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Marsh Fork Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Marsh Fork Elementary is a small, rural school in Rock Creek, WV, serving 152 students from Pre-K through 5th grade along the Coal River, about 7-14 miles from Beckley. The school currently holds a 1-star rating, placing it in the lower quartile of West Virginia elementary schools, though it has shown slight improvement from the previous year.

The most significant challenge at Marsh Fork is English Language Arts (ELA). Only 37.3% of students are proficient in reading, compared to 52.9% across Raleigh County Schools and 47.6% statewide. This gap is especially pronounced in 4th grade, where just 24% of students meet ELA standards—a 28-point deficit from the district average. Interestingly, math performance (41.8%) is nearly identical to the district average (42.7%), suggesting the issue is concentrated in literacy instruction rather than across all subjects. The school also shows a dramatic "4th grade slump," with proficiency dropping 21-23 points from 3rd to 4th grade in both subjects—a pattern far more severe than at nearby Ridgeview Elementary, which actually improves in ELA during that transition. Additionally, male students rank in the 13th percentile statewide compared to 25th for females, indicating a notable gender-based achievement gap.

Despite spending more per student ($14,371) than most comparable schools, outcomes lag significantly. The contrast with schools just 14 miles away is stark: Crescent Elementary boasts 78.1% ELA proficiency and Hollywood Elementary 72.2%, both earning 5-star ratings. Marsh Fork's performance has been historically volatile, swinging from the 3rd percentile to the 48th percentile over the past decade, suggesting instability in leadership or staffing. The school's student-teacher ratio jumped 77% in one year (from 7.8:1 to 13.8:1), which may impact instructional consistency. While science scores have improved modestly from 16% to 27% proficiency, special education services have declined significantly, with those students now ranking in the 10th percentile statewide. For parents, the key takeaway is that Marsh Fork offers a close-knit rural environment but faces real challenges in reading instruction, particularly for boys and 4th graders, that will require targeted support at home and school.

152

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,724

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5960 Coal River Rd
Rock Creek, WV 25174-9681

(304) 854-1951

District: Raleigh County Schools

Students who attend Marsh Fork Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Trap Hill Middle School
High:	Liberty High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.4%

Pacific Islander:

1.3%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

West Virginia avg44%

268^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Raleigh County Schools

14^th of 55Raleigh 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	32.2	268 of 355	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	250 of 355	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	254 of 368	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.7	346 of 368	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	277 of 375	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	277 of 380	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	283 of 383	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	202 of 392	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.0	389 of 399	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	326 of 402	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	396 of 408	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	363 of 422	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	402 of 428	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	399 of 426	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	424 of 426	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	411 of 427	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	392 of 420	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	225 of 300	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	231 of 316	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	260 of 322	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	226 of 339	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	136 of 366	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	17.0	366 of 381	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.6	171 of 328	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	201 of 336	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	313 of 333	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	168 of 347	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	198 of 335	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	166 of 368	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	15.6	369 of 382	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	252 of 325	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	307 of 322	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	246 of 330	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	230 of 333	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	290 of 338	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	247 of 364	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.9	362 of 382	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	17.4	196 of 218	10.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	164 of 183	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	174 of 185	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	163 of 258	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	347 of 377	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	276 of 353	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	261 of 353	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	256 of 367	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.8	345 of 366	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	288 of 373	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	286 of 376	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	285 of 373	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	198 of 374	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	12.9	371 of 382	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)10th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-10 vs state

Science27%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

This school has drastically went down hill over the past few years. I had children that attented Marsh Fork 5 years ago and then the school was great. The faculty seemed to enjoy educating. They gave the children a reason to want to learn. I hope for the sake of the children that changes will soon happen to impove these numbers. Close Quote

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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 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
Marsh Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5960 Coal River Rd	Rock Creek	25174	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 854-1951	152	11	13.8	66.3%	148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	32.2	268^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.5%		34.4	250^th of 355 public elementary schools	29.6%	18	55.0	32.0	40.9				41.8	45.0	24.0	45.5				37.3	27.3			$13,724	$1,611	$12,113
Fairdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	772 Bolt Rd.	Fairdale	25839	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 934-7217	387	25	15.4	53.8%	376 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	55.6	149^th of 355 public elementary schools	58.0%		52.2	162^nd of 355 public elementary schools	54.4%	13	62.2	55.0	29.8				49.7	48.7	47.5	59.7				52.1	40.4			$10,702	$739	$9,963
Clear Fork District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 Clear Fork Rd	Artie	25008	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 854-1000	94	9	10.4	68.0%	92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	27.6	285^th of 355 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	44.4	37.5					41.5	44.4	31.3					36.6				$16,793	$2,306	$14,487
Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37949 Coal River Rd	Whitesville	25209	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 854-1301	100	10	10.0	52.9%	97 (97.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	350^th of 355 public elementary schools	1.4%		19.7	321^st of 355 public elementary schools	9.6%	29	25.0	20.0	33.3				25.6	8.3	26.7	33.3				23.1	25.0			$15,775	$2,255	$13,520
Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Glen Fork Hollow Road	Glen Fork	25845	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6423	159	14	11.4	44.8%	154 (96.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	37.2	239^th of 355 public elementary schools	32.7%		48.1	180^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.3%	59	57.1	38.9	38.5		56.3	57.1	48.2	57.1	44.4	30.8		81.3	71.4	59.0	23.1	57.1	40.7	$11,862	$2,025	$9,837
Road Branch Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1165 Huff Creek Rd	Cyclone	24827	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-5916	131	15	8.7	50.0%	126 (96.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	29.4	279^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.4%		25	303^rd of 355 public elementary schools	14.6%	24	16.7		37.2	46.7	33.3	29.4	35.9	25.0		18.6	53.3	40.0	52.9	38.5	18.6	23.5	21.7	$14,683	$2,009	$12,674
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Old Mill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4590	240	19	12.6	45.3%	210 (87.5%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	92	17^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.2%		81.5	44^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.6%	27	83.3	64.7	84.6				76.7	80.0	58.8	80.8				72.2	69.2			$11,566	$750	$10,816
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	388 Water Tank Hill Road	Sophia	25921	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-4572	453	30	15.1	62.1%	411 (90.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	57.9	135^th of 355 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.7	159^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.2%	24	60.0	44.7	42.6				49.5	57.1	59.2	53.7				57.0	35.2			$10,784	$1,771	$9,013
Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Crescent Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4585	304	20	15.2	47.4%	228 (75.0%)	36 (11.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	91.1	20^th of 355 public elementary schools	94.4%		91.5	15^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.8%	5	73.3	74.1	66.0				70.8	80.0	79.6	75.5				78.1	45.3			$10,115	$715	$9,400
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Bradley School Rd	Mount Hope	25880	Fayette County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4605	305	22	13.8	55.5%	261 (85.6%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.5%)	37.4	236^th of 355 public elementary schools	33.5%		38.3	229^th of 355 public elementary schools	35.5%	7	47.2	44.2	29.8				39.7	38.9	53.5	57.5				50.8	19.2			$12,261	$2,199	$10,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Marsh Fork Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Marsh Fork Elementary?

Students at Marsh Fork Elementary are 97% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Marsh Fork Elementary in?

Raleigh County Schools

Is Marsh Fork Elementary a good school?

Marsh Fork Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.5% of West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Marsh Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Marsh Fork Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Marsh Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marsh Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Trap Hill Middle School
High : Liberty High School

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