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Peterstown Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Peterstown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Peterstown, West Virginia, with 387 students. The school is part of the Monroe County Schools district, which is ranked 28 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peterstown Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of West Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% for female, male, and white students, as well as for students with low socioeconomic status. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the West Virginia Assessment, is significantly below the state and district averages in both mathematics and English language arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is 36.8%, compared to the state average of 53% and the Monroe County Schools average of 37.9%.

When compared to nearby schools in the Mercer County Schools district, such as Melrose Elementary School and Sun Valley Elementary School, Peterstown Elementary School's performance is significantly lower. The school's small size and rural location may present unique challenges, and the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (over 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) may be a contributing factor to the school's poor academic performance.

420

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,906

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5414 Ballard Red Sulphur Parkw
Peterstown, WV 24963

(304) 753-4328

District: Monroe County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.6%

Asian:

1.0%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

West Virginia avg50%

339^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Monroe County Schools

28^th of 55Monroe 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	13.8	339 of 355	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	352 of 368	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	356 of 368	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	352 of 375	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	329 of 380	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	363 of 383	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	374 of 392	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	363 of 399	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	289 of 402	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.2	235 of 408	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	326 of 422	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.8	235 of 428	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.2	353 of 426	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	326 of 426	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	327 of 427	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	329 of 420	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	127 of 146	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	265 of 302	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	296 of 316	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	301 of 317	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	316 of 325	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	326 of 366	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	304 of 381	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	326 of 328	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	323 of 336	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	307 of 333	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	305 of 347	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	257 of 335	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	337 of 368	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	366 of 382	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	285 of 305	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	320 of 325	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	310 of 322	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	288 of 330	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	262 of 333	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	319 of 338	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	341 of 364	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	357 of 382	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	38.5	155 of 218	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	126 of 171	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	148 of 183	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	174 of 180	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	161 of 185	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	236 of 258	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	337 of 353	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	346 of 367	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	354 of 373	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	330 of 376	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	366 of 373	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	359 of 374	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	351 of 382	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)29th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-22 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
Peterstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5414 Ballard Red Sulphur Parkw	Peterstown	24963	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 753-4328	420	28	15.2		410 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.8	339^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.6	352^nd of 368 public elementary schools	4.3%	13	36.8	23.0					31.6	35.0							$11,906	$2,115	$9,791
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5281 Hinton Road	Lerona	25971	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-7441	117	8	14.6		113 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	79.3	51^st of 355 public elementary schools	85.6%		52.2	163^rd of 368 public elementary schools	55.7%	112	54.6	65.0	42.9				72.7	70.0	78.6				50.0		$11,174	$2,020	$9,154
Oakvale School	Public	PK, KG-5	2503 Goodwins Chapel Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 898-2541	168	16	10.8		149 (88.7%)	4 (2.4%)	6 (3.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	32.6	257^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.6%		53.8	159^th of 368 public elementary schools	56.8%	98	44.8	34.6	50.0				20.7	39.0	55.6				23.4		$13,545	$1,834	$11,711
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S State Street	Athens	24712	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 384-9229	233	19	12.5		216 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	91.5	14^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.1%		92.6	15^th of 368 public elementary schools	95.9%	1	75.8	76.3	71.9				60.6	68.4	75.0				53.1		$12,305	$1,997	$10,308
Talcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Talcott School Rd	Talcott	24981	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6029	160	15	10.6		158 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	13.8	338^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	350^th of 368 public elementary schools	4.9%	12	41.4	27.8	13.6				31.0	27.8	40.9				13.6		$10,794	$1,755	$9,039
Mountain View Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	121 Mountain View Drive	Union	24983	Monroe County	Monroe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 772-4903	456	37	12.3		426 (93.4%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	41.4	216^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.2%		28.9	286^th of 368 public elementary schools	22.3%	70	39.6	29.7	58.0	21.2	33.3	32.7	41.7	35.1	52.0	55.8	48.7	38.8	32.0	26.5	$12,056	$2,006	$10,051
Hinton Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Park Ave	Hinton	25951	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6024	265	24	11.0		247 (93.2%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	7.1	353^rd of 355 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.5	367^th of 368 public elementary schools	0.3%	14	20.0	11.8	27.3				17.5	17.7	23.5				20.6		$10,439	$1,891	$8,549
Melrose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Athens Rd	Princeton	24739	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 425-3757	239	15	15.9		210 (87.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	61.9	112^th of 355 public elementary schools	68.5%		81.8	46^th of 368 public elementary schools	87.5%	66	51.4	67.5	59.2				35.1	70.0	59.2				27.9		$9,531	$912	$8,619
Jumping Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6617 Beech Run Rd	Jumping Branch	25969	Summers County	Summers County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 466-6005	86	9	9.5		81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	48.7	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		48.7	176^th of 368 public elementary schools	52.2%	2	66.7		45.5				46.7		45.5				18.2		$12,359	$1,407	$10,953
Straley Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Straley Ave	Princeton	24740	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-3173	172	14	12.7		134 (77.9%)	13 (7.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.2%)	56.1	144^th of 355 public elementary schools	59.4%		41	232^nd of 368 public elementary schools	37.0%	88	58.3	53.6	38.8				53.3	53.6	46.9				37.5		$12,460	$2,288	$10,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Peterstown Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Peterstown Elementary School?

Students at Peterstown Elementary School are 98% White.

What district is Peterstown Elementary School in?

Monroe County Schools

How many students attend Peterstown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Peterstown Elementary School.

Is Peterstown Elementary School a good school?

Peterstown Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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