Summary:
Zip code 25265, serving the New Haven, West Virginia area, is home to just one school: New Haven Elementary School, a public school within Mason County Schools that serves grades PK through 6 with an enrollment of 460 students.
New Haven Elementary School is a mid-performing school that has shown resilience, bouncing back from a difficult year to reclaim a 3-star rating (54th percentile) in 2025-2026 after dropping to 2 stars the previous year. The school's greatest strengths are in 4th grade Mathematics (67.4% proficient) and 6th grade English Language Arts (68.4% proficient), both significantly outpacing state averages. Overall, the school outperforms its district in both Math (45.1% vs. 34.5%) and ELA (53.5% vs. 44.3%), making it a bright spot within a district that ranks in the bottom third of West Virginia. However, there are serious concerns, particularly with 5th grade performance. Only 16.2% of 5th graders are proficient in Math—a staggering 51-point drop from the 4th grade level—and 5th grade Science proficiency sits at just 13.2%, less than half the state average. This suggests a significant instructional challenge or cohort-specific issue at that grade level. The school also shows notable year-to-year volatility in its rankings, which may indicate sensitivity to changes in student cohorts or teaching staff.
For parents, this school offers a solid foundation in early elementary years with particularly strong results in upper elementary, but the dramatic decline in 5th grade across all subjects warrants attention. The student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1 is reasonable, and per-student spending of $11,027 is moderate. While the school's overall performance is respectable, the inconsistent results between grade levels suggest that families with children entering 5th grade may want to engage with teachers early about how the school plans to address these challenges.
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