Summary:
Zip code 25678 is home to a single school, Matewan PK8, an elementary school serving grades PK through 8 within the Mingo County Schools district in West Virginia, which holds a 3-star district rating.
For parents considering this area, Matewan PK8 presents a mixed picture. The school’s overall state ranking has slipped over the past three years, from the 63rd percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 down to the 46th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. However, this decline may reflect broader statewide improvements rather than a drop in local quality, as the school consistently outperforms its district in nearly every subject and grade level. The most notable pattern is a clear split by grade: students in grades 3 and 4 significantly trail state averages in both math and English Language Arts (ELA), often by 7 to 15 points, while students in grades 5 through 8 consistently beat state averages in both subjects. For example, 7th graders exceed the state by 8.7 points in ELA, and 6th graders beat the state by 6.5 points in math.
The biggest concern is middle-school mathematics. While 6th grade math proficiency sits at 41.9% (above the state), it plummets to just 20.5% in 7th grade and 22.9% in 8th grade—a drop of roughly 50% that leaves the school 16.2 and 11.3 points below state averages, respectively. Science is also a clear weakness, with only 20% of 8th graders proficient, trailing the state by 9.3 points. On the positive side, ELA is the school’s strength, with overall proficiency (47.1%) nearly matching the state average (47.6%), and upper-grade ELA performance is genuinely strong. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 and per-student spending of $11,657, the school has reasonable resources, but the early-elementary achievement gap and the middle-school math collapse are areas parents should watch closely.
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