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Ceredo-Kenova Elementary

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Ceredo-Kenova Elementary ranks 110 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ceredo-Kenova Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Kenova, West Virginia, with an enrollment of 621 students. The school is part of the Wayne County Schools district, which is ranked 23 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ceredo-Kenova Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of West Virginia elementary schools, with particularly strong performance in 4th grade English language arts. The school's academic results are generally above the Wayne County and West Virginia averages, and it does an admirable job supporting its special education and low-income student populations, with rankings in the top 15% and top 10% of West Virginia elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing Cabell County schools, such as Meadows Elementary and Southside Elementary, which have stronger academic results and higher state rankings.

Ceredo-Kenova Elementary's performance has been relatively consistent, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 5 years. The school's rankings have fluctuated between the top 25% and top 30% of West Virginia elementary schools during this period, indicating a stable academic program. While the school lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the nearby Cabell County district, it remains a solid option for families in the Kenova area, and continued focus on maintaining and improving its academic programs could help Ceredo-Kenova Elementary continue to excel.

632

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,532

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Wonder Ln
Kenova, WV 25530-1145

(304) 453-1521

District: Wayne County Schools

Students who attend Ceredo-Kenova Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ceredo-Kenova Middle School
High:	Spring Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.0%

African American:

1.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the West Virginia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

West Virginia avg46%

110^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Wayne County Schools

23^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	110 of 355	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	52 of 368	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	60 of 368	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	81 of 375	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	89 of 380	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	130 of 383	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	34 of 154	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	13 of 146	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	75 of 302	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	27 of 316	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	56 of 317	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	93 of 322	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	173 of 339	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	161 of 328	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	55 of 336	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	33 of 333	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	27 of 347	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	55 of 335	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	125 of 305	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	75 of 325	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	56 of 322	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	57 of 330	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	70 of 333	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	75 of 338	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	39 of 171	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	14 of 183	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	27 of 180	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	48 of 185	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	125 of 353	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	56 of 367	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	69 of 366	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	85 of 373	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	97 of 376	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	142 of 373	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+6 vs state

English Language Arts52%+4 vs state

Science42%+9 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
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		613 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	62.3	110^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.0%		79.3	52^nd of 368 public elementary schools	85.9%	58	54.6	58.8	51.2	36.4	60.0	59.3	41.9	$10,532	$959	$9,573
Kellogg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Piedmont Rd	Huntington	25704	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 429-4441	328	23	14.2		297 (90.5%)	10 (3.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	76.1	59^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.4%		70.1	86^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.6%	27	62.3	69.8	63.8	49.1	55.8	60.3	50.0	$10,262	$1,027	$9,235
Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Washington Ave	Huntington	25704	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5231	408	33	12.3		313 (76.7%)	25 (6.1%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.5%)	34.5	249^th of 355 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.3	272^nd of 368 public elementary schools	26.1%	23	40.4	65.9	31.8	35.1	43.2	38.6	27.3	$13,043	$2,853	$10,190
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		375 (93.3%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.5	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		60.5	126^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.8%	6	67.4	55.7	32.7	49.0	60.7	50.0	34.6	$11,516	$836	$10,680
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 2nd St	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5168	387	28	13.8		264 (68.2%)	59 (15.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	57.2	139^th of 355 public elementary schools	60.8%		70.5	83^rd of 368 public elementary schools	77.4%	56	51.8	68.1	39.2	41.1	56.5	49.0	43.1	$10,977	$899	$10,078
Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Washington Blvd	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5166	251	18	13.9		195 (77.7%)	23 (9.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.4%)	73.9	64^th of 355 public elementary schools	82.0%		73.2	72^nd of 368 public elementary schools	80.4%	8	78.1	56.7	44.1	65.6	60.0	58.8	41.2	$11,628	$1,025	$10,603
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Hall Ave	Huntington	25701	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5175	381	35	10.8		153 (40.2%)	159 (41.7%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.6%)	21.1	315^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.3%		23.8	313^th of 368 public elementary schools	14.9%	2	39.3	40.7	33.3	30.4	37.3	25.6	25.6	$14,656	$3,557	$11,099
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		232 (94.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40.1	223^rd of 355 public elementary schools	37.2%		47.9	182^nd of 368 public elementary schools	50.5%	41	38.2	54.2	29.4	50.0	41.7	44.1	35.3	$12,444	$1,008	$11,436
Highlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Collis Ave	Huntington	25702	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5130	316	22	14.3		206 (65.2%)	30 (9.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (21.8%)	15	334^th of 355 public elementary schools	5.9%		21.7	320^th of 368 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	33.3	34.2	14.7	33.3	29.0	41.2	18.1	$13,883	$2,491	$11,392
Explorer Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Saltwell Rd	Huntington	25705	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 528-5126	373	27	13.8		262 (70.2%)	31 (8.3%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	28.8	285^th of 355 public elementary schools	19.7%		41.9	226^th of 368 public elementary schools	38.6%	59	39.7	38.6	31.6	42.9	36.4	42.1	29.0	$13,496	$2,476	$11,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Ceredo-Kenova Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ceredo-Kenova Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ceredo-Kenova Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ceredo-Kenova Middle School
High : Spring Valley High School

Is Ceredo-Kenova Elementary a good school?

Ceredo-Kenova Elementary ranks 110^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ceredo-Kenova Elementary?

Students at Ceredo-Kenova Elementary are 97% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Ceredo-Kenova Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Ceredo-Kenova Elementary.

What district is Ceredo-Kenova Elementary in?

Wayne County Schools

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