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Blennerhassett Elementary School

Q: Is Blennerhassett Elementary School a good school?

Blennerhassett Elementary School ranks 72 nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Blennerhassett Elementary School is a public elementary school in Parkersburg, West Virginia, serving 527 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wood County Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blennerhassett Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, English language arts, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 68.4%, compared to 63.7% for the Wood County Schools district and 53% for the state of West Virginia. The school has also demonstrated strong performance among certain student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 187 West Virginia elementary schools for its African American student performance in mathematics in the 2016-2017 school year.

Blennerhassett Elementary has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in West Virginia, with a ranking as high as 21st out of 380 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating its strong overall performance. Interestingly, Blennerhassett Elementary is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools in the Wood County Schools district, such as Criss Elementary and Gihon Elementary, suggesting the district as a whole has a strong focus on academic excellence.

522

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,868

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

448 Jewell Rd
Parkersburg, WV 26101-7287

(304) 863-5128

District: Wood County Schools

Students who attend Blennerhassett Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Blennerhassett Middle School
High:	Parkersburg South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.0%

Two or more races:

5.4%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of West Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

West Virginia avg46%

72^nd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Wood County Schools

6^th of 55Wood 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	71.6	72 of 355	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	41 of 368	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	42 of 368	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	26 of 375	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	21 of 380	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	43 of 383	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	84 of 392	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	41 of 399	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	25 of 402	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	76.5	50 of 408	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	58.3	138 of 422	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	82 of 428	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	58.4	141 of 426	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	144 of 426	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	74 of 427	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	80 of 420	81.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	98.3	1 of 187	99.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	53 of 154	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	100 of 302	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	75 of 316	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	58 of 317	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	29 of 325	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	17 of 322	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	28 of 339	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.0	76 of 366	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	48 of 381	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	50.3	66 of 156	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	80 of 328	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	57 of 336	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	100 of 333	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	39 of 347	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	16 of 335	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.2	105 of 368	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	57.1	146 of 382	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	60 of 305	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	23 of 325	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	24 of 322	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	23 of 330	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	19 of 333	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	54 of 338	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	77 of 364	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	28 of 382	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	54.5	82 of 218	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	22 of 171	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	35 of 183	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	60 of 180	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	93.5	12 of 185	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	29 of 258	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.3	72 of 377	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	73 of 353	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	45 of 367	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	45 of 366	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	28 of 373	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	21 of 376	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	43 of 373	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	89 of 374	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	44 of 382	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2017)99th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)62nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2017)58th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+14 vs state

English Language Arts55%+7 vs state

Science40%+7 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
Blennerhassett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	448 Jewell Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-5128	522	34	15.3		470 (90.0%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	71.6	72^nd of 355 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	41^st of 368 public elementary schools	88.9%	31	68.4	66.7	53.3	62.0	50.7	53.3	40.3	$10,868	$330	$10,539
Lubeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Lubeck Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 863-3321	381	26	14.6		372 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	91.6	13^th of 355 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.1	19^th of 368 public elementary schools	94.8%	6	78.6	75.4	87.0	57.1	70.5	70.4	55.6	$12,471	$705	$11,766
Franklin Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Division Street Ext	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9534	262	30	8.7		238 (90.8%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	32.6	256^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.9%		30.5	277^th of 368 public elementary schools	24.7%	21	56.4	54.3	39.1	30.8	37.1	39.1	17.4	$16,495	$3,055	$13,440
Gihon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Belmont Rd	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9539	261	20	13.0		244 (93.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	80	47^th of 355 public elementary schools	86.8%		94.3	10^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.3%	37	71.4	73.7	55.9	71.4	68.4	64.7	29.4	$12,272	$885	$11,387
Jefferson Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1103 Plum St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9554	475	56	8.4		406 (85.5%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	42.8	207^th of 355 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.7	233^rd of 368 public elementary schools	36.7%	26	46.1	38.8	41.3	30.3	46.3	63.0	37.0	$17,103	$3,012	$14,091
Fairplains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Broadway Ave	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9531	160	14	11.4		150 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	43.4	201^st of 355 public elementary schools	43.4%		38.5	243^rd of 368 public elementary schools	34.0%	42	49.9	45.5	58.3	38.8	31.8	58.3	25.0	$14,327	$2,337	$11,991
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 32nd St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9563	264	22	12.0		231 (87.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	61.1	117^th of 355 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	128^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.2%	11	48.8	63.3	58.6	37.2	53.3	63.3	37.9	$12,729	$2,014	$10,714
Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Hillcrest St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9625	250	28	8.9		222 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	54.1	158^th of 355 public elementary schools	55.5%		69.4	87^th of 368 public elementary schools	76.4%	71	78.6	54.6	29.0	57.1	45.5	38.7	38.7	$18,101	$3,376	$14,725
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 36th St	Parkersburg	26104	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9528	361	30	12.0		336 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	59.3	125^th of 355 public elementary schools	64.8%		59.8	129^th of 368 public elementary schools	64.9%	4	52.7	48.4	50.0	43.6	45.9	63.6	51.5	$12,715	$1,868	$10,848
Criss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 22nd St	Parkersburg	26101	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9522	267	18	14.8		239 (89.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	95	7^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.1	8^th of 368 public elementary schools	97.8%	1	85.3	66.7	78.3	70.6	73.7	86.4	75.6	$11,672	$800	$10,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Blennerhassett Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Blennerhassett Elementary School?

Students at Blennerhassett Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Blennerhassett Elementary School in?

Wood County Schools

Is Blennerhassett Elementary School a good school?

Blennerhassett Elementary School ranks 72^nd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Blennerhassett Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blennerhassett Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blennerhassett Middle School
High : Parkersburg South High School

How many students attend Blennerhassett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Blennerhassett Elementary School.

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