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Fort Gay Pre K-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fort Gay Pre K-8 is a small, rural school in Fort Gay, WV, serving 440 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade as part of the Wayne County Schools district.

If you're looking at Fort Gay Pre K-8, it's important to know that the school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom quarter of schools statewide. The biggest concern for parents is academics: proficiency rates are 35% in Math, 40% in ELA, and just 18.5% in Science. That science number is particularly low—about half the district average. The school also shows a clear "middle school slump." Math proficiency is strong in 3rd and 5th grades (around 48%) but drops sharply to 29.6% in 6th and just 20.8% in 7th grade. A similar dip happens in 8th grade ELA. The most striking comparison is with Crum Pre K-8 School, a similar rural PK-8 school just 16 miles away in the same district. Crum posts proficiency rates nearly double Fort Gay's (65.9% Math, 61.1% ELA, 51.3% Science) and holds a 4-star rating. This shows that the challenges Fort Gay faces aren't inevitable for rural PK-8 schools—they're specific to this school's approach.

There are some bright spots worth noting. Fort Gay excels with its Special Education students, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide (4 stars) for that subgroup—a dramatic outlier compared to its overall rating. The school is also showing real improvement with economically disadvantaged students, jumping from the 25th to the 53rd percentile over the past two years. However, these successes haven't translated to the general student body. It's also worth noting that the school spends more per student ($11,473) and has smaller class sizes (12.2 students per teacher) than several higher-performing nearby schools like Kellogg Elementary School and Ceredo-Kenova Elementary. This suggests the issue isn't resources—it's about instructional strategies, especially in the middle grades and science. The school's success with Special Education students offers a model that could potentially be applied more broadly.

440

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,975

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Viking Dr
Fort Gay, WV 25514-1800

(304) 648-5404

District: Wayne County Schools

Students who attend Fort Gay Pre K-8 usually attend:

High:

Tolsia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.7%

Two or more races:

1.1%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

West Virginia avg41%

Elementary school

276^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

112^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Wayne County Schools

25^th of 55Wayne 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	30.2	276 of 355	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	281 of 355	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	268 of 368	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	291 of 368	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	321 of 375	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	371 of 380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	266 of 383	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	329 of 392	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	279 of 399	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	303 of 402	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	335 of 408	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	66 of 154	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	99 of 146	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	249 of 300	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	218 of 302	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	232 of 316	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	282 of 317	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	283 of 325	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	287 of 322	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	244 of 366	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	252 of 381	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	150 of 315	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.9	245 of 328	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	219 of 336	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	230 of 333	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	289 of 347	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	304 of 335	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	198 of 368	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	231 of 382	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	208 of 303	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	249 of 305	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	247 of 325	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	203 of 322	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	264 of 330	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	330 of 333	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	288 of 338	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	340 of 364	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	55.1	79 of 218	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	45 of 165	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	31.7	131 of 171	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	89 of 183	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	65 of 180	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	163 of 185	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	200 of 258	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	56.4	99 of 377	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	285 of 353	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	288 of 353	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	275 of 367	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	297 of 366	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	316 of 373	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	364 of 376	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	261 of 373	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	322 of 374	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	281 of 382	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	112 of 161	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	146 of 168	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	142 of 168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	138 of 169	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	154 of 171	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	88 of 171	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	152 of 170	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	154 of 176	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	166 of 172	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	159 of 173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	124 of 131	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	112 of 129	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	48.4	30 of 67	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	121 of 155	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	141 of 158	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	141 of 158	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	125 of 158	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	137 of 164	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	126 of 162	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	91 of 162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	149 of 166	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	126 of 174	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	57 of 157	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.5	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	89 of 164	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	111 of 162	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	113 of 162	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	86 of 164	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	124 of 165	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	140 of 176	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	80 of 156	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.0	135 of 160	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	140 of 158	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	128 of 161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	149 of 164	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	74 of 161	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	135 of 164	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	154 of 176	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	51.7	46 of 107	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	115 of 127	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	106 of 128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	113 of 130	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	111 of 142	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.5	111 of 174	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	110 of 161	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	149 of 168	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	139 of 169	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	138 of 168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	154 of 170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	91 of 168	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	151 of 167	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	153 of 176	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+50 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)64th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)57th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)55th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Science18%-11 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	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
Fort Gay Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking Dr	Fort Gay	25514	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 648-5404	440	36	12.2	63.4%	430 (97.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	30.2	276^th of 355 public elementary schools	22.3%		29	281^st of 355 public elementary schools	20.8%	5	47.7	32.6	48.7	29.6	20.8	34.1	35.0	40.9	32.6	32.4	47.7	52.1	31.8	40.0	18.9	18.2	18.5	$9,975	$1,789	$8,186
Genoa Elementary School	Public	K-5	21269 Route 152	Genoa	25517	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 385-4421	48	7	6.8	71.9%	48 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		20.0					30.8		30.0					23.1				$19,673	$3,916	$15,757
Prichard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Prichard Rd	Prichard	25555	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 486-5096	130	10	13.0	48.6%	124 (95.4%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	26.5	290^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.3%		41.4	215^th of 355 public elementary schools	39.4%	75	45.8	11.7	18.8				28.1	33.3	17.5	43.8				31.6	56.3			$11,095	$594	$10,501
Dunlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32800 Route 152	Dunlow	25511	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 385-4376	54	8	6.7	57.3%	54 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							26.3							31.6				$20,113	$2,937	$17,176
East Lynn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19594 E Lynn Rd	East Lynn	25512	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 849-3171	124	11	11.2	66.9%	124 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.5	170^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.1%		43.1	205^th of 355 public elementary schools	42.3%	35	42.1	47.1	66.7				52.2	35.1	52.9	53.3				47.8	40.0			$13,151	$1,985	$11,166
Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 McGinnis Drive	Wayne	25570	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 272-6342	444	35	12.6	56.6%	433 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	34.6	259^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.0%		32	264^th of 355 public elementary schools	25.6%	5	42.9	40.6	45.5				42.9	30.0	43.5	54.6				42.4	27.3			$10,465	$1,383	$9,081
Crum Pre K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Crum Rd	Crum	25669	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 393-3200	236	21	11.2	66.4%	231 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	70	82^nd of 355 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.9	106^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.1%	24	61.1	58.8	60.9	72.0	69.7	68.8	65.9	23.4	58.8	56.5	68.0	69.7	81.3	61.1	43.5	62.5	51.3	$12,152	$1,782	$10,370
Lavalette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Beech Fork Road	Lavalette	25535	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 525-3221	245	21	11.6	51.9%	232 (94.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	35.1	254^th of 355 public elementary schools	28.5%		40.1	223^rd of 355 public elementary schools	37.2%	31	51.3	41.7	31.8				43.2	54.0	33.3	31.8				41.1	36.4			$10,328	$915	$9,414
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	331 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-2911	402	27	14.8	43.1%	375 (93.3%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.2	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		58.5	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		70.6	59.2	45.3				57.3	51.0	53.1	48.4				50.6	29.7			$8,568	$667	$7,902
Ceredo-Kenova Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wonder Ln	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 453-1521	632	37	17.0	44.7%	613 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	55.9	148^th of 355 public elementary schools	58.3%		62.3	110^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.0%	38	54.7	50.0	57.7				54.3	44.2	43.4	49.4				45.8	50.6			$8,129	$442	$7,687

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How many students attend Fort Gay Pre K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Fort Gay Pre K-8.

Is Fort Gay Pre K-8 a good school?

Fort Gay Pre K-8 ranks in the bottom 22.3% of West Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Gay Pre K-8?

Students at Fort Gay Pre K-8 are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Fort Gay Pre K-8 in?

Wayne County Schools

What schools do graduates of Fort Gay Pre K-8 attend?

Students who attend Fort Gay Pre K-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Tolsia High School

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