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Cherry River Elementary School

Q: Is Cherry River Elementary School a good school?

Cherry River Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of West Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Cherry River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Cherry River Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cherry River Elementary School?

Students at Cherry River Elementary School are 96% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Cherry River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherry River Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Richwood Middle School High : Richwood High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cherry River Elementary School is a small Pre-K through 5th grade school in Richwood, WV, serving 152 students as part of Nicholas County Schools.

Cherry River is currently facing significant academic challenges. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school ranked 340th out of 355 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the bottom 4% of West Virginia schools. This represents a sharp decline from the previous year, when the school ranked 236th. The most concerning area is English Language Arts, where only 22.5% of students are proficient—a staggering 25-point gap from the state average of 47.6%. Math proficiency (32.4%) and 5th grade science (9.1%) also lag well behind state averages. These struggles are particularly notable because Cherry River spends $13,801 per student and maintains a favorable 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio—resources that exceed most nearby schools. For comparison, Mt. Nebo Elementary, ranked 13th statewide, spends less per student yet achieves 78.9% math proficiency and 71.2% ELA proficiency. Even Gauley River Elementary, the next-lowest performing school in the county, outperforms Cherry River by 12 points in math and 9 points in ELA.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots worth noting. Cherry River's 4th grade math program is a standout—60.9% of 4th graders are proficient, exceeding both the district (55.1%) and state (49.2%) averages. This suggests that effective instruction is possible at the school. Additionally, the school's Special Education students ranked in the 71st percentile statewide in 2024-2025, demonstrating that strong support systems can work. However, that performance collapsed to the 4th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating that successful interventions were not sustained. The school's historical pattern shows occasional improvement followed by regression, with rankings fluctuating between the 1st and 34th percentiles over the past decade. For parents, the key takeaway is that Cherry River has the resources and demonstrated capability to improve, but consistency in instruction and support services remains the critical challenge.

152

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,801

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Riverside Dr
Richwood, WV 26261-1251

(304) 846-6646

District: Nicholas County Schools

Students who attend Cherry River Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richwood Middle School
High:	Richwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg37%

West Virginia avg41%

340^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Nicholas County Schools

24^th of 54Nicholas 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	14.9	340 of 355	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	236 of 355	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	289 of 368	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	252 of 368	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.1	372 of 375	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	266 of 380	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	337 of 383	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	367 of 392	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	320 of 399	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	296 of 402	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.8	213 of 408	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	333 of 422	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.3	214 of 428	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.1	271 of 426	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.6	364 of 426	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	303 of 427	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	299 of 300	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	258 of 302	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	230 of 316	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	322 of 325	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	224 of 322	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	311 of 339	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	331 of 366	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	342 of 381	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	298 of 314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	185 of 328	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	245 of 336	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	227 of 333	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.0	347 of 347	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	217 of 335	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	274 of 368	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	298 of 382	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	278 of 298	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	155 of 305	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	253 of 325	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	243 of 322	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	325 of 330	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	232 of 333	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	297 of 338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	343 of 364	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	253 of 382	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	151 of 158	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	60.3	50 of 171	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	129 of 185	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.5	98 of 377	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	330 of 352	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	241 of 353	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	292 of 367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	265 of 366	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	370 of 373	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	277 of 376	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	333 of 373	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	357 of 374	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	318 of 382	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

English Language Arts22%-25 vs state

Science9%-25 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 (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 (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 6th 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 6th 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
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%)	14.9	340^th of 355 public elementary schools	4.2%		36.7	236^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.5%	104	13.3	60.9	21.2		32.4	6.7	34.8	21.2		22.5	9.1	$13,801	$3,149	$10,652
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%)	77.1	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.6	55^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.5%		68.8	52.4	81.8		64.6	58.1	50.0	68.2		56.8	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%)	29.5	278^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.7%		10	342^nd of 355 public elementary schools	3.7%	64	39.6	57.1	40.4		44.4	17.0	31.4	48.9		31.9	25.5	$11,712	$2,045	$9,667
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%)	36	247^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.6	294^th of 355 public elementary schools	17.2%	47	35.0	48.7	25.5	35.3	35.4	27.5	56.4	47.1	41.2	43.3	34.7	$11,427	$2,080	$9,348
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%)	44	205^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.3%		42.1	212^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.3%	7	41.7		60.0		40.7	33.3		30.0		25.9	50.0	$16,804	$2,007	$14,797
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%)	47.2	189^th of 355 public elementary schools	46.8%		67.8	91^st of 355 public elementary schools	74.4%	98	77.8	63.2	41.2		61.1	61.1	36.8	23.5		40.7	17.7	$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%)	92.4	13^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.3%		97.9	3^rd of 355 public elementary schools	99.2%	10	84.2	75.0	76.5		78.9	68.4	68.8	76.5		71.2	47.1	$12,637	$1,467	$11,169
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%)	44.3	200^th of 355 public elementary schools	43.7%		42.9	206^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.0%	6	57.6	38.6	47.9		47.2	36.4	40.9	56.3		45.6	35.4	$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%)	85.6	36^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.7	33^rd of 355 public elementary schools	90.7%	3	66.7	75.0	58.8		66.7	66.7	81.3	58.8		68.5	52.9	$11,464	$1,649	$9,814
Webster Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	318 River Dr	Webster Springs	26288	Webster County	Webster County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 847-5321	195	17	11.5		190 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.4	282^nd of 355 public elementary schools	20.6%		28.4	288^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.9%	6	30.0	44.4	18.8	16.7	28.7	40.0	55.6	37.5	41.7	44.8	31.3	$12,399	$2,372	$10,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherry River Elementary School

How many students attend Cherry River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Cherry River Elementary School.

What district is Cherry River Elementary School in?

Nicholas County Schools

What schools do graduates of Cherry River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherry River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richwood Middle School
High : Richwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Cherry River Elementary School?

Students at Cherry River Elementary School are 96% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Cherry River Elementary School a good school?

Cherry River Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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