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Belmont Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Elementary School is a small, rural school in Belmont, WV, serving 232 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Pleasants County Schools district.

Belmont Elementary has experienced a dramatic academic decline over the past three years. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school ranked in the top 30% of West Virginia elementary schools with a 4-star rating. By the 2025-2026 school year, it had fallen to a 1-star rating, placing it in the 14th percentile statewide. This is a sharp drop of nearly 60 percentile points. The decline is especially pronounced among certain student groups, with low socio-economic status students and male students both performing in the bottom 10th percentile statewide. Current proficiency rates show 34.2% of students proficient in math and 40.8% in English Language Arts. Interestingly, 4th-grade ELA scores (47.6%) are close to the state average, while 3rd-grade ELA (32.4%) lags significantly behind, suggesting challenges are not uniform across grade levels.

The comparison with St. Marys Elementary School, the other elementary school in the same district, is particularly telling. Both schools have identical enrollment (232 students), similar student-teacher ratios (13.2 vs. 13.1), and nearly identical per-student spending (about $15,000). Yet St. Marys significantly outperforms Belmont in every academic metric, with 58.2% math proficiency and 48.1% ELA proficiency. Belmont also spends more per student than nearby high-performing schools in Wood County Schools, such as Greenmont Elementary School (79.1% math, 77.1% ELA) and Criss Elementary School (77.5% math, 80.4% ELA), despite those schools spending less per student. This suggests the issue at Belmont is not a lack of funding or larger class sizes, but rather school-specific factors such as instructional quality, school climate, or leadership that parents may want to explore further.

232

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,205

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 — 57th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg42%

West Virginia avg44%

304^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	23.4	304 of 355	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.8	216 of 300	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.1	308 of 315	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.2	286 of 303	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.4	307 of 353	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)28th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 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 (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2021)	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
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	46.1%	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
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	47.9%	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
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	30.9%	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
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	28.3%	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	41.7%	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	56.8%	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	48.6%	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
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	61.3%	231 (87.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	24.3	301^st of 355 public elementary schools	15.2%		61.1	117^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.0%	184	37.5	43.2	36.1	39.3	31.3	40.9	41.7	38.4	22.2	$12,739	$1,644	$11,094
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	49.6%	293 (82.1%)	12 (3.4%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	64.3	103^rd of 355 public elementary schools	71.0%		86.3	28^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.1%	75	66.7	48.4	73.2	60.5	45.2	45.3	61.0	49.7	41.5	$10,513	$1,344	$9,169
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	59.5%	248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	73.6	68^th of 355 public elementary schools	80.8%		71.6	73^rd of 355 public elementary schools	79.4%	5	68.4	57.9	61.8	62.7	60.5	71.1	50.0	60.9	38.2	$10,987	$1,761	$9,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Elementary School

What district is Belmont Elementary School in?

Pleasants County 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

How many students attend Belmont Elementary School?

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

Is Belmont Elementary School a good school?

Belmont Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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