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Fairplain Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairplain Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ripley, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 168 students. The school is part of the Jackson County Schools district, which is ranked 4 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairplain Elementary School consistently outperforms the Jackson County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, Fairplain's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science were significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 12 out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fairplain Elementary School has also demonstrated exceptional performance across various student subgroups, often ranking in the top 10-15% of West Virginia elementary schools for these subgroups.

Fairplain Elementary School's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may be contributing factors to its strong academic performance. The school's focus on equity and effective teaching practices appear to be key drivers of its success, as it consistently delivers excellent academic results, particularly in comparison to the surrounding schools and the state of West Virginia.

152

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,718

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Panther Dr
Ripley, WV 25271-8113

(304) 372-7340

District: Jackson County Schools

Students who attend Fairplain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ripley Middle School
High:	Ripley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

African American:

1.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (74% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of West Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg57%

West Virginia avg46%

12^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Jackson County Schools

4^th of 55Jackson 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	91.9	12 of 355	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	65.5	100 of 368	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	148 of 368	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	110 of 375	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	63 of 380	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	32 of 383	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	56 of 392	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.9	51 of 399	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	22 of 402	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	34 of 408	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	27 of 422	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	79.4	41 of 428	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	67.1	94 of 426	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	55.9	159 of 426	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	222 of 427	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	159 of 420	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	58.1	50 of 187	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	8 of 302	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	63.6	89 of 316	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	130 of 317	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	66 of 325	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	62 of 322	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	94 of 366	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	54 of 381	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	4 of 328	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	62.7	90 of 336	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	214 of 347	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.3	57 of 368	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	29 of 382	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	151 of 325	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	118 of 333	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	52 of 338	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	25 of 364	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	69.1	81 of 382	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	95.9	1 of 218	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	65.5	54 of 377	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	14 of 353	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	64.4	107 of 367	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	146 of 366	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	112 of 373	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	64 of 376	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	38 of 373	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	63 of 374	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	58 of 382	84.8%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2017)86th percentile~ school

African American (2017)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+34 vs state

English Language Arts78%+29 vs state

Science40%+7 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairplain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Panther Dr	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7340	152	11	14.4		147 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	91.9	12^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.6%		65.5	100^th of 368 public elementary schools	72.8%	88	86.7	94.7	65.0	73.3	89.5	70.0	40.0	$12,718	$1,165	$11,553
Ripley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 2nd Ave	Ripley	25271	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7345	570	40	14.0		539 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	59.2	126^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.5%		57.4	144^th of 368 public elementary schools	60.9%	18	59.1	59.6	50.8	41.9	59.6	53.7	29.9	$12,334	$1,734	$10,600
Kenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Business Park Dr	Kenna	25248	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-2262	225	17	13.0		219 (97.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	56.9	142^nd of 355 public elementary schools	60.0%		67	95^th of 368 public elementary schools	74.2%	47	48.7	51.5	42.3	48.7	54.6	65.4	34.6	$12,380	$1,119	$11,261
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Schoolhouse Dr	Evans	25241	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 372-7333	147	11	13.6		143 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	87.1	25^th of 355 public elementary schools	93.0%		90.3	18^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.1%	7	77.3	88.2	65.2	81.8	70.6	78.3	30.4	$13,018	$960	$12,058
Cottageville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	270 2nd St	Cottageville	25239	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 372-7330	161	12	13.0		157 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	75.8	60^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.1%		87.3	30^th of 368 public elementary schools	91.8%	30	81.8	76.9	69.6	68.2	69.2	39.1	30.4	$13,873	$1,901	$11,973
Gilmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7412 Parkersburg Rd	Sandyville	25275	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 273-3511	155	11	13.6		147 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	84.9	32^nd of 355 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.1	16^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.7%	16	55.6	82.6	90.9	44.4	73.9	90.9	68.2	$12,181	$805	$11,376
Confidence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8786 McLane Pike	Liberty	25124	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 586-2041	102	11	9.7		102 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.6	49^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.3	26^th of 368 public elementary schools	92.9%	23	94.7	56.3	69.2	68.4	68.8	61.5	30.8	$14,098	$514	$13,585
Ravenswood Grade School	Public	3-5	1 Grade School Rd	Ravenswood	26164	Jackson County	Jackson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 273-5391	216	18	12.0		210 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	63.5	107^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.3	84^th of 368 public elementary schools	77.2%	23	42.0	71.4	60.0	40.6	50.0	72.0	40.0	$11,995	$1,385	$10,609
Leon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1226 Burdette St	Leon	25123	Mason County	Mason County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 458-1710	97	12	8.0		95 (97.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	305^th of 355 public elementary schools	14.1%		37.7	247^th of 368 public elementary schools	32.9%	58	35.7	28.6		35.7	50.0			$14,028	$2,431	$11,596
Sissonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8324 Sissonville Dr	Sissonville	25320	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1961	216	15	14.4		213 (98.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	195^th of 355 public elementary schools	45.1%		27	297^th of 368 public elementary schools	19.3%	102	58.3	36.6		47.2	46.3			$13,111	$2,385	$10,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairplain Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairplain Elementary School?

Students at Fairplain Elementary School are 97% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fairplain Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ripley Middle School
High : Ripley High School

Is Fairplain Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Fairplain Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Fairplain Elementary School in?

Jackson County Schools

How many students attend Fairplain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Fairplain Elementary School.

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