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Leading Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Leading Creek Elementary is a small, rural school in Linn, WV, serving 116 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lewis County Schools district. The school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from the 47th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, and it now ranks 288th out of 355 elementary schools in West Virginia.

Academically, the school's overall proficiency rates trail state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (37.8% vs. 47.6% statewide) and 5th grade science (12.5% vs. 34.6% statewide). However, there is a notable bright spot: the current 4th grade class is performing exceptionally well, with 61.5% proficiency in math and 53.9% in ELA—both above state averages. This stands in stark contrast to the 3rd and 5th grade cohorts, which are 20+ points below state averages in several subjects. This inconsistency suggests that instructional quality may vary significantly from grade to grade, or that the current 4th grade is simply an exceptionally strong group of students. When compared to nearby schools, Leading Creek lags behind Jane Lew Elementary (55th percentile) and Roanoke Elementary (61st percentile) within the same district, but outperforms Peterson-Central Elementary (7th percentile) in math.

Despite maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 and per-student spending of $12,579, the school's outcomes have not kept pace with other rural schools in the region. For example, Doddridge County Elementary School, just 19 miles away, ranks 66th statewide with 58.8% math and 61.2% ELA proficiency, demonstrating that rural schools can achieve strong results. With such a small student body, year-to-year performance can fluctuate dramatically based on a single cohort, but the overall downward trend and critically low science scores suggest that targeted interventions in specific grades and subjects—along with strategies to ensure consistent instructional quality across all classrooms—could help reverse the school's trajectory.

116

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,245

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15300 US Highway 33 W
Linn, WV 26384-9322

(304) 462-7127

District: Lewis County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.1%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

West Virginia avg44%

288^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lewis County Schools

48^th of 55Lewis 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	26.9	288 of 355	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	270 of 355	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	317 of 368	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	257 of 368	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	238 of 375	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	202 of 380	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	248 of 383	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	292 of 300	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	168 of 325	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	227 of 339	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	345 of 366	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	319 of 381	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	212 of 328	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	284 of 336	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	263 of 333	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	195 of 347	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	159 of 335	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.6	363 of 368	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	316 of 382	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	43 of 330	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	152 of 333	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.0	332 of 338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	363 of 364	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	286 of 382	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	17.4	196 of 218	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	231 of 258	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	352 of 377	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	302 of 353	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	279 of 353	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	320 of 367	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	267 of 366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	246 of 373	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	242 of 376	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	228 of 373	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	301 of 374	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	319 of 382	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2022)87th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2018)10th percentile

Multi-racial (2017)10th percentile

Female (2026)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-10 vs state

Science12%-22 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 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 All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leading Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15300 US Highway 33 W	Linn	26384	Gilmer County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 462-7127	116	10	11.1	54.8%	115 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	26.9	288^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.9%		30.9	270^th of 355 public elementary schools	23.9%	18	31.3	61.5	25.0	37.8	25.0	53.9	37.5	37.8	12.5	$15,245	$2,085	$13,160
Gilmer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Fairground Rd	Glenville	26351	Gilmer County	Gilmer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 462-7338	300	35	8.5	46.7%	297 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44.2	201^st of 355 public elementary schools	43.4%		49.5	172^nd of 355 public elementary schools	51.5%	29	41.7	55.3	46.0	47.1	33.3	50.0	54.9	46.0	31.4	$17,628	$2,121	$15,507
Burnsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Kanawha Ave	Burnsville	26335	Braxton County	Braxton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 853-2523	88	9	10.3	59.5%	86 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	298^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.1%		30.2	274^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.8%	24	40.0		47.1	45.5	20.0		41.2	30.3	23.5	$15,799	$3,124	$12,675
Roanoke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1176 Oil Creek Rd	Roanoke	26447	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 452-8887	157	11	14.0	68.7%	154 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	140^th of 355 public elementary schools	60.6%		51.8	164^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.8%	24	40.0	57.7	65.2	55.1	30.0	50.0	56.5	46.4	56.5	$13,530	$2,408	$11,122
Peterson-Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Berlin Rd	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 269-8330	476	31	15.2	69.5%	457 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	16.5	331^st of 355 public elementary schools	6.8%		14.7	335^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.6%	4	32.8	22.4	26.1	27.0	29.7	32.4	41.4	34.7	29.0	$10,735	$1,960	$8,774
Jane Lew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6536 Main St	Jane Lew	26378	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 884-7836	271	19	14.4	60.1%	253 (93.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	53.9	160^th of 355 public elementary schools	54.9%		32.2	260^th of 355 public elementary schools	26.8%	100	50.0	57.8	51.3	53.2	35.0	51.1	64.1	50.0	33.3	$11,062	$1,724	$9,338
Pleasant Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3254 N Calhoun Hwy	Grantsville	26147	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 354-6022	152	16	9.5	69.6%	144 (94.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	70.6	80^th of 355 public elementary schools	77.5%		66.6	95^th of 355 public elementary schools	73.2%	15	76.0	69.6		72.9	44.0	52.2		47.9		$14,268	$2,523	$11,745
Doddridge County Elementary School	Public	1-4	182 Doddridge County School Rd	West Union	26456	Doddridge County	Doddridge County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 873-3294	331	29	11.4	53.5%	326 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	66^th of 355 public elementary schools	81.4%		86.5	27^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.4%	39	57.8	60.0		58.8	57.8	65.3		61.2		$14,697	$1,225	$13,472
Doddridge County Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	55 C Stansberry Field Road	West Union	26456	Doddridge County	Doddridge County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 873-3955	170	13	13.0	65.2%	166 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$15,703	$2,191	$13,512

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In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended Leading Creek Elementary.

What district is Leading Creek Elementary in?

Lewis County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Leading Creek Elementary?

Students at Leading Creek Elementary are 99% White.

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Leading Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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