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Rainelle Elementary

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Rainelle Elementary ranks 208 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Rainelle Elementary in Rainelle, WV, serves approximately 197 students in grades PK-5 as part of Greenbrier County Schools. The school currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking 208th out of 355 elementary schools statewide—a notable decline from its 4-star, top-quartile standing just five years ago.

Academically, Rainelle presents a mixed picture. In mathematics, the school outperforms its district average (48.2% proficient vs. 36%), but this advantage fades dramatically by 5th grade, where proficiency drops to just 33.3%—a steep "fifth grade cliff" that far exceeds typical district or state declines. English Language Arts shows the opposite trend: students start below district averages in 3rd and 4th grades but surpass both district and state averages by 5th grade (54.2% proficient). Science scores have been volatile, swinging from 20% to 36.8% proficiency over recent years. A bright spot is the school's work with low-income students, ranking in the 54th percentile statewide for this subgroup—stronger than its overall 41st percentile ranking.

Compared to nearby schools, Rainelle sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms Alderson Elementary (36th percentile) and Crichton Elementary (42nd percentile), but trails Rupert Elementary (77th percentile) and Smoot Elementary (65th percentile) by 10-17 percentage points in math. Most striking is the contrast with Nicholas County Schools just across the county line—Mt. Nebo Elementary, Mt. Lookout Elementary, and Panther Creek Elementary all rank in the 85th-96th percentiles with similar or lower per-student funding. With a favorable 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending, Rainelle has the resources to improve—targeted support in 5th grade math and consistent science instruction could help reverse the downward trend.

197

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,026

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

643 Kanawha Ave
Rainelle, WV 25962-1013

(304) 438-8861

District: Greenbrier County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Greenbrier County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

West Virginia avg44%

208^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Greenbrier County Schools

26^th of 55Greenbrier 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	43.3	208 of 355	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	214 of 355	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	185 of 368	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	121 of 368	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	148 of 375	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	96 of 380	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	93 of 383	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	96 of 392	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.2	151 of 399	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.6	138 of 402	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	166 of 408	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.0	107 of 422	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	50.6	193 of 428	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	82 of 426	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	47.7	220 of 426	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	187 of 427	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.7	69 of 420	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	47.9	83 of 187	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	187 of 300	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	206 of 302	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	171 of 316	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	217 of 317	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	244 of 325	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	84 of 322	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	142 of 339	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	115 of 366	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.2	227 of 381	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	145 of 315	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	156 of 328	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	136 of 336	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	82 of 333	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	81 of 347	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	52 of 368	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	62.9	113 of 382	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	191 of 305	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	179 of 325	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	93 of 322	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	72 of 330	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	63 of 333	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	37 of 338	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	51 of 364	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.0	77 of 382	79.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	25.4	187 of 218	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	51.2	80 of 180	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	125 of 377	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	197 of 353	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	217 of 353	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	183 of 367	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	120 of 366	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	142 of 373	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	103 of 376	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	94 of 373	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	95 of 374	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	59.1	137 of 382	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2017)56th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)14th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science29%-5 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 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
Rainelle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	643 Kanawha Ave	Rainelle	25962	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 438-8861	197	16	12.1	62.4%	186 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	43.3	208^th of 355 public elementary schools	41.4%		41.8	214^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.7%	6	55.6	52.9	33.3				48.2	44.4	41.2	54.2				45.9	29.2			$14,026	$1,719	$12,307
Rupert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Crimson Tide Way	Crawley	24931	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 392-5235	137	13	10.3	68.6%	135 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.5	83^rd of 355 public elementary schools	76.6%		57.1	141^st of 355 public elementary schools	60.3%	58	70.8	55.0	40.0				57.6	62.5	55.0	53.3				57.6	60.0			$15,093	$2,312	$12,781
Crichton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 School St	Quinwood	25981	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 438-6958	91	10	8.8	67.8%	89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	44	205^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.3%		42.1	212^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.3%	7	41.7		60.0				40.7	33.3		30.0				25.9	50.0			$16,832	$2,230	$14,602
Smoot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Smokie Ln	Smoot	24977	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 392-5295	145	10	14.0	47.3%	142 (97.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	59.5	125^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.8%		68.5	86^th of 355 public elementary schools	75.8%	39	90.5	47.6	57.1				65.1	66.7	42.9	47.6				52.4	28.6			$13,408	$2,536	$10,871
Divide Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	334 Propps Rdg Rd	Lookout	25868	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-1443	189	14	13.4	44.8%	183 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	19.1	323^rd of 355 public elementary schools	9.0%		22	313^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.8%	10	43.5	32.4	30.5				34.4	34.8	35.3	29.7				33.0	24.9			$11,506	$1,186	$10,321
Mt. Lookout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 E Mount Lookout Rd	Mount Lookout	26678	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-2731	121	9	13.4	55.7%	119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	85.6	36^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.7	33^rd of 355 public elementary schools	90.7%	3	66.7	75.0	58.8				66.7	66.7	81.3	58.8				68.5	52.9			$12,669	$3,340	$9,329
Mt. Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Schoolhouse Ln	Mount Nebo	26679	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-2440	105	8	13.1	44.1%	102 (97.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.4	13^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.3%		97.9	3^rd of 355 public elementary schools	99.2%	10	84.2	75.0	76.5				78.9	68.4	68.8	76.5				71.2	47.1			$12,419	$2,274	$10,145
Alderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Lee Street N	Alderson	24910	Monroe County	Greenbrier County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 445-7241	186	18	10.3	68.1%	171 (91.9%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	39.1	228^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.4	238^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.0%	10	61.5	39.1	28.6				39.1	38.5	52.2	48.3				47.7	28.6			$26,569	$2,048	$24,520
Panther Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10068 Canvas Nettie Road	Nettie	26681	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 846-6808	211	15	14.0	51.1%	207 (98.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	77.1	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.6	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		68.8	52.4	81.8				64.6	58.1	50.0	68.2				56.8	50.0			$12,282	$2,131	$10,151
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	52.1%	509 (92.9%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	56.1	146^th of 355 public elementary schools	58.9%		59.7	122^nd of 355 public elementary schools	65.6%	24	61.0	37.5	36.5	35.0	41.0	30.5	39.7	50.0	43.8	68.1	55.0	70.5	45.8	55.9	44.7	30.5	36.8	$10,965	$1,967	$8,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainelle Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rainelle Elementary?

Students at Rainelle Elementary are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Rainelle Elementary in?

Greenbrier County Schools

How many students attend Rainelle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Rainelle Elementary.

Is Rainelle Elementary a good school?

Rainelle Elementary ranks 208^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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