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
41	Brandywine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11480 Blue Gray Trail	Brandywine	26802	Pendleton County	Pendleton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 249-5381	114	11	10.1		105 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$16,043			$1,130			$14,912	82.3	93.3	13	28		540108000878
42	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%)	$12,016			$1,131			$10,885	82.2	80.9	50	8		540072000564
43	Weirton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3428 Pennsylvania Ave	Weirton	26062	Hancock County	Hancock County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 748-8370	802	66	12.1		683 (85.2%)	50 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	$12,025			$1,291			$10,734	81.7	75.7	64	21		540045001513
44	Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Old Mill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4590	240	19	12.6		210 (87.5%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	$11,793			$1,285			$10,508	81.5	96.2	7	37		540123000957
45	Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	288 N Hill Rd	Sutton	26601	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 765-5202	166	11	15		161 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,543			$3,463			$9,080	80.9	89.1	22	23		540012000069
46	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Johnson Ave	Bridgeport	26330	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7109	742	42	17.7		666 (89.8%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.4%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$11,487			$674			$10,814	80.4	81.7	47	1		540051000296
47	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		244 (93.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$12,272			$885			$11,387	80	94.3	10	37		540162001152
48	West Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	745 Van Meter Way	West Liberty	26074	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 336-7221	124	9	14.4		111 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$14,008			$584			$13,423	79.8	79.8	51	3		540105000873
49	Confidence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8786 McLane Pike	Liberty	25124	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 586-2041	102	11	9.7		102 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,098			$514			$13,585	79.6	88.3	26	23		540120000920
50	Rock Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4616 1st Ave	Nitro	25143	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 755-0078	187	17	10.8		167 (89.3%)	10 (5.3%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,718			$1,859			$10,859	79.5	88.5	23	27		540120000934

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.