Best Public Schools in Zip Code 25209

Summary:

The 25209 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Whitesville Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 103 students. The school is part of the Boone County Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitesville Elementary School has seen fluctuating statewide rankings, ranging from 315 out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 352 out of 368 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, with 1 star out of 5 in 2023-2024 and 0 stars in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025. The school's test scores in mathematics, English language arts, and science are generally lower than the Boone County Schools district and the state of West Virginia averages.

In the 2018-2019 school year, Whitesville Elementary School had a spending per student of $14,648 and a student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. While the specific free and reduced lunch rate for the school is not provided, the data suggests that Whitesville Elementary School is an underperforming school within the district, with declining statewide rankings and inconsistent SchoolDigger ratings. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the school's academic performance and the socioeconomic status of the student population could help identify areas for improvement and targeted interventions.

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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
Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37949 Coal River Rd	Whitesville	25209	Boone County	Boone County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 854-1301	100	10	10.0		97 (97.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	321^st of 355 public elementary schools	9.6%		22.8	315^th of 368 public elementary schools	14.4%	6	31.3	28.6	9.1	31.3	21.4	54.6	27.3	$14,648	$2,273	$12,375

Cities Near Zip Code 25209

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitesville	0.84 mi	2	253^rd
Rock Creek	9.04 mi	1	189^th
Artie	9.84 mi	1
Van	9.97 mi	2	197^th
Seth	11.07 mi	2	167^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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