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South Preston School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

South Preston School is an elementary school located in Tunnelton, West Virginia, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Preston County Schools district, which is ranked 35 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Preston School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of West Virginia elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the Preston County and West Virginia averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts are 10-20 percentage points lower than the county and state, and its performance in Science is also concerning, with proficiency rates well below the county and state. The school's ranking for special education students is particularly low, indicating challenges in supporting the learning needs of all student subgroups.

While South Preston School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes. Nearby schools in the Preston County district, such as Terra Alta/East Preston School and West Preston School, generally perform better on state assessments, though they still struggle to meet the state averages. Schools in the neighboring Monongalia County district, such as Brookhaven Elementary and Ridgedale Elementary, significantly outperform South Preston School and the Preston County district, indicating a broader challenge within the region.

312

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,354

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5258 S Preston Hwy
Tunnelton, WV 26444-7538

(304) 568-2331

District: Preston County Schools

Students who attend South Preston School usually attend:

High:

Preston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2019 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

West Virginia avg42%

Elementary school

295^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

140^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Preston County Schools

35^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	295 of 355	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	322 of 368	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	333 of 368	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	236 of 375	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	222 of 380	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	335 of 383	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	256 of 302	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	281 of 316	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	271 of 317	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	174 of 325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	352 of 366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	354 of 381	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	206 of 328	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	272 of 336	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	283 of 333	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	232 of 347	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	306 of 335	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	349 of 368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	350 of 382	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	227 of 305	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	251 of 330	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	241 of 333	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	261 of 338	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	294 of 364	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	325 of 382	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	142 of 171	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	91 of 183	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	163 of 180	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	219 of 258	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.5	203 of 377	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	304 of 353	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	325 of 367	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	338 of 366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	234 of 373	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	229 of 376	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	328 of 373	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	350 of 374	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	358 of 382	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	136 of 169	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	115 of 168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	96 of 169	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	139 of 171	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	112 of 131	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	131 of 158	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	112 of 158	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	85 of 158	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	60 of 164	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.7	138 of 162	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	137 of 162	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	134 of 174	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	135 of 165	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	146 of 164	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	70 of 162	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	70 of 162	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.9	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	149 of 176	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	129 of 160	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	136 of 158	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	112 of 161	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	150 of 161	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	162 of 176	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	28.2	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	72 of 142	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.0	113 of 174	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	133 of 168	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	116 of 168	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	95 of 168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	139 of 170	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	153 of 167	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	158 of 176	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Science20%-11 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		306 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	26.1	295^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.9%		21	322^nd of 368 public elementary schools	12.5%	27	36.8	44.4	30.2	14.0	31.0	12.5	21.1	44.4	44.2	39.5	44.8	27.5	30.2	10.3	$11,354	$2,050	$9,304
Fellowsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	139 Fellowsville School Rd	Tunnelton	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 892-3866	59	8	7.3		59 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	53.3						40.0								$16,144	$2,422	$13,722
Rowlesburg School	Public	K-8	46 Center St	Rowlesburg	26425	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 454-9311	33	5	6.6		33 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$15,322	$1,729	$13,594
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		378 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41.1	219^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.3%		43.6	215^th of 368 public elementary schools	41.6%	4	50.8	48.3					42.9	43.3							$11,218	$1,550	$9,668
West Preston School	Public	PK, KG-8	113 Eby School Road	Arthurdale	26444	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 864-3835	604	41	14.7		585 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	32	262^nd of 355 public elementary schools	26.2%		41.9	227^th of 368 public elementary schools	38.3%	35	40.4	18.0	41.8	34.8	23.2	13.3	32.1	39.3	32.7	47.8	32.1	25.3	31.5	13.3	$9,131	$1,362	$7,769
Kasson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Kasson Rd	Moatsville	26405	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-1485	179	15	12.0		177 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	38.2	230^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.2%		11.9	356^th of 368 public elementary schools	3.3%	126	72.2	36.4	33.3	6.7	13.6	21.1	72.2	27.3	33.3	46.7	31.8	31.6	26.7	26.3	$11,553	$1,011	$10,542
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		142 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	166^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.2%		42.1	223^rd of 368 public elementary schools	39.4%	57	78.6	30.0	64.3		37.5	38.5	50.0	45.0	42.9		37.5	23.1	28.6	53.9	$11,380	$1,367	$10,013
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		272 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	41.1	218^th of 355 public elementary schools	38.6%		36.1	252^nd of 368 public elementary schools	31.5%	34	55.6	32.1	35.3	16.7	34.6	26.7	44.4	46.4	58.8	33.3	53.9	53.3	41.2	20.0	$10,355	$1,387	$8,968
Anna Jarvis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 N Pike St	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-4090	461	32	14.4		448 (97.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	16.6	331^st of 355 public elementary schools	6.8%		24.8	309^th of 368 public elementary schools	16.0%	22	38.0	30.0					32.9	35.7							$11,664	$1,426	$10,238
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		515 (96.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	87.9	23^rd of 355 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.3	21^st of 368 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	74.0	68.0	74.0				52.0	65.3	75.3				65.8		$12,517	$789	$11,728

Frequently Asked Questions about South Preston School

What schools do graduates of South Preston School attend?

Students who attend South Preston School usually go on to attend:

High : Preston High School

What is the racial makeup of South Preston School?

Students at South Preston School are 98% White.

How many students attend South Preston School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended South Preston School.

What district is South Preston School in?

Preston County Schools

Is South Preston School a good school?

South Preston School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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