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Schools in Zip Code 24970


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3
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1,123
Students
Top rankedRonceverte Elementary233rd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools
Summary:

Zip code 24970 in Ronceverte, West Virginia, is served by two public schools within the Greenbrier County Schools district, covering grades PK-8 and enrolling roughly 1,052 students, with no high school located in the immediate area.

For parents, the standout school here is Ronceverte Elementary, which shows clear strength in mathematics. Its math proficiency rate of 44.3% outpaces both the district average (36%) and the state average (39.4%), making it the stronger academic performer of the two schools. In English Language Arts, however, the school is closer to average, with 42.5% proficiency versus the district's 43.2% and the state's 47.6%. In contrast, Eastern Greenbrier Middle School struggles across core subjects. Its math proficiency is just 27.6%, and its ELA proficiency is 36.8%, both well below district and state benchmarks. The middle school has also seen its state ranking fall for three straight years, dropping from the 43rd percentile to the 24th percentile, now holding a 1-star rating. This decline is a red flag for parents considering this school.

A key takeaway is the sharp performance drop between elementary and middle school—a 16.7 percentage point decline in math proficiency from Ronceverte Elementary to Eastern Greenbrier Middle. This suggests a challenging transition or differing instructional quality between the two levels. Notably, the middle school's 7th grade math (31.3%) exceeds the district average, while 6th grade (24.2%) is the weakest, reinforcing the transition-year struggle. Science is a relative bright spot for both schools, with Ronceverte Elementary's 5th grade science (35.2%) above the state average and Eastern Greenbrier Middle's 8th grade science (25.9%) matching the district. Interestingly, Ronceverte Elementary spends more per student ($13,135 vs. $11,677) than the middle school, yet the middle school's performance is far lower. With no high school in the zip code, students face another transition after 8th grade, adding to the academic continuity challenges already evident in this area.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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