Best Public Schools in Zip Code 25812

Summary:

The 25812 zip code has only one school, Ansted Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 195 students. Ansted Elementary is part of the Fayette County Schools district, which is ranked 44 out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ansted Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 134th out of 368 West Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 213th out of 368 in 2023-2024 and 267th out of 355 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores are generally below the Fayette County Schools and West Virginia state averages across the board in mathematics, English language arts, and science. Ansted Elementary's highest proficiency rates are in 4th grade English language arts (59.4%) and 5th grade mathematics (56.3%), but these are still below the district and state averages.

The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,490, which is higher than the national average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 17.4, slightly higher than the national average. These factors suggest that resources are being allocated, but the academic outcomes at Ansted Elementary remain a concern, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve the school's performance.

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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
Ansted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School St	Ansted	25812	Fayette County	Fayette County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 658-5961	178	13	13.7		173 (97.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	31.5	267^th of 355 public elementary schools	24.8%		43.9	213^th of 368 public elementary schools	42.1%	54	45.5	43.8	33.3	31.8	59.4	33.3	22.2	$13,490	$1,774	$11,716

Cities Near Zip Code 25812

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ansted	0.21 mi	1	211^th
Hico	5.59 mi	1	168^th
Fayetteville	6.42 mi	1	70^th
Lookout	8.67 mi	1	247^th
Oak Hill	10.5 mi	5	184^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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