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Cherry River Elementary School

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Cherry River Elementary School ranks 236 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cherry River Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Richwood, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 155 students. The school is part of the Nicholas County Schools district, which is ranked 25 out of 55 school districts in the state.

Academically, Cherry River Elementary School has struggled compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 236 out of 355 West Virginia elementary schools and was rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's performance in mathematics and English language arts has been consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics ranged from 25% to 54.6%, while the state and district averages were 53% and 53.2%, respectively. In English language arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 18.2% to 50%, significantly lower than the state and district averages of 44.8% to 50.3%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Nicholas County Schools district, such as MT Lookout Elementary School and MT Nebo Elementary School, have generally outperformed Cherry River Elementary School in academic metrics. These top-performing schools have consistently ranked among the best elementary schools in West Virginia, with proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts significantly higher than Cherry River Elementary School. While the relatively low student-teacher ratio at Cherry River Elementary School suggests that class size may not be a significant factor in the school's academic struggles, the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

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: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg47%

West Virginia avg46%

236^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%-5 vs state

Science42%+8 vs state

English Language Arts31%-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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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	288^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.9%		44.5	208^th of 368 public elementary schools	43.5%	80	53.9	50.0	28.0	22.7	30.8	44.4	40.0	31.8	20.0	$12,399	$2,372	$10,027

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Cherry River Elementary School?

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

Is Cherry River Elementary School a good school?

Cherry River Elementary School ranks 236^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cherry River Elementary School?

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

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