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Lakeside Elementary School

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Lakeside Elementary School ranks 78 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lakeside Elementary School is a small, well-funded school in Hurricane, WV, serving 182 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly-rated Putnam County Schools district. With a student-teacher ratio of just 10.7:1 and per-student spending of $14,442—among the highest in the area—this school offers a personalized, resource-rich learning environment that stands out from its larger neighbors.

Lakeside's biggest academic strength is mathematics, where 64.4% of students are proficient—25 percentage points above the state average and well ahead of the district's 57.9%. This math excellence is especially visible in 4th grade, where 71.4% of students meet proficiency standards. The school also shines in special education, ranking 5th in the state (97th percentile) for this subgroup, a remarkable turnaround from just a few years ago. Science performance is solid too, with 5th graders exceeding both district and state averages. However, English Language Arts (ELA) remains a challenge: only 50.7% of students are proficient, which is 11.6 points below the district average. The gap is most pronounced in grades 3 and 4, though 5th grade ELA is a bright spot at 76.5% proficiency—well above state and district levels.

Compared to nearby West Teays Elementary—the region's top performer just 3 miles away—Lakeside trails significantly in reading (50.7% vs. 78.8%) but narrows the gap in math (64.4% vs. 81.1%). The school also shows a notable gender gap, with female students ranking 72nd in the state versus 165th for males. While Lakeside has climbed from the 50th percentile a decade ago to its current 78th percentile ranking, its high spending relative to outcomes suggests room for improvement, particularly in early literacy. For parents seeking a small, nurturing environment with strong math and special education programs, Lakeside is a solid choice—especially for families who can supplement literacy support at home.

182

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,330

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2554 U.S. Rout 60
Hurricane, WV 25526

(304) 562-3630

District: Putnam County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.9%

African American:

0.5%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2024 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (57% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of West Virginia elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2024) to 78th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

West Virginia avg44%

78^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Putnam County Schools

2^nd of 55Putnam 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	70.9	78 of 355	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	68 of 355	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	34 of 368	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	61 of 368	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	146 of 375	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	155 of 380	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	191 of 383	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	161 of 392	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	140 of 399	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.6	197 of 402	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.4	277 of 408	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	202 of 422	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	158 of 428	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	152 of 426	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.3	221 of 426	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	195 of 427	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.0	263 of 420	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	72 of 300	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	77 of 302	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	15 of 316	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	44 of 317	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	153 of 325	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	149 of 322	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	172 of 339	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	236 of 366	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	140 of 381	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	176 of 315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.8	53 of 328	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	27 of 336	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	42 of 333	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	86 of 347	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	122 of 335	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	111 of 368	69.8%	★★★★☆
2017	38.4	248 of 382	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	168 of 303	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	111 of 305	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	49 of 325	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	104 of 322	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	104 of 330	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	122 of 333	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	168 of 338	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	87 of 364	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	141 of 382	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	5 of 171	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	36.5	121 of 185	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	114 of 258	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	104 of 377	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	77 of 353	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	83 of 353	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	34 of 367	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	66 of 366	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	128 of 373	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	169 of 376	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	189 of 373	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	154 of 374	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	156 of 382	59.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics64%+25 vs state

Science53%+18 vs state

English Language Arts51%+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	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
Lakeside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2554 U.S. Rout 60	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 562-3630	182	17	10.7	57.9%	180 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.9	78^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.0%		72.1	68^th of 355 public elementary schools	80.8%	10	57.1	71.4	64.7	64.4	39.3	46.4	76.5	50.7	52.9	$16,330	$2,669	$13,662
Hurricane Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Harbour Ln	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-3610	269	17	15.8	43.4%	252 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	80.9	45^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.3%		85	31^st of 355 public elementary schools	91.3%	14	72.4	83.7	50.0	68.4	55.2	79.1	61.9	66.7	42.9	$10,674	$603	$10,070
Conner Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Conner St	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 562-3635	292	21	14.2	50.6%	273 (93.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	58.5	130^th of 355 public elementary schools	63.4%		62.4	109^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.3%	21	68.3	55.8	52.4	58.5	53.7	44.2	52.4	49.6	31.0	$12,119	$1,128	$10,990
West Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3676 Teays Valley Road	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-6711	453	32	14.2	20.2%	402 (88.7%)	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	96.8	4^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.2	4^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.9%		80.9	75.0	86.8	81.1	67.7	80.9	86.8	78.8	75.0	$10,671	$492	$10,179
Culloden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19799 US Route 60	Culloden	25510	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7301	194	18	10.7	38.1%	183 (94.3%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	85.9	34^th of 355 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.2	16^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.5%	18	69.2	63.6	66.7	67.0	61.5	68.2	70.0	65.9	50.0	$11,333	$819	$10,514
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3967 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-5667	457	31	14.9	40.0%	380 (83.2%)	36 (7.9%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	80.9	46^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.0%		60.9	118^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.8%	72	70.5	74.2	45.2	62.5	70.5	78.8	65.8	71.5	39.7	$10,494	$538	$9,956
Scott Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6153 Teays Valley Rd	Scott Depot	25560	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-7279	435	22	20.0	26.4%	392 (90.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	86.4	32^nd of 355 public elementary schools	91.0%		94.8	9^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.5%	23	77.8	75.5	69.6	73.7	59.3	69.8	65.8	65.1	41.8	$8,380	$553	$7,827
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Newman's Branch Rd	Milton	25541	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7303	509	36	14.1	46.6%	474 (93.1%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	64.4	101^st of 355 public elementary schools	71.5%		58.8	130^th of 355 public elementary schools	63.4%	29	54.2	63.8	61.2	59.2	41.0	56.5	59.2	50.8	38.8	$13,433	$1,080	$12,353
Anne Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Winfield Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0230	221	23	9.8	79.7%	185 (83.7%)	13 (5.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	50.3	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		40.5	222^nd of 355 public elementary schools	37.5%	48	55.6	54.6	48.2	52.2	27.8	54.6	59.3	49.3	29.6	$12,079	$2,318	$9,762
Eastbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2092 Bills Creek Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-9835	255	16	15.7	38.9%	242 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	75.7	60^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.1%		65.7	101^st of 355 public elementary schools	71.5%	41	62.0	61.9	60.5	61.5	48.0	61.9	72.1	60.0	44.2	$10,675	$921	$9,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Elementary School

What district is Lakeside Elementary School in?

Putnam County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Elementary School?

Students at Lakeside Elementary School are 99% White.

How many students attend Lakeside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Lakeside Elementary School.

Is Lakeside Elementary School a good school?

Lakeside Elementary School ranks 78^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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