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Buckhannon Academy Elementary School

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Buckhannon Academy Elementary School ranks 126 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Buckhannon Academy Elementary School in Buckhannon, WV, serves 487 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of Upshur County Schools, making it the largest elementary school in the district.

This school is a remarkable success story. After ranking in the 15th percentile statewide just a few years ago, Buckhannon Academy has surged to the 65th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This dramatic 50-point jump over three years shows real, sustained improvement, not just a lucky year. The school's math program is a standout, with 52.5% of students proficient—well above the district average of 36.3% and the state average of 39.4%. In fact, 4th graders shine particularly bright in math, with nearly 60% meeting proficiency. While science scores are the lowest subject area, they've doubled since 2022-2023, showing the same upward trend across the board. The school also does an exceptional job supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 72nd percentile for that group—the highest rating of any subgroup at any school in this comparison.

Compared to its neighbors, Buckhannon Academy is a clear leader. It substantially outperforms Tennerton Elementary (31st percentile) and Union Elementary School (41st percentile) in the same district, and it far exceeds Peterson-Central Elementary School (7th percentile) and Philippi Elementary School (15th percentile) in nearby districts. While Rock Cave Elementary and French Creek Elementary edge it out slightly in overall ranking, they serve far fewer students (112 and 205, respectively), making Buckhannon Academy's achievement with a much larger and more diverse student body especially impressive. The school also does this efficiently, spending less per student than several comparable schools while achieving better results.

487

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,970

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 College Ave
Buckhannon, WV 26201-2628

(304) 472-3310

District: Upshur County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 60 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the West Virginia median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg40%

West Virginia avg44%

126^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 60 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Upshur County Schools

32^nd 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
2026	59.4	126 of 355	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	177 of 355	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	181 of 368	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.1	312 of 368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	266 of 375	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	240 of 380	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	294 of 383	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	261 of 392	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	309 of 399	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	383 of 402	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	375 of 408	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.1	322 of 422	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.5	238 of 428	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	258 of 426	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	205 of 426	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.0	306 of 427	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	20.3	156 of 187	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	123 of 154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	57 of 146	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	127 of 300	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	170 of 302	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	194 of 316	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	265 of 317	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	238 of 325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	203 of 322	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	264 of 339	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	260 of 366	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	275 of 381	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	42.8	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	90 of 315	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	45.2	182 of 328	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	148 of 336	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	256 of 347	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	186 of 335	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	240 of 368	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.0	275 of 382	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	99 of 303	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	148 of 305	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	156 of 325	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.8	283 of 322	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	233 of 330	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	206 of 333	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	248 of 338	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	239 of 364	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.4	318 of 382	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	27.1	184 of 218	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	39 of 165	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	46.4	84 of 171	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	66 of 183	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	66 of 180	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	122 of 185	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	130 of 258	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.1	194 of 377	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	131 of 353	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	177 of 353	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	174 of 367	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	312 of 366	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	277 of 373	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	218 of 376	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	291 of 373	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	261 of 374	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	291 of 382	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2017)46th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2017)17th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)16th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+7 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

Science38%+4 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, June 5, 2021

I have taught in several schools in West Virginia. This is an outstanding school and deserves and should have a much higher rating! Wonderful, knowledgeable staff that truly loves the students! 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 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
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	67.9%	460 (94.5%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	59.4	126^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.5%		48.5	177^th of 355 public elementary schools	50.1%	51	54.4	59.5	41.7	52.5	50.0	57.3	55.0	54.2	38.3	$9,970	$749	$9,222
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	48.9%	283 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36.4	245^th of 355 public elementary schools	31.0%		55.7	147^th of 355 public elementary schools	58.6%	98	41.0	42.6	46.3	43.3	30.8	42.6	46.3	40.2	39.0	$7,511	$614	$6,897
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	52.3%	240 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43.2	210^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.8%		23.1	310^th of 355 public elementary schools	12.7%	100	47.1	52.0	38.5	44.9	32.4	53.9	51.3	45.5	34.2	$9,920	$501	$9,419
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	50.0%	112 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	45.2	196^th of 355 public elementary schools	44.8%		29.3	279^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.4%	83	35.7	52.9	47.1	45.8	35.7	52.9	41.2	43.8	47.1	$11,796	$1,043	$10,753
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	67.1%	150 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	19.6	318^th of 355 public elementary schools	10.4%		9.9	343^rd of 355 public elementary schools	3.4%	25	33.3	12.5	21.7	23.3	42.9	25.0	47.8	40.0	26.1	$9,174	$541	$8,632
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	48.5%	203 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	60.8	118^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.8%		54.8	153^rd of 355 public elementary schools	56.9%	35	59.4	65.9	43.3	57.3	46.9	65.9	46.7	54.4	36.7	$11,283	$903	$10,379
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	69.5%	457 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	16.5	331^st of 355 public elementary schools	6.8%		14.7	335^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.6%	4	32.8	22.4	26.1	27.0	29.7	32.4	41.4	34.7	29.0	$10,735	$1,960	$8,774
Rock Cave Elementary	Public	K-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	63.1%	108 (96.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	62.3	113^th of 355 public elementary schools	68.2%		46.9	185^th of 355 public elementary schools	47.9%	72	75.0	90.0	50.0	70.6	58.3	70.0	25.0	50.0	16.7	$14,739	$2,106	$12,633
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	60.1%	253 (93.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	53.9	160^th of 355 public elementary schools	54.9%		32.2	260^th of 355 public elementary schools	26.8%	100	50.0	57.8	51.3	53.2	35.0	51.1	64.1	50.0	33.3	$11,062	$1,724	$9,338
Philippi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	547 Cherry Hill Rd	Philippi	26416	Barbour County	Barbour County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 457-4229	387	25	15.4	53.0%	372 (96.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	23.8	303^rd of 355 public elementary schools	14.6%		35.2	247^th of 355 public elementary schools	30.4%	56	55.2	27.1		42.5	32.8	33.3		33.0		$10,827	$2,061	$8,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckhannon Academy Elementary School

Is Buckhannon Academy Elementary School a good school?

Buckhannon Academy Elementary School ranks 126^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Buckhannon Academy Elementary School?

Students at Buckhannon Academy Elementary School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Buckhannon Academy Elementary School in?

Upshur County Schools

How many students attend Buckhannon Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Buckhannon Academy Elementary School.

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