Best Public Schools in Zip Code 25530

Summary:

The 25530 zip code area is home to 3 schools, including 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Wayne County Schools district. The data reveals that Ceredo-Kenova Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in West Virginia and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the performance of Buffalo Middle School is more mixed, with some grades and subjects exceeding the county and state averages, while others fall behind.

Ceredo-Kenova Elementary boasts strong performance on state assessments, with 4th and 5th-grade students outperforming the county and state averages in both math and English language arts. The school also excels in 5th-grade science, with proficiency rates higher than the county and state. In contrast, Buffalo Elementary School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and performed well on state assessments, with 3rd-grade students exceeding the county and state averages in math and 4th-grade students outperforming the county and state in English language arts.

The data also reveals some key metrics about the schools in the 25530 zip code area. Ceredo-Kenova Elementary has the largest student enrollment with 621 students, followed by Buffalo Elementary School with 427 students and Buffalo Middle School with 232 students. The student-teacher ratios range from 16.7 at Ceredo-Kenova Elementary to 10 at Buffalo Middle School, and the spending per student varies from $10,532 at Ceredo-Kenova Elementary to $11,628 at Buffalo Middle School.

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	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 Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	331 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-2911	402	27	14.8		375 (93.3%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.5	132^nd of 355 public elementary schools	62.8%		60.5	126^th of 368 public elementary schools	65.8%	6	67.4	55.7	32.7				49.0	60.7	50.0				34.6		$11,516	$836	$10,680
Buffalo Middle School	Public	6-8	298 Buffalo Creek Rd	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 429-6062	279	20	13.9		268 (96.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	58.4	57^th of 168 public middle schools	66.1%		63	43^rd of 169 public middle schools	74.6%	14				18.6	34.9	35.8				46.4	67.5	47.8		26.9	$11,628	$1,119	$10,509
Ceredo-Kenova Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wonder Ln	Kenova	25530	Wayne County	Wayne County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 453-1521	632	37	17.0		613 (97.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	62.3	110^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.0%		79.3	52^nd of 368 public elementary schools	85.9%	58	54.6	58.8	51.2				36.4	60.0	59.3				41.9		$10,532	$959	$9,573

Cities Near Zip Code 25530

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ceredo	0.64 mi	1	75^th
Kenova	1.15 mi	3	71^st
Huntington	2.35 mi	22	130^th
Lavalette	8.05 mi	1	166^th
Prichard	9.99 mi	1	159^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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