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Gihon Elementary School

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Gihon Elementary School ranks 47 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Gihon Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 234 students. This 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.

Gihon Elementary School has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top elementary schools in West Virginia over the past several years. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school ranked 8th out of 368 elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high performance has been sustained, with the school ranking in the top 15 elementary schools in the state for the past 10 school years. Gihon Elementary School's students have demonstrated exceptional proficiency in both mathematics and English language arts, consistently outperforming the state and Wood County Schools district averages across all grade levels.

When compared to nearby elementary schools in the Wood County Schools district, Gihon Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in terms of student performance and overall school ranking. For example, Gihon's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was 71.4%, compared to 48.8% at Madison Elementary School and 46.1% at Jefferson Elementary Center. This suggests that Gihon Elementary School is providing a high-quality educational experience that is not consistently replicated across all schools in the district.

261

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,272

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Belmont Rd
Parkersburg, WV 26101-9024

(304) 420-9539

District: Wood County Schools

Students who attend Gihon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
High:	Parkersburg South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (62% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of West Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

West Virginia avg46%

47^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	80.0	47 of 355	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	10 of 368	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	8 of 368	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	14 of 375	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	35 of 380	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	11 of 383	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	21 of 392	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	22 of 399	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	15 of 402	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	39 of 408	90.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	15 of 422	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.5	35 of 428	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	77.3	53 of 426	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	98 of 426	77.0%	★★★★☆
2010	61.6	111 of 427	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.6	96 of 420	77.1%	★★★★☆

African American

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

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	78.8	19 of 75	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	88 of 302	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	67 of 316	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	28 of 317	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	26 of 325	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	39 of 322	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	13 of 366	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	69.1	81 of 381	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	18 of 328	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	5 of 336	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	16 of 333	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	45 of 347	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	26 of 335	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	31 of 368	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	11 of 382	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	26 of 305	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	3 of 325	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	2 of 322	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	18 of 330	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	39 of 333	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	23 of 338	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	43 of 364	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	93.9	6 of 382	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	42.0	136 of 218	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	87.4	6 of 377	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	53 of 353	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	12 of 367	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	8 of 366	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	14 of 373	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	33 of 376	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	13 of 373	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	23 of 374	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	24 of 382	93.7%	★★★★★

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+5 vs school

Special Education (2017)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Asian (2017)75th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)38th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+20 vs state

Mathematics67%+19 vs state

Science29%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gihon Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Gihon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Edison Middle School
High : Parkersburg South High School

What is the racial makeup of Gihon Elementary School?

Students at Gihon Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Gihon Elementary School in?

Wood County Schools

How many students attend Gihon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Gihon Elementary School.

Is Gihon Elementary School a good school?

Gihon Elementary School ranks 47^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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