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Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School is a public school located in Bud, West Virginia, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 178 students. The school is part of the Wyoming County Schools district, which is ranked 38 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 74th out of 380 West Virginia elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 323rd out of 355 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and science lagging behind. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 31.3%, compared to the state average of 53% and the district average of 35.7%. The school's performance is particularly weak in science, with only 7.1% of 5th-grade students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 33.3% and the district average of 20.8%.

The nearby Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School and Pineville Elementary School, which are also part of the Wyoming County Schools district, generally outperform Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School on state assessments, particularly in mathematics and ELA. This suggests that the challenges faced by Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School may be unique and require targeted interventions to address the underlying issues affecting the school's academic performance.

181

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,970

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4456 Herndon Road
Bud, WV 24716-0309

(304) 294-7668

District: Wyoming County Schools

Students who attend Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wyoming County East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the West Virginia average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

West Virginia avg44%

Elementary school

323^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

40^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Wyoming County Schools

38^th of 55Wyoming 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
2025	19.3	323 of 355	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	240 of 368	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	112 of 375	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	74 of 380	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.1	250 of 383	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	240 of 392	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	312 of 399	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	48.3	220 of 402	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	294 of 408	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	301 of 422	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.0	164 of 428	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.6	250 of 426	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.5	107 of 426	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	61.1	118 of 427	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	54.5	185 of 420	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2018	46.6	209 of 366	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	270 of 381	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	197 of 336	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	106 of 333	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	46 of 347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	25 of 335	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	35.4	269 of 368	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	281 of 382	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	208 of 325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	96 of 322	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	36.7	256 of 364	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.5	346 of 382	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	26.5	345 of 377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	322 of 353	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	238 of 367	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	161 of 366	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	113 of 373	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	68 of 376	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	265 of 373	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	233 of 374	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	305 of 382	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	40 of 168	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	13 of 169	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	18 of 168	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	19 of 169	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	43 of 171	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	66 of 171	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	65 of 170	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	79 of 176	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	42 of 172	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.9	46 of 173	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	22 of 172	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	86.1	9 of 174	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.3	11 of 172	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.0	10 of 171	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	75.0	20 of 171	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	65.9	42 of 171	75.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	48.1	53 of 124	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	3 of 164	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	58.1	61 of 162	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	88 of 166	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	105 of 174	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	81.8	10 of 164	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	75.5	19 of 162	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	49 of 165	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	61.1	52 of 176	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2021	66.6	40 of 164	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	78 of 164	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	54 of 176	69.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	35.0	85 of 107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	29.2	161 of 174	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	42 of 168	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	9 of 169	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	19 of 168	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	22 of 168	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	46 of 170	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	68 of 168	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	66 of 167	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	84 of 176	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2018)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2017)8th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2022)98th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2021)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

African American (2017)57th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2017)21st percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2017)7th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

Science7%-26 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	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 Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4456 Herndon Road	Bud	24716	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 294-7668	181	19	9.7		175 (96.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	19.3	323^rd of 355 public elementary schools	9.0%		39.3	240^th of 368 public elementary schools	34.8%	83	31.3	18.6	14.3	30.0	66.7		37.5	31.0	42.9	40.0	53.3		7.1		$13,970	$1,680	$12,290
Mullens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2107 Caloric Rd	Mullens	25882	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 294-5252	162	14	11.9		152 (93.8%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	59.5	123^rd of 355 public elementary schools	65.4%		65.3	103^rd of 368 public elementary schools	72.0%	20	50.0	73.7					45.0	52.6							$12,453	$1,502	$10,951
Pineville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	541 River Road	Pineville	24874	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 732-7966	296	22	13.2		290 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	68.2	89^th of 355 public elementary schools	74.9%		49.3	174^th of 368 public elementary schools	52.7%	85	54.8	64.3					54.8	57.1							$12,524	$1,774	$10,750
Kimball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28631 Coal Heritage Road	Kimball	24853	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 585-7570	164	14	11.7		108 (65.9%)	32 (19.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.8%)	21.2	314^th of 355 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.3	344^th of 368 public elementary schools	6.5%	30	50.0	27.8	10.7				46.2	38.9	21.4				17.9		$16,339	$3,319	$13,020
Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5709 Matoaka Rd	Matoaka	24736	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 467-8282	181	15	12.4		177 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	42.3	211^th of 355 public elementary schools	40.6%		38	245^th of 368 public elementary schools	33.4%	34	51.6	44.4	36.4				32.3	61.1	45.5				31.8		$13,550	$2,937	$10,613
Welch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1235 Stewart St	Welch	24801	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 436-4645	189	14	13.5		149 (78.8%)	18 (9.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	19	324^th of 355 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.4	362^nd of 368 public elementary schools	1.6%	38	8.3	7.7	30.8				16.7	11.5	50.0				34.6		$13,978	$3,277	$10,701
Montcalm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	838 Rock Rd	Rock	24747	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 589-5202	256	21	12.1		249 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	29	282^nd of 355 public elementary schools	20.6%		44	211^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.7%	71	18.0	28.1	34.6	15.6			20.5	53.1	53.9	42.2			30.8		$11,954	$1,937	$10,017
Coal City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Independence Rd	Coal City	25823	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 683-5001	387	30	12.9		367 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	26	297^th of 355 public elementary schools	16.3%		35.2	256^th of 368 public elementary schools	30.4%	41	55.2	45.1	12.5				36.2	47.1	28.1				15.6		$12,353	$2,354	$9,999
Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 Glen Fork Hollow Road	Glen Fork	25845	Wyoming County	Wyoming County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 682-6423	159	14	11.4		154 (96.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	48.1	180^th of 355 public elementary schools	49.3%		61.8	120^th of 368 public elementary schools	67.4%	60	26.3	35.0		58.8	58.3	58.8	21.1	60.0		64.7	83.3	64.7		17.7	$14,029	$1,942	$12,087
Spanishburg	Public	PK, KG-5	8544 Beckley Road	Spanishburg	25922	Mercer County	Mercer County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 425-5854	159	15	10.9		151 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	24.5	306^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.8%		27.9	291^st of 368 public elementary schools	20.9%	15	52.9	39.1	21.7				23.5	39.1	47.8				17.4		$14,107	$2,397	$11,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School

What schools do graduates of Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School attend?

Students who attend Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Wyoming County East High School

How many students attend Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School?

Students at Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School in?

Wyoming County Schools

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Herndon Cons Elementary & Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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