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
11	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7487 Coal River Road	Comfort	25206	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 837-8310	234	21	11.1		227 (97.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,022			$1,536			$11,486	92.1	94	11			540009000793
12	Fairplain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Panther Dr	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7340	152	11	14.4		147 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,718			$1,165			$11,553	91.9	65.5	100	88		540054000329
13	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%)	$12,471			$705			$11,766	91.6	90.1	19	6		540162001161
14	Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S State Street	Athens	24712	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-9229	233	19	12.5		216 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$12,305			$1,997			$10,308	91.5	92.6	15	1		540084000672
15	Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Crescent Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4585	304	20	15.2		228 (75.0%)	36 (11.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	$10,808			$877			$9,931	91.5	93.4	12	3		540123000950
16	Culloden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19799 US Route 60	Culloden	25510	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7301	194	18	10.7		183 (94.3%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$13,546			$1,297			$12,249	91.2	83.9	39	23		540018000099
17	Steenrod Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Clarks Ln	Wheeling	26003	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 243-0356	256	19	13.2		230 (89.8%)	8 (3.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,134			$754			$11,381	89.8	84.7	37	20		540105000868
18	Cheat Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Crosby Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 594-2772	754	46	16.3		664 (88.1%)	21 (2.8%)	16 (2.1%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	$12,088			$892			$11,195	89.1	88.4	24	6		540093000073
19	Maxwell Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maxwell Hill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4599	203	17	11.9		161 (79.3%)	15 (7.4%)	5 (2.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (7.9%)	$11,692			$888			$10,804	89.1	75.7	65	46		540123000968
20	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%)	$15,936			$1,892			$14,044	89	81.8	45	25		540114000892

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.