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Gilbert Pk8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Pk8 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Gilbert, West Virginia, with an enrollment of 415 students. The school is part of the Mingo County Schools district, which is ranked 27 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Despite being part of the Mingo County district, Gilbert Pk8 has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of West Virginia elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. Its students perform significantly below state and district averages in mathematics, English language arts, and science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16-57.5% of Gilbert Pk8 students were proficient in math, compared to 32.8-53% statewide.

Compared to other schools in the Mingo County district and surrounding areas, Gilbert Pk8 stands out as a significant underperformer. For instance, Burch Pk8 and Matewan Pk8 have higher proficiency rates and rankings, despite serving similar demographics. While the reasons for Gilbert Pk8's underperformance are not entirely clear, the data suggests that targeted interventions and a focus on equity could help the school make progress and better serve its students.

409

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,460

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Lion Dr
Gilbert, WV 25621

(304) 664-8197

District: Mingo County Schools

Students who attend Gilbert Pk8 usually attend:

High:

Mingo Central Comprehensive High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.3%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

West Virginia avg42%

Elementary school

273^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

109^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Mingo County Schools

27^th of 55Mingo 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	30.3	273 of 355	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	312 of 368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	314 of 368	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	335 of 375	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	350 of 380	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	303 of 383	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.3	156 of 187	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	175 of 302	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	283 of 316	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	281 of 317	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	284 of 325	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	251 of 322	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	221 of 339	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	205 of 366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	281 of 381	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	186 of 328	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	280 of 336	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	250 of 333	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	295 of 347	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	269 of 335	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.9	66 of 368	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	38.1	251 of 382	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	265 of 305	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	295 of 325	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	295 of 330	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	331 of 333	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	292 of 338	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.0	113 of 364	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.6	284 of 382	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	35.5	166 of 218	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2019	40.1	105 of 185	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	285 of 377	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	282 of 353	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	314 of 367	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	319 of 366	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	342 of 373	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	350 of 376	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	303 of 373	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	166 of 374	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.4	286 of 382	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	109 of 168	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	147 of 169	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	136 of 169	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	80 of 171	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	126 of 171	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	71 of 170	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	64 of 176	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.1	44 of 172	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	31.2	125 of 173	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.5	86 of 172	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.8	137 of 174	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	110 of 158	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	128 of 158	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	129 of 158	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	115 of 164	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.9	25 of 162	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	35.6	117 of 162	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	105 of 166	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.6	49 of 174	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	68 of 165	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	62 of 162	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	96 of 162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	59 of 164	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	50 of 165	69.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	35 of 176	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	91 of 160	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	142 of 165	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	128 of 158	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	145 of 161	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	118 of 161	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.0	46 of 164	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	53.4	71 of 176	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	30.5	157 of 174	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	110 of 168	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	147 of 169	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	137 of 168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	83 of 170	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	125 of 168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	77 of 167	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	70 of 176	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2019)43rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)24th percentile

White (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2017)17th percentile

Male (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2017)10th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science19%-12 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
Gilbert Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Lion Dr	Gilbert	25621	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-8197	409	29	14.1		406 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	30.3	273^rd of 355 public elementary schools	23.1%		23.9	312^th of 368 public elementary schools	15.2%	39	57.5	24.3	34.5	16.0	21.3	20.9	42.5	51.4	34.5	44.0	25.5	55.8	6.9	30.2	$11,460	$1,578	$9,882
Huff Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	374 Lizard Creek Road	Hanover	24839	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 664-2100	235	16	14.8		234 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.5	337^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.1%		28.6	288^th of 368 public elementary schools	21.7%	49	21.7	15.0	0.0	13.6	20.8	23.1	26.1	35.0	23.8	59.1	37.5	53.9	0.0	15.4	$12,996	$1,838	$11,158
Man Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Pioneer Path	Mallory	25634	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-8316	233	17	13.7		225 (96.6%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	36	243^rd of 355 public elementary schools	31.5%		34.8	258^th of 368 public elementary schools	29.9%	15	45.5	47.6					36.4	47.6							$12,439	$1,841	$10,598
South Man Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 E McDonald Ave	Man	25635	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 583-7522	90	10	9.0		83 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	73.5	65^th of 355 public elementary schools	81.7%		66.8	96^th of 368 public elementary schools	73.9%	31	50.0	66.7					60.0	66.7							$12,934	$1,963	$10,971
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
Omar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7061 Jerry West Highway	Omar	25638	Logan County	Logan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 946-4236	142	12	12.3		132 (93.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	14.6	336^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.4%		27.6	293^rd of 368 public elementary schools	20.4%	43	35.7	24.0					21.4	44.0							$14,415	$2,235	$12,180
Iaeger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	182 Water Street	Iaeger	24844	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 938-2227	201	15	13.4		198 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	41	220^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.0%		25.3	307^th of 368 public elementary schools	16.6%	87	34.9	50.0	23.8				37.2	60.7	47.6				38.1		$14,720	$2,939	$11,781
Matewan Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Chambers St	Matewan	25678	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 426-4719	384	27	14.2		365 (95.1%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	51.3	169^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.4%		58.7	135^th of 368 public elementary schools	63.3%	34	73.5	56.7	43.8	27.3	36.1	32.4	47.1	50.0	46.9	50.0	47.2	45.9	15.6	27.0	$11,657	$1,931	$9,726
Baileysville Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11618 R. D. Bailey Highway	Brenton	24818	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-6399	267	20	13.4		262 (98.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31.1	269^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.2%		33.4	264^th of 368 public elementary schools	28.3%	5	37.5	47.1	24.0	3.6	17.9	14.3	45.8	52.9	36.0	39.3	39.3	42.9	32.0	23.8	$12,615	$1,681	$10,934
Burch Pk8	Public	PK, KG-8	275 Bulldog Blvd	Delbarton	25670	Mingo County	Mingo County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 475-2700	469	31	15.1		451 (96.2%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	27.5	291^st of 355 public elementary schools	18.0%		22.7	316^th of 368 public elementary schools	14.1%	25	41.3	34.2	39.4	22.5	16.3	21.2	28.3	29.3	45.5	28.6	31.8	45.5	39.4	27.9	$11,439	$1,833	$9,606

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Pk8

Is Gilbert Pk8 a good school?

Gilbert Pk8 ranks in the bottom 23.1% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Pk8?

Students at Gilbert Pk8 are 99% White.

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Pk8 attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Pk8 usually go on to attend:

High : Mingo Central Comprehensive High School

How many students attend Gilbert Pk8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Gilbert Pk8.

What district is Gilbert Pk8 in?

Mingo County Schools

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