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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 25177

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Schools

1,195

Students

Top rankedAnne Bailey Elementary School174^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Alban Elementary School up 109 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 25177 (Saint Albans, WV) is home to four elementary schools serving grades PK-5 within the Kanawha County Schools district, which ranks in the 59th percentile statewide.

For parents exploring this area, Anne Bailey Elementary School and Lakewood Elementary School are the current standouts, both ranking at the 51st percentile in 2025-2026. Anne Bailey offers the lowest student-to-teacher ratio (9.8:1) and highest per-student spending ($13,880), which may contribute to its top ELA proficiency (49.3%) and strong math scores (52.2%). Lakewood excels in mathematics with a 55.3% proficiency rate—14 points above the district average—and showed the most dramatic improvement, jumping 84 ranking positions in one year. Alban Elementary School rebounded impressively from a 14th percentile ranking to 44th percentile, with the highest single-grade math score in the area (65.1% in 3rd grade). Central Elementary School is the most concerning, dropping from the 52nd to 25th percentile, with 5th-grade science scores plummeting from 43.6% to 10.9% proficiency.

Across all four schools, 3rd-grade math is a clear strength, but scores consistently decline in 4th and 5th grades. Science scores are highly volatile year-to-year, likely due to small cohort sizes. While Anne Bailey and Lakewood are rising together at the top, Alban and Central are struggling to keep pace—a 23-to-91-position gap separates the top and bottom performers. The correlation between higher spending and better outcomes is evident, with the two highest-funded schools also being the top-ranked. Parents should note that while all schools share the same district administration, resource allocation and academic trajectories vary significantly, making school choice an important consideration within this zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	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 All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alban Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2030 Harrison Ave	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0234	376	27	13.9	57.4%	294 (78.2%)	29 (7.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (11.4%)	44.9	198^th of 355 public elementary schools	44.2%		23.7	307^th of 355 public elementary schools	13.5%	109	65.1	41.9	31.3	45.5	53.5	44.2	45.8	47.8	33.3	$8,913	$1,841	$7,072
Anne Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Winfield Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0230	221	23	9.8	79.7%	185 (83.7%)	13 (5.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	50.3	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		40.5	222^nd of 355 public elementary schools	37.5%	48	55.6	54.6	48.2	52.2	27.8	54.6	59.3	49.3	29.6	$12,079	$2,318	$9,762
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Helene St	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0226	304	20	15.5	57.5%	249 (81.9%)	25 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	32.9	265^th of 355 public elementary schools	25.4%		50.3	170^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.1%	95	61.1	28.9	37.0	40.3	52.8	44.2	34.8	43.3	10.9	$8,186	$319	$7,868
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2089 Lakewood Dr	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0200	294	19	15.8	39.8%	263 (89.5%)	13 (4.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	49.7	175^th of 355 public elementary schools	50.7%		32.2	259^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.0%	84	59.1	60.0	47.9	55.3	38.6	45.0	54.2	46.2	27.1	$8,270	$638	$7,632

Cities Near Zip Code 25177

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Albans	0.46 mi	6	106^th
Nitro	2.84 mi	3	29^th
Tornado	2.89 mi	1	41^st
Charleston	3.32 mi	29	98^th
Dunbar	3.46 mi	5	189^th

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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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