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
131	Shepherdstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	662 S Church St	Shepherdstown	25443	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 876-6270	310	21	14.7		250 (80.6%)	16 (5.2%)	14 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$10,896			$614			$10,281	58.5	67.9	91	40		540057000348
132	Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	331 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-2911	402	27	14.8		375 (93.3%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$11,516			$836			$10,680	58.5	60.5	126	6		540150001091
133	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Education Way	Salem	26426	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7180	173	15	11.2		158 (91.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	$14,396			$1,612			$12,783	58.4	66.5	97	36		540051001230
134	Petersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	333 Rig St	Petersburg	26847	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 257-1110	644	44	14.6		611 (94.9%)	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,246			$1,181			$9,066	58.3	54.2	156	22		540036000219
135	Bluewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Bluewell School Rd	Bluefield	24701	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5057	167	16	10.4		150 (89.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.6%)	$12,475			$2,008			$10,468	58.3	61.9	119	16		540084000675
136	Tomahawk Intermediate School	Public	3-5	6665 Hedgesville Rd	Hedgesville	25427	Berkeley County	Berkeley County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 754-3171	627	38	16.4		463 (73.8%)	42 (6.7%)	55 (8.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.6%)	$10,802			$604			$10,198	58.2	53.7	160	24		540006001449
137	Flinn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2006 McClure Pkwy	Charleston	25312	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1960	430	29	15		420 (97.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,495			$1,168			$10,327	58.1	39.4	238	101		540060000393
138	Marlinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	926 5th Ave	Marlinton	24954	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 799-6551	209	18	11.8		204 (97.6%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,781			$1,957			$12,824	57.6	58.4	137	1		540114000894
139	Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 2nd St	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5168	387	28	13.8		264 (68.2%)	59 (15.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	$10,977			$899			$10,078	57.2	70.5	83	56		540018001466
140	Arnoldsburg School	Public	PK, KG-4	90 Spring Run Rd	Arnoldsburg	25234	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 655-8616	139	16	8.6		135 (97.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$13,117			$2,934			$10,184	57.1	46.9	193	53		540021000139

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.