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Summersville Elementary School

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Summersville Elementary School ranks 206 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Summersville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 369 students in grades PK-5 in Summersville, West Virginia. The school is part of the Nicholas County Schools district, which is ranked 25 out of 55 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Summersville Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its low socioeconomic status (SES) students performing significantly worse than their peers.

Interestingly, the school's performance is mixed when compared to nearby schools in the Fayette County Schools district, such as Divide Elementary and Ansted Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 100 elementary schools in West Virginia. The school's variable performance across different subject areas and student groups suggests that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and improvements, and investigating the successful practices of higher-performing nearby schools could provide valuable insights for Summersville Elementary.

331

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,966

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 McKees Creek Rd
Summersville, WV 26651-1645

(304) 872-1421

District: Nicholas County Schools

Students who attend Summersville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Summersville Middle School
High:	Nicholas County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.9%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

West Virginia avg46%

206^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	42.9	206 of 355	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	224 of 368	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	250 of 368	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	232 of 375	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	291 of 380	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	325 of 383	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	323 of 392	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	303 of 399	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	320 of 402	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	56.9	153 of 408	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.7	102 of 422	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	59.3	145 of 428	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.9	112 of 426	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.7	136 of 426	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.3	208 of 427	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.6	177 of 420	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	6.6	68 of 75	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	93 of 154	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	111 of 146	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	71.9	16 of 98	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	226 of 302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	244 of 316	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	223 of 317	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	167 of 325	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	221 of 322	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	283 of 339	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	355 of 366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	295 of 381	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	42.5	86 of 156	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	232 of 336	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	279 of 333	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	192 of 347	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	287 of 335	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	256 of 368	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	270 of 382	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	131 of 305	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	165 of 325	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	210 of 322	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	238 of 330	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	263 of 333	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	269 of 338	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	189 of 364	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	252 of 382	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	33.5	173 of 218	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	59 of 171	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	58 of 183	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	50 of 180	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	26.5	154 of 185	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	209 of 258	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	325 of 377	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	218 of 353	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	233 of 367	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	256 of 366	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	235 of 373	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	301 of 376	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	330 of 373	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	331 of 374	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	295 of 382	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)88th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)84th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2017)45th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)21st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2017)9th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-5 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Divide Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	334 Propps Rdg Rd	Lookout	25868	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 574-1443	189	14	13.4		183 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	22	313^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.8%		42.7	221^st of 368 public elementary schools	39.9%	92	48.4	37.8	21.6	35.5	43.2	35.1	13.5	$13,180	$1,540	$11,640
Ansted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School St	Ansted	25812	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 658-5961	178	13	13.7		173 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	31.5	267^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.8%		43.9	213^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.1%	54	45.5	43.8	33.3	31.8	59.4	33.3	22.2	$13,490	$1,774	$11,716
Birch River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	379 Birch River Rd	Birch River	26610	Nicholas County	Nicholas County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 649-2651	64	7	9.1		64 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	248^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.1%					(n/a)	36.4	45.5		36.4	54.6			$14,690	$2,923	$11,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Summersville Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Summersville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Summersville Middle School
High : Nicholas County High School

Is Summersville Elementary School a good school?

Summersville Elementary School ranks 206^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Summersville Elementary School in?

Nicholas County Schools

How many students attend Summersville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Summersville Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Summersville Elementary School?

Students at Summersville Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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