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Belington Elementary

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Belington Elementary ranks 248 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Belington Elementary is a small, rural school in Belington, WV, serving 280 students in grades PK-4 within the Barbour County Schools district.

This school is a genuine bright spot in a district that ranks among the lowest-performing in the state. The most remarkable achievement is its work with special education students, who ranked in the 95th percentile statewide—a dramatic jump from the previous year and a 5-star performance that puts the school in the top 8 of 158 schools for this group. Academically, math is a clear strength, with 51.6% of students proficient—well above the district's 29.8% and even exceeding the state average. However, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency lags at 36.6%, which is below the state's 47.6% and represents the school's biggest challenge. There is also a persistent gender gap, with female students outperforming male students by a significant margin. The school's overall trajectory is positive, jumping from the 12th to the 30th percentile in a single year, though its history shows some volatility. Compared to nearby schools, Belington outperforms Philippi Elementary (15th percentile) but trails Junior Elementary (40th percentile), which is just a few miles away and spends more per student.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Belington Elementary is a school that delivers strong results in math and exceptional support for special education students, all while operating with modest resources and a favorable 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio. The school is clearly doing more with less, and its recent improvements suggest a dedicated staff. The main area to watch is literacy, where scores trail state averages, and the school may benefit from additional reading support. If you have a child who needs extra academic help, this school's special education program is a standout. For a family weighing options, Belington offers a solid, improving education in a small-town setting, with the caveat that reading proficiency and support for male students are areas that may need extra attention at home.

280

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,718

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 Morgantown Pike
Belington, WV 26250-7711

(304) 823-1411

District: Barbour County Schools

Students who attend Belington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Belington Middle School
High:	Philip Barbour High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg31%

West Virginia avg44%

248^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Barbour County Schools

53^rd of 55Barbour County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	248 of 355	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	311 of 355	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	274 of 368	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	272 of 368	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	354 of 375	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	316 of 380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	310 of 383	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	348 of 392	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	290 of 399	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.7	205 of 402	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	340 of 408	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.3	310 of 422	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	273 of 428	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	312 of 426	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	353 of 426	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	399 of 427	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	373 of 420	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	104 of 154	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	181 of 300	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	222 of 302	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	200 of 316	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	233 of 317	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	248 of 322	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	249 of 339	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	348 of 366	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	327 of 381	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	249 of 315	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	318 of 328	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	283 of 336	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	285 of 333	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	308 of 335	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	338 of 368	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	38.6	247 of 382	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	235 of 303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	273 of 305	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	284 of 325	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	234 of 322	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	284 of 330	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	282 of 338	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	276 of 364	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.7	216 of 382	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	8 of 165	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	40.3	101 of 171	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	115 of 183	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	84 of 180	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.1	240 of 258	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	262 of 353	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	314 of 353	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	291 of 367	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	278 of 366	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	357 of 373	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	315 of 376	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	311 of 373	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	345 of 374	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	279 of 382	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+65 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+12 vs state

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

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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 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 All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	471 Morgantown Pike	Belington	26250	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 823-1411	280	21	13.3	49.3%	276 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	36	248^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.1%		22.8	311^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.4%	63	53.9	48.8		51.6	37.7	35.0		36.6		$11,718	$1,888	$9,830
Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	49 West 1st Street	Junior	26275	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 823-1200	111	8	14.0	53.9%	109 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	42.2	212^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.3%		49.6	171^st of 355 public elementary schools	51.8%	41	50.0	53.9		51.7	25.0	53.9		37.9		$15,566	$1,770	$13,796
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Kennedy St	Elkins	26241	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 636-9189	201	15	13.4	50.9%	186 (92.5%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	37.7	235^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.8%		27.6	290^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.3%	55	63.6	34.8	37.0	47.0	54.6	43.5	37.0	45.8	22.2	$10,277	$1,477	$8,800
Elkins Third Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Nathan St	Elkins	26241	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 636-9183	318	22	14.4	63.2%	283 (89.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	29.3	280^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.1%		30.2	275^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.5%	5	41.3	35.3	30.6	35.6	39.1	52.9	37.5	43.5	28.6	$10,648	$1,951	$8,696
Jennings Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Scott Ford Rd	Elkins	26241	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 636-9181	212	15	14.1	60.0%	190 (89.6%)	8 (3.8%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	53.2	165^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.5%		44.1	197^th of 355 public elementary schools	44.5%	32	56.3	29.3	55.6	45.0	53.1	36.6	55.6	47.0	48.2	$10,218	$2,655	$7,562
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	48.6%	152 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	6.3	353^rd of 355 public elementary schools	0.6%		19.6	322^nd of 355 public elementary schools	9.3%	31	18.2	36.8	2.9	16.0	22.7	26.3	20.6	22.7	11.8	$11,501	$2,870	$8,631
Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Kennedy Dr	Elkins	26241	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 636-9186	164	14	11.7	47.4%	157 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	60.1	122^nd of 355 public elementary schools	65.6%		51.8	165^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.5%	43	61.1	48.0	62.2	57.5	50.0	40.0	56.8	50.0	43.2	$11,316	$884	$10,432
Philippi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	547 Cherry Hill Rd	Philippi	26416	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-4229	387	25	15.4	53.0%	372 (96.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	23.8	303^rd of 355 public elementary schools	14.6%		35.2	247^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.4%	56	55.2	27.1		42.5	32.8	33.3		33.0		$10,827	$2,061	$8,766
Beverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Main St	Beverly	26253	Randolph County	Randolph County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 636-9162	226	19	11.8	63.6%	218 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.6	349^th of 355 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.6	355^th of 355 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	17.9	14.3	23.5	18.2	25.0	19.1	35.3	25.8	29.4	$10,831	$2,294	$8,537
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	481 Heavner Grove Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-1394	242	17	14.2	52.3%	240 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43.2	210^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.8%		23.1	310^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.7%	100	47.1	52.0	38.5	44.9	32.4	53.9	51.3	45.5	34.2	$9,920	$501	$9,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Belington Elementary

Is Belington Elementary a good school?

Belington Elementary ranks 248^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Belington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Belington Elementary?

Students at Belington Elementary are 99% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Belington Elementary in?

Barbour County Schools

What schools do graduates of Belington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Belington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belington Middle School
High : Philip Barbour High School Complex

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