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Tennerton Elementary

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Tennerton Elementary ranks 147 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Tennerton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 304 students. The school is part of the Upshur County Schools district, which is ranked 43 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tennerton Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle-to-upper range of West Virginia elementary schools, typically ranking between 127th and 167th out of 355-380 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the Upshur County and West Virginia averages, with some notable exceptions. In 2024-2025, Tennerton Elementary's 4th-grade students outperformed the district and state in both math and English Language Arts, and the school's 5th-grade students also performed better than the district and state in science. However, the school has struggled with its special education student performance, ranking in the bottom 25% of West Virginia elementary schools in this category in 2017-2018, but has since improved to a top 6 ranking in 2024-2025.

Tennerton Elementary generally outperforms the other Upshur County elementary schools in the area, such as Rock Cave Elementary, Hodgesville Elementary, and French Creek Elementary, on state assessments. However, Buckhannon Academy Elementary School, located just 1.72 miles away, has consistently ranked higher than Tennerton Elementary in the state rankings and has stronger academic performance across grade levels and subject areas.

289

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,762

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

167 Gawthrop Rd
Buckhannon, WV 26201-3927

(304) 472-1278

District: Upshur County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Pacific Islander:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Upshur County Schools

✓Above the West Virginia median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2022) to 59th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg42%

West Virginia avg46%

147^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Upshur County Schools

43^rd of 55Upshur 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	55.7	147 of 355	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	167 of 368	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	151 of 368	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	127 of 375	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	158 of 380	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	299 of 383	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	324 of 392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	269 of 399	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	307 of 402	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.2	289 of 408	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.4	283 of 422	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	229 of 428	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.3	96 of 426	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	51 of 426	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	58.4	131 of 427	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	126 of 420	70.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.1	174 of 187	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	102 of 302	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	127 of 316	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	125 of 317	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	121 of 325	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	132 of 322	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.1	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	292 of 366	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.4	287 of 381	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	118 of 328	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	199 of 336	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	156 of 333	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	105 of 347	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	124 of 335	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.3	312 of 368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.6	225 of 382	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	160 of 305	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	177 of 325	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	170 of 322	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	99 of 330	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	136 of 333	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	193 of 338	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	291 of 364	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.7	239 of 382	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	22.8	8 of 11	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	6 of 171	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	33 of 180	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	15.4	252 of 258	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	46.6	171 of 377	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	158 of 353	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	180 of 367	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	173 of 366	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	124 of 373	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	155 of 376	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	302 of 373	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	320 of 374	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	255 of 382	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

Native American (2017)27th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2017)7th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science44%+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 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
Tennerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Gawthrop Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-1278	289	16	18.2		283 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	55.7	147^th of 355 public elementary schools	58.6%		51.2	167^th of 368 public elementary schools	54.6%	20	39.5	62.5	46.3	27.9	65.0	56.1	43.9	$10,762	$1,100	$9,662
Buckhannon Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 College Ave	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-3310	487	34	14.3		460 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	48.5	177^th of 355 public elementary schools	50.1%		48	181^st of 368 public elementary schools	50.8%	4	43.8	60.3	40.6	40.3	50.8	48.4	37.5	$10,325	$1,242	$9,083
Washington District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5078 Tallmansville Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-6599	113	9	12.5		112 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	29.3	279^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.4%		30.7	273^rd of 368 public elementary schools	25.8%	6	40.9	30.0	25.0	45.5	40.0	43.8	31.3	$11,318	$1,197	$10,121
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	481 Heavner Grove Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-1394	242	17	14.2		240 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.1	310^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.7%		21.3	321^st of 368 public elementary schools	12.8%	11	31.0	36.6	31.3	24.1	39.0	46.9	28.1	$10,914	$1,245	$9,669
French Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7619 Route 20 South Rd	French Creek	26218	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 924-6381	205	17	12.0		203 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	54.8	153^rd of 355 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.2	130^th of 368 public elementary schools	64.7%	23	60.0	74.1	37.5	51.4	48.2	46.9	28.1	$11,106	$1,418	$9,689
Hodgesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Teter Rd	Buckhannon	26201	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 472-3212	151	10	15.6		150 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9.9	343^rd of 355 public elementary schools	3.4%		15.9	339^th of 368 public elementary schools	7.9%	4	26.3	25.9	15.8	36.8	29.6	15.8	15.8	$9,881	$1,520	$8,362
Rock Cave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12292 Route 20 South Rd	Rock Cave	26234	Upshur County	Upshur County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 924-6969	112	10	11.5		108 (96.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	46.9	185^th of 355 public elementary schools	47.9%		16.8	338^th of 368 public elementary schools	8.2%	153	81.8	53.3	26.3	54.6	40.0	42.1	26.3	$12,597	$1,572	$11,025
Peterson-Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Berlin Rd	Weston	26452	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 269-8330	476	31	15.2		457 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	14.7	335^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.8	324^th of 368 public elementary schools	12.0%	11	28.6	35.7	21.1	33.9	34.3	26.3	22.8	$10,881	$1,350	$9,531
Jane Lew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6536 Main St	Jane Lew	26378	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 884-7836	271	19	14.4		253 (93.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	32.2	260^th of 355 public elementary schools	26.8%		47.3	188^th of 368 public elementary schools	48.9%	72	45.2	54.6	32.6	28.6	40.9	37.2	32.6	$12,406	$1,981	$10,424
Roanoke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1176 Oil Creek Rd	Roanoke	26447	Lewis County	Lewis County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 452-8887	157	11	14.0		154 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	164^th of 355 public elementary schools	53.8%		47.2	190^th of 368 public elementary schools	48.4%	26	56.7	55.0	33.3	56.7	65.0	33.3	29.6	$12,082	$1,395	$10,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Tennerton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tennerton Elementary?

Students at Tennerton Elementary are 98% White, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Tennerton Elementary in?

Upshur County Schools

Is Tennerton Elementary a good school?

Tennerton Elementary ranks 147^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tennerton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Tennerton Elementary.

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