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Kingwood Elementary

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Kingwood Elementary ranks 142 nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kingwood Elementary in Kingwood, WV, is a mid-sized public school serving 383 students in grades PK-4 as part of Preston County Schools. This school is one of the most improved elementary schools in the region, having climbed from the bottom 8th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026—a remarkable 52-point gain that has earned it a 3-star rating.

Kingwood's standout strength is mathematics. In the most recent school year, 53.6% of students scored proficient in math, compared to just 39.4% statewide and 35.9% across the district. Third graders are particularly strong, with 63.6% proficient in math. The school also shows impressive gains in serving students from low-income backgrounds, jumping from the 24th to the 65th percentile in just two years. Within Preston County, Kingwood now outperforms several larger schools, including West Preston School (6th percentile) and South Preston School (23rd percentile), while trailing only Bruceton School and Aurora School among district peers. Notably, Kingwood achieves these results while spending about $11,218 per student—less than several nearby schools that perform worse.

There are a few areas to watch. Fourth-grade math proficiency (45.7%) drops noticeably from third grade, suggesting a transition challenge. Also, the school's special education scores fell sharply from the 52nd percentile to the 15th percentile in the most recent year—a trend worth asking about. For comparison, nearby Cheat Lake Elementary, Ridgedale Elementary, and Brookhaven Elementary in Monongalia County Schools rank in the 89th-92nd percentile, reflecting the resource differences between rural Preston County and the Morgantown suburbs. Overall, Kingwood is a school on the rise, with strong math instruction and a clear upward trajectory that makes it worth a closer look for families in the area.

383

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,039

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

207 S Price St
Kingwood, WV 26537-1440

(304) 329-1034

District: Preston County Schools

Students who attend Kingwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Preston Middle School
High:	Preston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.7%

Asian:

0.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the West Virginia median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg40%

West Virginia avg44%

142^nd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 52 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Preston County Schools

30^th of 55Preston 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	56.9	142 of 355	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	219 of 355	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	215 of 368	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	185 of 368	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	275 of 375	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	241 of 380	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	274 of 383	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	262 of 392	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.9	368 of 399	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	371 of 402	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	360 of 408	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	353 of 422	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.3	203 of 428	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.9	186 of 426	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	188 of 426	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	112 of 427	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	61.4	142 of 420	66.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	55.7	59 of 187	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	86 of 154	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	138 of 146	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	107 of 300	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	231 of 302	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	215 of 316	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	139 of 317	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	191 of 325	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	178 of 322	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	217 of 339	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	241 of 366	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.7	355 of 381	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	113 of 315	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	213 of 328	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	256 of 336	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	277 of 333	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	179 of 335	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	276 of 368	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	343 of 382	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	146 of 303	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	136 of 305	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	134 of 325	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	204 of 322	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	276 of 330	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	208 of 333	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	240 of 338	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	238 of 364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	328 of 382	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	145 of 171	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	88 of 183	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	72 of 180	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	138 of 185	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	113 of 258	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.5	250 of 377	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	151 of 353	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	209 of 353	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	223 of 367	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	190 of 366	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	279 of 373	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	238 of 376	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	254 of 373	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	251 of 374	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.6	353 of 382	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2017)68th percentile+61 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%+14 vs state

English Language Arts50%+3 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	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 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kingwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	207 S Price St	Kingwood	26537	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 329-1034	383	26	15.0	62.7%	378 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56.9	142^nd of 355 public elementary schools	60.0%		41.1	219^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.3%	77	63.6	45.7					53.6	52.7	48.6					50.4				$9,039	$1,422	$7,617
West Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	113 Eby School Road	Arthurdale	26520	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 864-3835	604	41	14.7	51.3%	585 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15.9	334^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.9%		32	262^nd of 355 public elementary schools	26.2%	72	42.4	25.5	39.0	17.0	22.5	18.2	27.9	28.8	25.5	40.7	25.0	36.7	30.9	31.3	22.0	14.6	18.4	$8,094	$885	$7,209
South Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	5258 S Preston Hwy	Tunnelton	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 568-2331	312	23	13.5	61.9%	306 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	30.5	275^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.5%		26.1	295^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.9%	20	50.0	33.3	49.5	17.5	20.5	32.7	32.6	25.0	44.4	49.5	39.0	38.5	57.1	42.3	27.9	32.1	30.0	$10,332	$1,195	$9,136
Terra Alta/East Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	1103 E State Ave	Terra Alta	26764	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 789-2344	283	22	12.8	63.3%	272 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	37	240^th of 355 public elementary schools	32.4%		41.1	218^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.6%	22	66.7	25.0	26.9	25.0	20.0	34.6	34.3	48.2	37.5	42.3	55.0	30.0	42.3	42.7	26.9	30.8	28.9	$9,304	$1,306	$7,998
Aurora School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Aurora School Dr	Aurora	26705	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 735-3781	142	14	10.5	39.4%	142 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	116^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.3%		51.7	166^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.2%	50	71.4	59.2	50.0	56.3	23.1	30.0	48.0	28.6	52.6	45.0	50.0	15.4	38.1	39.4	45.0	52.4	48.8	$12,919	$1,185	$11,734
Bruceton School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Morgantown Street	Bruceton Mills	26525	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 379-2593	603	38	15.8	37.1%	596 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	64.5	100^th of 355 public elementary schools	71.8%		64.5	105^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.4%	5	45.0	68.6	55.3	54.7	39.3	45.3	51.8	26.7	60.0	58.9	54.7	36.1	50.9	47.9	42.8	37.7	40.4	$7,954	$733	$7,221
Ridgedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Goshen Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9231	536	32	16.8	30.6%	515 (96.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	87.4	29^th of 355 public elementary schools	91.8%		87.9	23^rd of 355 public elementary schools	93.5%	6	75.8	71.3	56.9				67.9	65.2	63.8	75.0				67.9	51.4			$10,217	$775	$9,443
Brookhaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Baker St	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9236	550	36	15.2	42.5%	510 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	83.3	39^th of 355 public elementary schools	89.0%		84.2	35^th of 355 public elementary schools	90.1%	4	64.9	59.2	65.3				63.1	59.1	63.2	72.2				65.6	56.9			$9,846	$1,114	$8,732
Cheat Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Crosby Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 594-2772	754	46	16.3	22.0%	664 (88.1%)	21 (2.8%)	16 (2.1%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	87.6	27^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.4%		89.1	18^th of 355 public elementary schools	94.9%	9	73.0	73.3	70.2				72.1	53.2	67.2	70.2				63.6	55.3			$9,764	$706	$9,058
Mountainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Greenbag Rd	Morgantown	26508	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 291-9255	645	48	13.4	47.4%	537 (83.3%)	44 (6.8%)	25 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	57.8	136^th of 355 public elementary schools	61.7%		52.9	161^st of 355 public elementary schools	54.6%	25	51.1	60.4	48.5				53.2	41.5	57.1	51.6				50.0	42.3			$12,292	$2,159	$10,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingwood Elementary

How many students attend Kingwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Kingwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kingwood Elementary?

Students at Kingwood Elementary are 99% White.

What schools do graduates of Kingwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kingwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Preston Middle School
High : Preston High School

Is Kingwood Elementary a good school?

Kingwood Elementary ranks 142^nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Kingwood Elementary in?

Preston County Schools

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