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Van Elementary

Q: Is Van Elementary a good school?

Van Elementary ranks 178 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Van Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended Van Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Van Elementary?

Students at Van Elementary are 95% White, 5% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Van Elementary is a public elementary school located in Van, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 152 students. The school is part of the Boone County Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Van Elementary has had a fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 79 out of 402 schools in 2015-2016 (4 stars) to 326 out of 375 schools in 2021-2022 (1 star). The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 178 out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools, with a 3-star rating. While the school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student groups, such as male students and special education students, its overall student performance in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) has been below the Boone County Schools and West Virginia state averages across most grade levels and years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Ashford-rumble Elementary, Sherman Elementary School, and Brookview Elementary, have generally outperformed Van Elementary in student academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in mathematics and ELA. While the high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients at Van Elementary may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance, the school's relatively small student-teacher ratio suggests that class size may not be a significant factor in its performance. Overall, Van Elementary faces some challenges in student academic performance, but there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and a closer examination of the factors contributing to the school's performance.

146

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,285

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 Van High School Road
Van, WV 25053-0360

(304) 245-8811

District: Boone County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

West Virginia avg46%

178^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Boone County Schools

41^st of 55Boone 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	178 of 355	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	261 of 368	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	294 of 368	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	326 of 375	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	276 of 380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.6	117 of 383	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.2	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.8	118 of 399	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	79 of 402	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	59.4	133 of 408	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.4	282 of 422	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	268 of 428	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.0	363 of 426	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	400 of 426	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	425 of 427	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	415 of 420	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	316 of 316	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	267 of 366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	56.8	148 of 381	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	153 of 328	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	235 of 336	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	197 of 333	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	179 of 347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	72 of 335	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	180 of 368	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.8	83 of 382	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	64 of 305	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	172 of 325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	200 of 322	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	258 of 330	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	190 of 333	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.4	53 of 338	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	145 of 364	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	99 of 382	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	19 of 171	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	101 of 258	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	110 of 377	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	183 of 353	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	270 of 367	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	304 of 366	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	330 of 373	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	293 of 376	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	132 of 373	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	205 of 374	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.1	112 of 382	70.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+5 vs state

Science46%+12 vs state

Mathematics38%-11 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
Van Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	338 Van High School Road	Van	25053	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 245-8811	146	12	12.1		138 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	48.4	178^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.9%		34.2	261^st of 368 public elementary schools	29.1%	83	36.8	40.0	36.4				31.6	60.0	68.2				45.5		$14,285	$1,993	$12,292
Ramage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15908 Spruce River Rd	Danville	25053	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 369-0763	196	20	9.8		190 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	55.2	150^th of 355 public elementary schools	57.7%		55.2	151^st of 368 public elementary schools	59.0%	1	70.0	36.8	57.1				65.0	63.2	32.1				21.4		$12,694	$1,968	$10,726
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Josephine Ave	Madison	25130	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 369-2241	267	23	11.6		255 (95.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	36.5	237^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.2%		46.8	194^th of 368 public elementary schools	47.3%	43	52.6	42.9	34.4				31.6	57.1	45.5				21.9		$11,332	$1,271	$10,062
Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37949 Coal River Rd	Whitesville	25209	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 854-1301	100	10	10.0		97 (97.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	321^st of 355 public elementary schools	9.6%		22.8	315^th of 368 public elementary schools	14.4%	6	31.3	28.6	9.1				31.3	21.4	54.6				27.3		$14,648	$2,273	$12,375
Brookview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Learning Way	Foster	25081	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 369-1012	317	30	10.5		313 (98.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	252^nd of 355 public elementary schools	29.0%		47	191^st of 368 public elementary schools	48.1%	61	26.3	39.5	42.1				26.3	39.5	52.6				39.5		$12,364	$2,067	$10,297
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%)	92.1	11^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.9%		94	11^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.0%		72.5	70.8	63.6				77.5	75.0	95.5				50.0		$13,022	$1,536	$11,486
Ashford-rumble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1649 Ashford Nellis Rd	Ashford	25009	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 836-5381	140	12	11.6		138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	69.6	84^th of 355 public elementary schools	76.3%		53.9	157^th of 368 public elementary schools	57.3%	73	72.0	41.2	50.0				52.0	47.1	77.3				68.2		$12,434	$2,432	$10,002
Road Branch Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1165 Huff Creek Rd	Cyclone	24827	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-5916	131	15	8.7		126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	25	303^rd of 355 public elementary schools	14.6%		30.2	278^th of 368 public elementary schools	24.5%	25		12.5	40.0	43.8	58.3	35.7		18.8	40.0	25.0	58.3	42.9	20.0	14.3	$13,126	$1,864	$11,262
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2367 Buffalo Creek Road	Accoville	25606	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-9132	190	15	12.6		184 (96.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	78.7	54^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.8%		68.3	90^th of 368 public elementary schools	75.5%	36	75.0	63.0					71.4	51.9							$12,907	$2,382	$10,525
Justice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	70 Circle Dr	Logan	25601	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 752-3250	82	9	9.1		78 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	8.9	348^th of 355 public elementary schools	2.0%		20.4	327^th of 368 public elementary schools	11.1%	21	42.9	22.6					7.1	22.6							$13,398	$2,188	$11,210

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Van Elementary?

Students at Van Elementary are 95% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Van Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended Van Elementary.

What district is Van Elementary in?

Boone County Schools

Is Van Elementary a good school?

Van Elementary ranks 178^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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