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Fairdale Elementary School

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Fairdale Elementary School ranks 162 nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fairdale, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 399 students. The school is part of the Raleigh County Schools district, which is ranked 13 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Fairdale Elementary School has shown a mixed performance in academic assessments compared to the Raleigh County Schools district and the state of West Virginia. While the school outperformed the district and state in 3rd grade English Language Arts, it underperformed in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Mathematics. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade has been consistently lower than the district and state. Fairdale Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 92nd out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 stars) to 178th out of 380 in 2020-2021 (rated 3 stars).

Fairdale Elementary School's performance is generally lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Crescent Elementary and Maxwell Hill Elementary, which have consistently ranked among the top 20 and 65 West Virginia elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, Fairdale Elementary School outperforms some of the lower-performing nearby schools, such as Marsh Fork Elementary and Clear Fork District Elementary, in both academic assessments and overall school rankings.

387

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,042

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

772 Bolt Rd.
Fairdale, WV 25839-0010

(304) 934-7217

District: Raleigh County Schools

Students who attend Fairdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Trap Hill Middle School
High:	Liberty High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the West Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

West Virginia avg46%

162^nd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Raleigh County Schools

13^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
2025	52.2	162 of 355	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	171 of 368	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	92 of 368	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	163 of 375	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	178 of 380	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	272 of 383	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	255 of 392	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	294 of 399	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	304 of 402	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.6	251 of 408	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.2	356 of 422	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	364 of 428	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	348 of 426	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	282 of 427	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	291 of 420	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	96 of 154	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	71 of 146	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	113 of 302	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	139 of 316	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	97 of 317	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	126 of 325	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	131 of 322	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	269 of 366	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.4	279 of 381	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	151 of 328	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	167 of 336	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	90 of 333	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	77 of 347	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	157 of 335	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	257 of 368	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	261 of 382	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	168 of 305	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	183 of 325	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	73 of 322	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	166 of 330	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	189 of 333	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	231 of 338	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	305 of 382	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	15.4	210 of 218	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	81 of 171	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	113 of 183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	140 of 180	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	139 of 185	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	128 of 258	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.4	243 of 377	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	163 of 353	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	178 of 367	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	92 of 366	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	163 of 373	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	185 of 376	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	269 of 373	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	246 of 374	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	287 of 382	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+12 vs state

Mathematics44%-5 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Fairdale Elementary School

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		376 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	52.2	162^nd of 355 public elementary schools	54.4%		50.5	171^st of 368 public elementary schools	53.5%	9	48.8	43.9	38.5	73.2	59.7	48.1	28.9	$10,042	$881	$9,161
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		148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	34.4	250^th of 355 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.9	254^th of 368 public elementary schools	31.0%	4	33.3	38.8	43.8	29.6	55.4	50.0	25.0	$14,371	$2,437	$11,934
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		411 (90.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	53.7	159^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.2%		58.7	132^nd of 368 public elementary schools	64.1%	27	69.6	48.2	35.3	60.8	57.4	41.2	27.5	$12,016	$1,855	$10,161
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		210 (87.5%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	81.5	44^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.6%		96.2	7^th of 368 public elementary schools	98.1%	37	46.0	89.3	71.4	46.0	78.6	80.0	57.1	$11,793	$1,285	$10,508
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		228 (75.0%)	36 (11.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	91.5	15^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.4	12^th of 368 public elementary schools	96.7%	3	87.5	75.0	71.8	68.8	63.5	74.4	48.7	$10,808	$877	$9,931
Mabscott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Pershing Avenue	Mabscott	25871	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4583	219	19	11.5		150 (68.5%)	38 (17.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.8%)	51.4	168^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.7%		33	269^th of 368 public elementary schools	26.9%	101	53.6	38.9	66.7	50.0	44.4	48.2	33.3	$12,284	$2,552	$9,731
Maxwell Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Maxwell Hill Rd	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4599	203	17	11.9		161 (79.3%)	15 (7.4%)	5 (2.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (7.9%)	89.1	19^th of 355 public elementary schools	94.6%		75.7	65^th of 368 public elementary schools	82.3%	46	82.8	70.4	70.8	62.1	59.3	83.3	50.0	$11,692	$888	$10,804
Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4575 Robert C Byrd Dr	Beckley	25801	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 256-4588	272	25	11.1		198 (72.8%)	27 (9.9%)	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	45	192^nd of 355 public elementary schools	45.9%		27.5	295^th of 368 public elementary schools	19.8%	103	55.9	45.2	43.2	35.3	51.6	54.1	27.0	$13,898	$2,355	$11,542
Coal City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Independence Rd	Coal City	25823	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-5001	387	30	12.9		367 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	26	297^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.3%		35.2	256^th of 368 public elementary schools	30.4%	41	55.2	45.1	12.5	36.2	47.1	28.1	15.6	$12,353	$2,354	$9,999
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		92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)	18.8			25.0				$13,971	$1,840	$12,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairdale Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairdale Elementary School?

Students at Fairdale Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Fairdale Elementary School a good school?

Fairdale Elementary School ranks 162^nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Fairdale Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Fairdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Trap Hill Middle School
High : Liberty High School

What district is Fairdale Elementary School in?

Raleigh County Schools

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