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Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School is a small, rural PK-8 school in Thomas, WV, serving 189 students within the Tucker County Schools district, with a favorable 10.6 student-to-teacher ratio that allows for more individualized attention.

While the school's overall English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency of 43.3% is close to the state average, its math proficiency of 26.7% is drastically below the state average of 39.4% and well below the 38.1% proficiency at its in-district counterpart, Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School. This math deficit is particularly acute in 6th grade, where only 5.9% of students are proficient compared to 35.4% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has fallen dramatically over the past decade, from the 64th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 8th percentile (325th of 355 schools) for 2025-2026. In contrast, nearby Aurora School in Preston County Schools has improved from the 39th to the 67th percentile over the same period, and Maysville Elementary School in Grant County Schools has consistently ranked in the 65th-84th percentile range.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. The 8th-grade class stands out with 60% proficiency in ELA, surpassing both district (49.2%) and state (43.9%) averages, and 36% proficiency in math, near the state average. Additionally, 4th-grade math proficiency (47.1%) is nearly double the state average. The school spends $12,215 per student, which is higher than higher-performing nearby schools like Maysville Elementary ($11,284) and Aurora School ($11,380), suggesting that funding and class size are not the primary barriers to success. The inconsistent performance across grade levels—ranging from exceptional to critically low—points to variability in teaching effectiveness or curriculum alignment rather than a school-wide systemic issue, indicating that the school has the capacity to produce strong results and could use its successful grade levels as models for improvement.

189

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,440

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

426 Second Street
Thomas, WV 26292-0250

(304) 463-4422

District: Tucker County Schools

Students who attend Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tucker County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.9%

Two or more races:

1.1%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

West Virginia avg41%

Elementary school

325^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 55 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

93^rd of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Tucker County Schools

49^th of 55Tucker 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
2026	18.2	325 of 355	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	298 of 355	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	300 of 368	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	303 of 368	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	272 of 375	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	243 of 380	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	268 of 383	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	257 of 392	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.7	172 of 399	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	146 of 402	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.3	279 of 408	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.4	131 of 422	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	159 of 428	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	129 of 426	69.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	102 of 426	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	44.5	244 of 427	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	149 of 420	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	287 of 300	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	207 of 302	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	271 of 316	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	252 of 317	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	185 of 325	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	162 of 339	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	188 of 366	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.0	87 of 381	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	253 of 336	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	311 of 347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	319 of 335	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	254 of 368	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	238 of 382	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	229 of 325	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	208 of 322	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	298 of 330	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	271 of 333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	253 of 338	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	314 of 364	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.6	268 of 382	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	59.9	59 of 218	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	44.0	196 of 377	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	329 of 353	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	311 of 353	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	305 of 367	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	309 of 366	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	280 of 373	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	237 of 376	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	238 of 373	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	235 of 374	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	174 of 382	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	93 of 161	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	107 of 168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	46 of 169	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	25.4	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	83 of 169	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	52 of 171	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	54 of 171	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	103 of 170	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	93 of 176	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.4	63 of 172	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	69 of 173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.3	24 of 172	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	46.3	96 of 174	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	117 of 172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.2	149 of 171	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.9	83 of 171	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.0	24 of 171	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	124 of 155	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.6	49 of 158	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.7	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.9	27 of 162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	48 of 162	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	73 of 166	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	51 of 174	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	123 of 157	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	81.1	11 of 164	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	52.0	72 of 162	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	27 of 165	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	44.1	111 of 176	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	35 of 156	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	47.6	84 of 160	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	44 of 165	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	18.2	146 of 158	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	102 of 161	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	91 of 164	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	71 of 161	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	130 of 164	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	130 of 176	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	96.5	3 of 107	97.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	33.1	146 of 174	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	96 of 161	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	111 of 168	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	51 of 169	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	25.0	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	77 of 168	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	42 of 170	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	50 of 168	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	110 of 167	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	110 of 176	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2017)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2017)48th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2017)97th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+35 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2017)16th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-13 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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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
Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	426 Second Street	Thomas	26292	Tucker County	Tucker County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 463-4422	189	18	10.6	49.7%	185 (97.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	18.2	325^th of 355 public elementary schools	8.5%		25.8	298^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.1%	27	23.8	47.1	21.1	5.9	23.8	36.0	26.7	28.6	47.1	31.6	41.2	47.6	60.0	43.3	15.8	28.0	22.7	$14,440	$1,578	$12,861
Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	81 Tucker Valley School Rd	Hambleton	26269	Tucker County	Tucker County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 478-3606	450	39	11.5	49.3%	433 (96.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	258^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.3%		32	261^st of 355 public elementary schools	26.5%	3	67.4	32.7	36.2	38.1	28.6	23.7	38.1	36.7	24.5	29.8	52.4	30.4	42.1	35.2	23.4	29.0	25.9	$10,930	$1,484	$9,446
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
Maysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Elementary School Dr Ste 1	Maysville	26833	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 749-7441	203	13	15.1	39.4%	202 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	123^rd of 355 public elementary schools	65.4%		71.9	71^st of 355 public elementary schools	80.0%	52	31.8	45.2	37.5	57.9			42.3	57.1	61.3	71.9	52.6			62.1	34.4			$10,579	$2,275	$8,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School

How many students attend Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School.

Is Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School a good school?

Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School?

Students at Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School in?

Tucker County Schools

What schools do graduates of Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School attend?

Students who attend Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Tucker County High School

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