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Criss Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Criss Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school in Parkersburg, West Virginia, serving 258 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Wood County Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 55 districts in the state, Criss Elementary has consistently been one of the highest-achieving elementary schools in West Virginia, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Criss Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85.3% of 3rd graders at Criss Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 63.7% for the Wood County Schools district and 53% for the state of West Virginia. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking within the top 10 in the state for both female and male students, as well as for white students and students with special needs.

While Criss Elementary is a standout institution, the nearby schools in the Wood County Schools district show a wide range of performance. Some schools, like Neale Elementary and Gihon Elementary, also perform well and are ranked in the top 50 in the state. However, other nearby schools, such as Franklin Elementary Center and Jefferson Elementary Center, struggle with lower academic achievement, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

267

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,672

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 22nd St
Parkersburg, WV 26101-3812

(304) 420-9522

District: Wood County Schools

Students who attend Criss Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton Middle School
High:	Parkersburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of West Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg58%

West Virginia avg46%

7^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	7 of 355	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	8 of 368	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	13 of 368	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	5 of 375	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	18 of 380	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	8 of 383	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	17 of 392	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	79.1	57 of 399	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	60.3	136 of 402	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	129 of 408	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.0	166 of 422	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	135 of 428	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	172 of 426	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.0	151 of 426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.8	189 of 427	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	220 of 420	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

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	93.8	10 of 302	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	16 of 316	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	22 of 317	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	31 of 322	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	24 of 366	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	73.0	62 of 381	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	6 of 328	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	13 of 336	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	14 of 333	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	7 of 347	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	10 of 335	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	22 of 368	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	75.7	61 of 382	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	10 of 305	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	6 of 325	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	10 of 322	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	2 of 330	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	10 of 333	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	5 of 338	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	15 of 364	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	79.6	42 of 382	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 171	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	3 of 183	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	1 of 258	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	72.4	36 of 377	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	6 of 353	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	9 of 367	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	17 of 366	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	4 of 373	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	22 of 376	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	11 of 373	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	18 of 374	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	79.1	56 of 382	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2017)7th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+29 vs state

Mathematics77%+28 vs state

Science76%+42 vs state

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Schools Near Criss Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Neale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2305 Grand Central Ave	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9587	357	27	13.2		293 (82.1%)	12 (3.4%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	86.3	28^th of 355 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.3	25^th of 368 public elementary schools	93.2%	3	57.6	71.4	82.0	51.5	76.2	76.0	61.2	$12,314	$1,711	$10,603
Vienna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 41st St	Vienna	26105	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 420-9648	288	20	14.4		268 (93.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	66.9	93^rd of 355 public elementary schools	73.8%		62.7	113^th of 368 public elementary schools	69.3%	20	70.7	55.0	44.4	53.7	60.0	63.9	30.6	$13,036	$1,160	$11,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Criss Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Criss Elementary School?

Students at Criss Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Criss Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Criss Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Criss Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Criss Elementary School.

What district is Criss Elementary School in?

Wood County Schools

What schools do graduates of Criss Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hamilton Middle School
High : Parkersburg High School

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