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Philippi Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Philippi Elementary School in Philippi, WV, serves 387 students in grades PK through 4 and is part of the Barbour County Schools district. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 15th percentile statewide, a notable drop from the previous year when it ranked in the 30th percentile with a 2-star rating.

The most striking pattern at Philippi is the dramatic decline in student performance between 3rd and 4th grade. In the most recent school year, 55.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in math—nearly matching the state average—but that number plummeted to just 27.1% by 4th grade. This steep drop is not seen at nearby schools like Belington Elementary or Junior Elementary, where math proficiency actually improved from 3rd to 4th grade. English Language Arts is also a consistent weakness, with an overall proficiency rate of 33%—well below the state average of 47.6% and lower than several neighboring schools, including Simpson Elementary (48%) and Union Elementary (45.5%).

There are some positive signs worth noting. Students in the Special Education program have seen their ranking improve from the 16th percentile to the 30th percentile over the past two years, suggesting targeted support may be helping. However, the overall decline in the most recent year affected all student groups, not just one segment. Within the district, Philippi is the largest elementary school but is outperformed by its smaller counterparts. The contrast with West Taylor Elementary, located just 12 miles away, is especially stark—that school consistently ranks in the top 20% statewide with proficiency rates in the 60% range. This shows that high performance is achievable in the same region, and highlights areas where Philippi might look for strategies to improve.

387

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,827

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg31%

West Virginia avg44%

303^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	23.8	303 of 355	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.4	286 of 300	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.4	266 of 315	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.6	218 of 303	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.0	115 of 165	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.5	305 of 353	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

English Language Arts33%-15 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	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	58.7%	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
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	64.5%	106 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	19.5	320^th of 355 public elementary schools	9.9%		32.3	258^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.3%	62	30.0	28.6					29.3	30.0	47.6					39.0				$17,226	$2,344	$14,882
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	55.0%	150 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	19.6	318^th of 355 public elementary schools	10.4%		9.9	343^rd of 355 public elementary schools	3.4%	25	33.3	12.5	21.7				23.3	42.9	25.0	47.8				40.0	26.1			$9,174	$541	$8,632
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	55.4%	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
Kasson Elementary/Middle 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	45.8%	177 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21.5	308^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.2%		38.2	230^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.2%	78	31.3	56.3	8.3	13.3	30.0	0.0	23.0	18.8	62.5	25.0	33.3	30.0	27.8	33.3	16.7	17.5	17.2	$11,634	$2,109	$9,525
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	42.0%	259 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	76.5	57^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.9%		82.8	39^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.0%	18	72.7	54.0					62.8	63.6	58.0					60.6				$12,774	$715	$12,059
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	39.6%	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
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	31.8%	481 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	41.5	218^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.6%		66.8	94^th of 355 public elementary schools	73.5%	124	45.7	52.0	37.5				44.9	34.3	57.1	51.3				48.0	27.5			$9,160	$710	$8,449
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	56.0%	448 (97.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	13.9	345^th of 355 public elementary schools	2.8%		16.6	331^st of 355 public elementary schools	6.8%	14	38.8	29.1					33.6	32.8	26.6					29.5				$12,419	$1,980	$10,438
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	52.5%	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 Philippi Elementary School

What district is Philippi Elementary School in?

Barbour County Schools

How many students attend Philippi Elementary School?

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

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

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 in the bottom 14.6% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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