540057000347
330	Bradshaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Mountaineer Highway	Bradshaw	24817	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 967-7700	214	19	11.2		209 (97.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,953			$3,103			$10,850	16.6	18.3	334	4		540081001398

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on WV Assessment Mathematics, WV Assessment English Language Arts, WV Assessment Science test scores released by the West Virginia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 13, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the West Virginia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.