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St. Marys Elementary School

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St. Marys Elementary School ranks 156 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

St. Marys Elementary School in Saint Marys, WV, serves 232 students from Pre-K through 4th grade as part of the Pleasants County Schools district, which ranks 20th out of 54 districts statewide.

This school has a clear superpower: mathematics. An impressive 76.9% of 4th graders score proficient in math, which is nearly 28 percentage points higher than the state average and more than double the rate at Belmont Elementary, its district counterpart. Overall, St. Marys' math proficiency of 58.2% beats the district average by a wider margin than any other nearby school. However, there's a notable catch: 3rd grade math proficiency sits at just 40%, creating the largest grade-level gap in the region. The school shows a similar pattern in English Language Arts, where 3rd graders score 27.5% proficient (well below the state's 44.6%) but 4th graders jump to 69.2%. This dramatic improvement from 3rd to 4th grade across both subjects suggests either an exceptionally strong 4th grade cohort or particularly effective instruction at that level. With a favorable 13.1:1 student-teacher ratio—smaller than several higher-performing schools like Williamstown Elementary (16.5:1)—the school has the class-size advantage but hasn't yet translated that into consistent top-tier results.

St. Marys' ranking history is a rollercoaster. After jumping from 175th to 77th place in 2024-2025, the school slipped back to 156th this year. This volatility—swinging between the top quartile and bottom half over the past decade—suggests untapped potential. The school dramatically outperforms Belmont Elementary (156th vs. 304th) but trails top Wood County schools like Criss Elementary, which ranks 5th despite spending less per student. For parents, the key takeaway is this: if the school can replicate its 4th grade success in earlier grades and boost early literacy, St. Marys has the demonstrated capacity to become a consistently high-performing school.

232

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,872

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

317 Washington St
Saint Marys, WV 26170-1312

(304) 684-3510

District: Pleasants County Schools

Students who attend St. Marys Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasants County Middle School
High:	St. Marys High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2023 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2026) from a 37th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the West Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg42%

West Virginia avg44%

156^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Pleasants County Schools

22^nd of 55Pleasants 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	54.2	156 of 355	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.0	77 of 355	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.0	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	233 of 368	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	215 of 375	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	216 of 380	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	111 of 383	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	62 of 392	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	81 of 399	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	64.8	109 of 402	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	50.7	195 of 408	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.7	296 of 422	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	199 of 428	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	137 of 426	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	121 of 426	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	39.3	270 of 427	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	188 of 420	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	145 of 300	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	89 of 302	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	37 of 325	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	84 of 339	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	32 of 366	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	79.5	39 of 381	89.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	136 of 315	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	181 of 336	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	260 of 333	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	287 of 347	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	114 of 335	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	75 of 368	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	59.2	130 of 382	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	145 of 303	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.1	65 of 305	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	136 of 325	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	240 of 322	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	301 of 330	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	260 of 333	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	107 of 338	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	86 of 364	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	57.7	143 of 382	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	37.9	247 of 377	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	163 of 353	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	84 of 353	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	172 of 367	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	213 of 366	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	208 of 373	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	224 of 376	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	113 of 373	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	66 of 374	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	82 of 382	78.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

White (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2017)34th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

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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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
St. Marys Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	317 Washington St	Saint Marys	26170	Pleasants County	Pleasants County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 684-3510	232	18	13.1	48.7%	222 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	54.2	156^th of 355 public elementary schools	56.1%		71	77^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.3%	79	40.0	76.9		58.2	27.5	69.2		48.1		$13,872	$1,511	$12,361
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	512 Riverview Dr	Belmont	26134	Pleasants County	Pleasants County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 299-5274	232	17	13.2	45.7%	222 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	23.4	304^th of 355 public elementary schools	14.4%		19.9	320^th of 355 public elementary schools	9.9%	16	35.3	33.3		34.2	32.4	47.6		40.8		$12,205	$1,406	$10,799
Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Caroline Ave	Williamstown	26187	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 375-7675	545	33	16.5	36.5%	515 (94.5%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	79.4	50^th of 355 public elementary schools	85.9%		75.7	61^st of 355 public elementary schools	82.8%	11	74.4	51.3	63.8	63.6	64.0	51.3	68.8	61.6	60.0	$9,635	$562	$9,072
Creed Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	512 Collins Ave	Pennsboro	26415	Ritchie County	Ritchie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 659-2140	211	18	11.7	52.1%	203 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	42	213^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.0%		48.7	176^th of 355 public elementary schools	50.4%	37	50.0	53.1		51.5	32.4	50.0		40.9		$13,137	$2,052	$11,085
Harrisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Elementary Drive	Harrisville	26362	Ritchie County	Ritchie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 643-2220	201	18	11.1	48.8%	193 (96.0%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.7	137^th of 355 public elementary schools	61.4%		65.8	100^th of 355 public elementary schools	71.8%	37	57.7	80.0		69.6	30.8	53.3		42.9		$13,588	$2,016	$11,573
Sistersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Sistersville Elementary Sc	Sistersville	26175	Tyler County	Tyler County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 652-2601	233	22	10.5	56.7%	227 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	60.7	120^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.2%		43.2	202^nd of 355 public elementary schools	43.1%	82	65.6	38.9	65.1	56.8	53.1	38.9	58.1	50.5	44.2	$19,302	$2,433	$16,869
Greenmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 58th St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9544	229	16	14.3	27.5%	213 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	95.3	8^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.2	6^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.3%	2	92.6	80.0	68.4	79.1	77.8	77.5	76.3	77.1	52.6	$12,865	$502	$12,364
Vienna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 41st St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9648	288	20	14.4	49.3%	268 (93.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	75.3	61^st of 355 public elementary schools	82.8%		66.9	93^rd of 355 public elementary schools	73.8%	32	63.9	78.1	39.2	61.2	52.8	73.2	71.0	67.2	41.6	$10,134	$315	$9,819
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 36th St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9528	361	30	12.0	67.6%	336 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	45.4	192^nd of 355 public elementary schools	45.9%		59.3	125^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.8%	67	47.1	49.2	44.4	46.8	34.6	45.8	50.8	44.3	44.4	$12,447	$2,233	$10,214
Criss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 22nd St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9522	267	18	14.8	58.4%	239 (89.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	96.2	5^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.6%		95	7^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.0%	2	77.5	72.2	79.9	77.5	75.0	77.8	87.1	80.4	72.6	$9,356	$699	$8,656

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Marys Elementary School

How many students attend St. Marys Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended St. Marys Elementary School.

What district is St. Marys Elementary School in?

Pleasants County Schools

What schools do graduates of St. Marys Elementary School attend?

Students who attend St. Marys Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasants County Middle School
High : St. Marys High School

What is the racial makeup of St. Marys Elementary School?

Students at St. Marys Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is St. Marys Elementary School a good school?

St. Marys Elementary School ranks 156^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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