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Belmont Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Belmont, West Virginia, with 233 students. The school is part of the Pleasants County Schools district, which is ranked 34 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belmont Elementary has seen significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from a high of 69th out of 383 West Virginia elementary schools in 2018-2019 to a low of 320th out of 355 in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students ranking as high as 71st out of 322 West Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023, while female students and white students have ranked much lower, at 120th and 107th, respectively, in the same year. Belmont Elementary's proficiency rates on the West Virginia Assessments are generally lower than the Pleasants County Schools district and the state averages, particularly in mathematics.

When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding area, Belmont Elementary generally underperforms. For instance, St. Marys Elementary, which is also in the Pleasants County Schools district, has consistently outperformed Belmont Elementary on state assessments. Additionally, Belmont Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be contributing to its academic challenges, despite spending more per student than the state average.

232

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,086

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

512 Riverview Dr
Belmont, WV 26134-9715

(304) 299-5274

District: Pleasants County Schools

Students who attend Belmont Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 48 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

West Virginia avg50%

320^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pleasants County Schools

34^th 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
2025	19.9	320 of 355	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	235 of 368	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.0	100 of 368	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	145 of 375	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	106 of 380	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	69 of 383	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	128 of 392	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.8	247 of 399	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	174 of 402	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	172 of 408	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.4	222 of 422	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	225 of 428	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	209 of 426	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.1	347 of 426	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.8	227 of 427	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	172 of 420	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	268 of 302	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	209 of 316	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	120 of 317	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	161 of 325	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	97 of 322	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	77 of 339	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	147 of 366	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	143 of 381	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	306 of 328	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	221 of 336	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.5	79 of 333	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	111 of 347	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	97 of 335	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	213 of 368	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	7.0	378 of 382	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	266 of 305	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	200 of 325	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.2	71 of 322	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	94 of 330	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	86 of 333	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	60 of 338	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	112 of 364	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.9	340 of 382	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	45.0	184 of 377	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	327 of 353	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	252 of 367	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	107 of 366	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	156 of 373	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	114 of 376	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	73 of 373	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	132 of 374	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.4	248 of 382	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2017)51st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-12 vs state

Mathematics36%-16 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 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
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		222 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	19.9	320^th of 355 public elementary schools	9.9%		40	235^th of 368 public elementary schools	36.1%	85	29.3	41.9		34.2	37.2			$15,086	$1,141	$13,945
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		222 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	71	77^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.3%		49	175^th of 368 public elementary schools	52.4%	98	56.4	67.7		53.9	58.8			$14,658	$1,294	$13,364
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		515 (94.5%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	75.7	61^st of 355 public elementary schools	82.8%		85.5	32^nd of 368 public elementary schools	91.3%	29	60.3	61.0	50.0	53.9	68.3	63.8	46.5	$10,374	$626	$9,747
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		213 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	96.2	6^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.3%		99.3	1^st of 368 public elementary schools	99.7%	5	95.0	75.6	86.2	77.5	67.5	89.7	65.5	$13,464	$614	$12,850
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		268 (93.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	66.9	93^rd of 355 public elementary schools	73.8%		62.7	113^th of 368 public elementary schools	69.3%	20	70.7	55.0	44.4	53.7	60.0	63.9	30.6	$13,036	$1,160	$11,876
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		336 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	59.3	125^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.8%		59.8	129^th of 368 public elementary schools	64.9%	4	52.7	48.4	50.0	43.6	45.9	63.6	51.5	$12,715	$1,868	$10,848
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		239 (89.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	95	7^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.1	8^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.8%	1	85.3	66.7	78.3	70.6	73.7	86.4	75.6	$11,672	$800	$10,872
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 32nd St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9563	264	22	12.0		231 (87.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	61.1	117^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	128^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.2%	11	48.8	63.3	58.6	37.2	53.3	63.3	37.9	$12,729	$2,014	$10,714
Neale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2305 Grand Central Ave	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9587	357	27	13.2		293 (82.1%)	12 (3.4%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	86.3	28^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.3	25^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.2%	3	57.6	71.4	82.0	51.5	76.2	76.0	61.2	$12,314	$1,711	$10,603
Kanawha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6465 Staunton Tpke	Davisville	26142	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9557	265	22	12.0		248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	71.6	73^rd of 355 public elementary schools	79.4%		82.5	44^th of 368 public elementary schools	88.0%	29	53.9	52.6	92.9	38.5	58.2	82.1	57.1	$13,743	$2,052	$11,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Elementary School

What district is Belmont Elementary School in?

Pleasants County Schools

Is Belmont Elementary School a good school?

Belmont Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Belmont Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Elementary School?

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

How many students attend Belmont Elementary School?

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

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