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Philippi Elementary School

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Philippi Elementary School ranks 247 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Philippi Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Philippi, West Virginia, with 394 students. The school is part of the Barbour County Board of Education district, which is ranked 48 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Philippi Elementary School has had a fluctuating performance over the past several years, ranking between 195 and 358 out of the 380-408 elementary schools in West Virginia. Its current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 247 out of 355 schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.2% of 3rd graders and 38.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 50.3%, respectively. However, in mathematics, Philippi Elementary School performs slightly better, with 56.9% of 3rd graders and 36% of 4th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 53% and 50.3%.

Philippi Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Female students generally perform better than male students, ranking in the top 50% of schools for female students but the bottom 25% for male students. Students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds also perform below average, ranking in the bottom 25-40% of schools in these categories. Compared to nearby schools, such as Junior Elementary and Belington Elementary, Philippi Elementary School's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some of the schools in the neighboring Taylor County and Upshur County districts.

387

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,683

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

547 Cherry Hill Rd
Philippi, WV 26416-7708

(304) 457-4229

District: Barbour County Schools

Students who attend Philippi Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Philippi Middle School
High:	Philip Barbour High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

African American:

1.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Barbour County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

West Virginia avg50%

247^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Barbour County Schools

48^th 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
2025	35.2	247 of 355	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	296 of 368	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	271 of 368	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	254 of 375	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	195 of 380	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	300 of 383	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	281 of 392	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	332 of 399	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.9	229 of 402	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.7	358 of 408	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.7	192 of 422	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.5	228 of 428	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.8	351 of 426	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	409 of 426	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	387 of 427	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	413 of 420	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	100 of 154	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.7	37 of 146	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	204 of 302	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	210 of 316	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	160 of 317	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	215 of 325	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	123 of 322	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	274 of 339	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	242 of 366	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	317 of 381	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	202 of 328	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	264 of 336	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	245 of 333	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	148 of 335	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	270 of 368	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	302 of 382	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	208 of 305	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	285 of 322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	237 of 330	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	202 of 333	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	225 of 338	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	280 of 364	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	308 of 382	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	49.4	101 of 218	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	45.9	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	140 of 171	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	153 of 183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	126 of 180	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.2	182 of 185	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	141 of 258	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	292 of 377	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	249 of 353	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	300 of 367	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	290 of 366	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	266 of 373	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	194 of 376	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	298 of 373	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	272 of 374	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	324 of 382	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2017)54th percentile+37 vs school

Native American (2017)45th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%-5 vs state

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)						WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						WV Assessment Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	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 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		372 (96.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	35.2	247^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.4%		27.4	296^th of 368 public elementary schools	19.6%	49	56.9	36.0					41.2	38.7							$10,683	$1,868	$8,815
Flemington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	824 Simpson Rd	Flemington	26347	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 739-4749	107	9	12.1		106 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	32.3	258^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.3%		46.6	196^th of 368 public elementary schools	46.7%	62	33.3	46.7					33.3	53.3							$13,886	$2,136	$11,750
Hodgesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Teter Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-3212	151	10	15.6		150 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9.9	343^rd of 355 public elementary schools	3.4%		15.9	339^th of 368 public elementary schools	7.9%	4	26.3	25.9	15.8				36.8	29.6	15.8				15.8		$9,881	$1,520	$8,362
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		276 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	22.8	311^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.4%		30.6	274^th of 368 public elementary schools	25.5%	37	42.5	28.9					40.0	36.5							$11,265	$1,320	$9,944
Kasson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Kasson Rd	Moatsville	26405	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-1485	179	15	12.0		177 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	38.2	230^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.2%		11.9	356^th of 368 public elementary schools	3.3%	126	72.2	36.4	33.3	6.7	13.6	21.1	72.2	27.3	33.3	46.7	31.8	31.6	26.7	26.3	$11,553	$1,011	$10,542
West Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Morrow Cross Rd	Flemington	26347	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 842-0490	262	20	13.2		259 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	82.8	39^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.0%		74	70^th of 368 public elementary schools	81.0%	31	76.9	62.5					57.7	65.6							$10,773	$852	$9,920
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		109 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	49.6	171^st of 355 public elementary schools	51.8%		58.7	134^th of 368 public elementary schools	63.6%	37	50.0	41.7					56.3	50.0							$14,227	$3,579	$10,647
Simpson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Worthington Dr	Bridgeport	26330	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7060	522	30	17.3		481 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	66.8	94^th of 355 public elementary schools	73.5%		64.9	106^th of 368 public elementary schools	71.2%	12	52.8	48.1	62.3				55.6	49.4	60.9				50.7		$11,417	$992	$10,425
Anna Jarvis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 N Pike St	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-4090	461	32	14.4		448 (97.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	16.6	331^st of 355 public elementary schools	6.8%		24.8	309^th of 368 public elementary schools	16.0%	22	38.0	30.0					32.9	35.7							$11,664	$1,426	$10,238
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		240 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.1	310^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.7%		21.3	321^st of 368 public elementary schools	12.8%	11	31.0	36.6	31.3				24.1	39.0	46.9				28.1		$10,914	$1,245	$9,669

Frequently Asked Questions about Philippi Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Philippi Elementary School?

Students at Philippi Elementary School are 96% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Philippi Elementary School a good school?

Philippi Elementary School ranks 247^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Philippi Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Philippi Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Philippi Middle School
High : Philip Barbour High School Complex

How many students attend Philippi Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Philippi Elementary School.

What district is Philippi Elementary School in?

Barbour County Schools

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