Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26059

Summary:

The 26059 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Middle Creek Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Ohio County Schools district. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in West Virginia, with strong academic outcomes that exceed district and state averages.

Middle Creek Elementary School has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has placed 52nd out of 355 elementary schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students demonstrate impressive proficiency rates on the WV Assessment, with 78.4% proficiency in 3rd grade Mathematics and 73% in 3rd grade English Language Arts, compared to 66.5% and 59.2% for the district, and 53% and 44.8% for the state. The school's 5th grade students also outperform their peers at the district and state levels in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science.

With a student-teacher ratio of 12:1 and per-student spending of $13,406, Middle Creek Elementary School appears to have access to the resources and funding necessary to support its students' academic success. While the specific free and reduced lunch rate is not provided, the school's strong performance suggests it is effectively serving the educational needs of the community within the 26059 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
Middle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	579 Middle Creek Rd	Triadelphia	26059	Ohio County	Ohio County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 243-0369	225	20	11.2		203 (90.2%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	79.3	52^nd of 355 public elementary schools	85.4%		72.9	73^rd of 368 public elementary schools	80.2%	21	78.4	69.4	44.8	73.0	69.4	62.1	35.7	$13,406	$1,736	$11,670

Cities Near Zip Code 26059

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wheeling	2.27 mi	15	31^st
Triadelphia	3.3 mi	1	24^th
West Liberty	5.64 mi	1	19^th
Dallas	6.1 mi	1
McMechen	9.02 mi	1	228^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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