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Panther Creek Elementary School

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Panther Creek Elementary School ranks 55 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Panther Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Nettie, West Virginia, serving 227 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Nicholas County Schools district, which is ranked 25 out of 55 districts in the state.

Panther Creek Elementary School has a strong performance history, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in West Virginia. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade and has particularly excelled in supporting the academic progress of specific student subgroups, such as male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. In the 2024-2025 school year, Panther Creek's 5th-grade students achieved an 81.8% proficiency rate in mathematics, significantly higher than the district's 50.6% and the state's 42% proficiency rates. The school's 4th-grade English language arts proficiency rate of 71.4% in 2024-2025 was also notably higher than the district's 45.6% and the state's 50.3%.

When compared to nearby schools, Panther Creek Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics and English language arts. This suggests that the school may be implementing more effective instructional practices or utilizing resources more efficiently than some of the surrounding schools. Overall, Panther Creek Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school within the Nicholas County Schools district and the state of West Virginia, making it a model for effective elementary education.

211

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,775

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10068 Canvas Nettie Road
Nettie, WV 26681-0039

(304) 846-6808

District: Nicholas County Schools

Students who attend Panther Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richwood Middle School
	Summersville Middle School
High:	Nicholas County High School
	Richwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

African American:

1.4%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of West Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 85th (2025) from a 54th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg47%

West Virginia avg46%

55^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Nicholas County Schools

25^th of 55Nicholas 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	77.6	55 of 355	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	67 of 368	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	90 of 368	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	171 of 375	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	79 of 380	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	35 of 383	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	45 of 392	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	46 of 399	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	81 of 402	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	90.2	17 of 408	95.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	16 of 422	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	77.7	50 of 428	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	46 of 426	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	61.4	122 of 426	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	54 of 427	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	71 of 420	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.1	174 of 187	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	57 of 302	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	68 of 316	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	82 of 317	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	134 of 325	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	65 of 322	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	17 of 339	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	67 of 366	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	36 of 381	90.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	92.5	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	22 of 328	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	39 of 336	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	31 of 333	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	54.5	135 of 347	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	118 of 335	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.2	11 of 368	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.5	27 of 382	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	42 of 305	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	77 of 322	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	168 of 330	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	107 of 333	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	41 of 338	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	22 of 364	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	77.6	50 of 382	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	78.4	26 of 180	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	63.4	68 of 377	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	55 of 353	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	63 of 367	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	93 of 366	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	173 of 373	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	81 of 376	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	37 of 373	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	44 of 374	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	45 of 382	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2024)96th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)86th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2017)7th percentile-82 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+17 vs state

English Language Arts64%+16 vs state

Science50%+17 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 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		207 (98.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	77.6	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		75.6	67^th of 368 public elementary schools	81.8%	12	57.5	57.1	81.8		42.5	71.4	77.3		50.0	$11,775	$1,072	$10,702
Gauley River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School St	Craigsville	26205	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 742-5271	295	20	14.7		294 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10	342^nd of 355 public elementary schools	3.7%		33.4	266^th of 368 public elementary schools	27.7%	76	31.7	28.0	18.9		26.8	32.0	29.7		16.2	$11,712	$2,045	$9,667
Glade Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7950 Webster Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 872-2882	124	8	15.5		119 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.8	91^st of 355 public elementary schools	74.4%		62.2	116^th of 368 public elementary schools	68.5%	25	65.0	47.6	85.7		45.0	28.6	85.7		64.3	$10,254	$1,081	$9,172
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		102 (97.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.9	3^rd of 355 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.6	3^rd of 368 public elementary schools	99.2%		80.0	95.0			73.3	90.0				$12,637	$1,467	$11,169
Cherry River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Riverside Dr	Richwood	26261	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 846-6646	152	12	12.6		146 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	36.7	236^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.1	289^th of 368 public elementary schools	21.5%	53	54.6	25.0	50.0		18.2	25.0	50.0		41.7	$13,801	$3,149	$10,652
Summersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 McKees Creek Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-1421	331	24	13.7		314 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	42.9	206^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.1	224^th of 368 public elementary schools	39.1%	18	51.2	54.9	38.5		37.2	47.1	46.2		31.6	$11,966	$1,729	$10,237
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		119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	84.7	33^rd of 355 public elementary schools	90.7%		72.9	74^th of 368 public elementary schools	79.9%	41	75.0	72.2	82.4		50.0	55.6	76.5		52.9	$11,464	$1,649	$9,814
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		89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	42.1	212^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.3%		17.9	335^th of 368 public elementary schools	9.0%	123		60.0	30.8			50.0	53.9		15.4	$16,804	$2,007	$14,797
Zela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Country Rd	Summersville	26651	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 872-1481	67	7	9.5		67 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	308^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.8	340^th of 368 public elementary schools	7.6%	32			33.3				41.7		16.7	$15,250	$2,518	$12,732
Glade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25 Mill St	Cowen	26206	Webster County	Webster County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 226-5353	328	22	15.1		325 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.6	294^th of 355 public elementary schools	17.2%		28.1	290^th of 368 public elementary schools	21.2%	4	51.3	24.5	36.7	13.3	28.2	42.9	46.7	35.6	26.7	$11,427	$2,080	$9,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Panther Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Panther Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Panther Creek Elementary School.

What district is Panther Creek Elementary School in?

Nicholas County Schools

What schools do graduates of Panther Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Panther Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richwood Middle School
Middle : Summersville Middle School
High : Nicholas County High School
High : Richwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Panther Creek Elementary School?

Students at Panther Creek Elementary School are 98% White, 1% African American.

Is Panther Creek Elementary School a good school?

Panther Creek Elementary School ranks 55^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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