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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 25504

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At a glance

Schools

1,929

Students

Top rankedVillage Of Barboursville Elementary School44^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Village Of Barboursville Elementary School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Martha Elementary School 10.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 25504 in Barboursville, West Virginia, is served by five schools within the Cabell County Schools district, including four elementary schools and one middle school, with no high school options in the immediate area. All five schools consistently outperform state averages in both math and English language arts, making this a strong area for elementary education, though families should plan for a transition to a high school outside the zip code after 8th grade.

The clear standout is Village Of Barboursville Elementary School, which ranks 44th out of 355 elementary schools statewide and posts the highest overall test scores, with 63.7% math and 65.3% ELA proficiency. Its 4th grade ELA score of 75.5% is a remarkable 26 points above the state average. Nichols Elementary School is the strongest choice for upper-elementary literacy, achieving 77.8% proficiency in 5th grade ELA—the single best subject score in the dataset—while also maintaining stable rankings in the low 80th percentile over three years. Martha Elementary School shows the most improvement, jumping 37 ranking positions to the 81st percentile, and offers the best student-teacher ratio at 10.6:1. Davis Creek Elementary School trails the other elementaries but still exceeds state averages, while Barboursville Middle School shows a significant drop in math proficiency (40.9%) compared to the elementary average of 59.1%, suggesting a challenging transition for 6th graders.

Notably, spending per student does not predict success—Village of Barboursville spends the least ($11,283) yet achieves the best results, while Martha spends the most ($13,497) but ranks third. Science scores fluctuate widely year-to-year across schools, indicating curriculum inconsistency. For parents, the elementary options here are consistently above average, with Village of Barboursville and Nichols offering the strongest academic outcomes, but the middle school math decline and lack of local high schools are important factors to weigh.

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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 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	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
Barboursville Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3003	697	51	13.6	36.1%	631 (90.5%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	72.2	35^th of 161 public middle schools	78.3%		78.2	23^rd of 168 public middle schools	86.3%	12				41.4	48.3	34.0	40.9				58.2	56.1	51.9	55.3		33.2	$9,249	$593	$8,656
Davis Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6330 Davis Creek Rd	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3024	235	15	15.6	30.9%	200 (85.1%)	8 (3.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	63.3	108^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.6%		66.1	99^th of 355 public elementary schools	72.1%	9	64.3	73.1	34.3				55.1	53.6	69.2	51.4				57.3	31.4		$13,295	$442	$12,852
Martha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Martha Rd	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3027	202	19	10.6	33.7%	197 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	73.7	67^th of 355 public elementary schools	81.1%		71.4	74^th of 355 public elementary schools	79.2%	7	64.9	57.7	53.6				59.3	64.9	61.5	57.1				61.5	42.9		$11,749	$485	$11,264
Nichols Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Erwin Rd	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3031	230	17	13.2	31.3%	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	76.7	56^th of 355 public elementary schools	84.2%		74.6	63^rd of 355 public elementary schools	82.3%	7	60.7	58.6	55.6				58.1	53.6	65.5	77.8				66.7	44.4		$10,186	$445	$9,740
Village Of Barboursville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3000	565	43	13.2	39.1%	507 (89.7%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	81.3	44^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.6%		74.9	62^nd of 355 public elementary schools	82.5%	18	69.6	64.9	57.3				63.7	59.4	75.5	58.5				65.3	47.6		$10,148	$452	$9,696
Woody Williams Center	Public	9-12	500 Mall Road Suite 100	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 528-5106	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 25504

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barboursville	0.82 mi	8	38^th
Ona	4.28 mi	3	52^nd
Huntington	4.56 mi	21	116^th
Lesage	5.56 mi	1	46^th
Salt Rock	6.14 mi	1	6^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.