Best Public Schools in Zip Code 25559

Summary:

The 25559 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Salt Rock Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has 225 students. As part of the highly-ranked Cabell County Schools district, Salt Rock Elementary consistently outperforms both the district and the state of West Virginia in academic proficiency across key subjects.

Salt Rock Elementary School is a high-performing institution, ranking among the top elementary schools in West Virginia. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school placed 67th out of 355 elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, the school's 4th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 81.6%, compared to 58.6% for the district and 50.3% for the state.

The school's strong performance is supported by its access to resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 and per-student spending of $11,929 in the 2018-2019 school year. While the data does not include information on the school's free and reduced lunch rates, the available metrics suggest that Salt Rock Elementary School is providing a high-quality education to its students and is a standout institution within the 25559 zip code.

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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
Salt Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Madison Creek Rd	Salt Rock	25559	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3037	228	17	13.4		218 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	72.1	67^th of 355 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.4	57^th of 368 public elementary schools	84.5%	10	67.6	81.6	48.5	59.5	71.1	42.4	36.4	$11,929	$1,179	$10,751

Cities Near Zip Code 25559

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salt Rock	1.21 mi	1	35^th
West Hamlin	3.5 mi	1	260^th
Barboursville	4.22 mi	7	37^th
Ona	6.15 mi	3	28^th
Branchland	6.48 mi	1	265^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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