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Valley Pk-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Valley Pk-8 is an elementary school located in Smithers, West Virginia, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 527 students. The school is part of the Fayette County Schools district, which is ranked 44 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Pk-8 consistently ranks in the bottom third of West Virginia elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the Fayette County and West Virginia averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics at Valley Pk-8 was 22%, compared to 19.3% for Fayette County and 32.8% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, with rankings in the bottom third of the state for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby Fayetteville Pk-8 school, which is also part of the Fayette County district, consistently outperforms Valley Pk-8 on state assessments and has a higher statewide ranking. Additionally, other nearby schools, such as those in the Kanawha County district, also tend to outperform Valley Pk-8 on academic measures. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and its relatively stronger performance for special education students suggest potential areas for improvement and targeted interventions that could help the school better serve its students.

545

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Greyhound Lane
Smithers, WV 25186

(304) 442-8284

District: Fayette County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2021 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 15 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg36%

West Virginia avg42%

Elementary school

293^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

151^st of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 55Fayette 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	293 of 355	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	333 of 368	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	305 of 368	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	330 of 375	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	342 of 380	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	245 of 302	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	253 of 316	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	255 of 317	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	271 of 325	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	269 of 322	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	240 of 328	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	271 of 336	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	255 of 333	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	298 of 347	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	246 of 305	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	307 of 325	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	274 of 322	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	296 of 330	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	312 of 333	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	85 of 171	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	136 of 183	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	103 of 180	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	291 of 353	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	322 of 367	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	291 of 366	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	308 of 373	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	327 of 376	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	151 of 168	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	155 of 169	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	167 of 168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	168 of 169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	170 of 171	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	132 of 158	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	127 of 158	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	154 of 158	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	158 of 162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	139 of 165	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	133 of 164	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	161 of 162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	161 of 162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	157 of 164	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	162 of 165	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	158 of 158	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	159 of 161	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	87 of 127	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	130 of 132	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	146 of 168	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	148 of 169	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	166 of 168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	167 of 168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	169 of 170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Science16%-15 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
Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Greyhound Lane	Smithers	25186	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 442-8284	545	37	14.7		459 (84.2%)	36 (6.6%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	27.2	293^rd of 355 public elementary schools	17.5%		18.9	333^rd of 368 public elementary schools	9.5%	40	42.0	32.7	27.3	20.9	25.0	22.0	42.0	45.3	37.5	38.6	18.8	32.5	26.8	5.0
Pratt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Center and Stark Street	Pratt	25162	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-4838	148	13	11.3		131 (88.5%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	25	302^nd of 355 public elementary schools	14.9%		15.8	341^st of 368 public elementary schools	7.3%	39	42.1	40.0	22.2				36.8	50.0	38.9				16.7		$13,629	$2,646	$10,984
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 John Street	Cedar Grove	25039	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-1642	159	11	15.1		149 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	54.7	154^th of 355 public elementary schools	56.6%		47.7	184^th of 368 public elementary schools	50.0%	30	68.4	57.9	52.4				42.1	42.1	47.6				33.3		$13,088	$2,227	$10,861
Sharon Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5118 Cabin Creek Rd	Miami	25134	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 595-3323	148	12	12.3		145 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	37.7	232^nd of 355 public elementary schools	34.6%		19.6	332^nd of 368 public elementary schools	9.8%	100	76.2	45.0	26.3				52.4	40.0	36.8				10.5		$15,642	$2,791	$12,850
Midland Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Ferry St	Diamond	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-1823	158	13	12.1		150 (94.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	47.2	182^nd of 355 public elementary schools	48.7%		80.9	49^th of 368 public elementary schools	86.7%	133	52.6	56.3	34.5				31.6	56.3	58.6				27.6		$13,148	$1,988	$11,160
Chesapeake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13620 Maccorkle Ave	Chesapeake	25315	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 949-1121	205	20	10.5		188 (91.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	12.4	340^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.2%		39.5	237^th of 368 public elementary schools	35.6%	103	25.7	46.2	12.0				11.4	34.6	36.0				12.0		$15,327	$2,363	$12,964
Ansted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School St	Ansted	25812	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 658-5961	178	13	13.7		173 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	31.5	267^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.8%		43.9	213^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.1%	54	45.5	43.8	33.3				31.8	59.4	33.3				22.2		$13,490	$1,774	$11,716
Belle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E 6th St	Belle	25015	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 949-2612	255	22	11.5		220 (86.3%)	17 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	54.2	157^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.8%		33.1	267^th of 368 public elementary schools	27.4%	110	62.2	47.4	46.0				51.4	47.4	51.4				32.4		$11,955	$1,291	$10,664
Fayetteville Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	515 W Maple Ave	Fayetteville	25840	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-0560	548	37	14.8		509 (92.9%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	59.7	122^nd of 355 public elementary schools	65.6%		36.4	250^th of 368 public elementary schools	32.1%	128	54.9	48.9	24.4	36.9	40.6	23.6	41.2	66.0	57.8	60.0	48.4	38.8	44.4	29.1
Mary Ingles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Big Bottom Hollow Road	Tad	25201	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1975	143	10	15.0		131 (91.6%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	39.4	224^th of 355 public elementary schools	36.9%		49.7	173^rd of 368 public elementary schools	53.0%	51	63.2	35.0	47.4				36.8	55.0	42.1				11.1		$14,730	$2,689	$12,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Pk-8

What district is Valley Pk-8 in?

Fayette County Schools

Is Valley Pk-8 a good school?

Valley Pk-8 ranks in the bottom 17.5% of West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Valley Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Valley Pk-8.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Pk-8?

Students at Valley Pk-8 are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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