Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26142

Summary:

The 26142 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Kanawha Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 280 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Wood County Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 55 districts in West Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kanawha Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking among the top elementary schools in West Virginia. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school was ranked 39th out of 368 schools, and it has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years. The school's test scores in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science generally exceed the district and state averages, with some notable exceptions. For example, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 92.9% is significantly higher than the district (58.6%) and state (42%) averages, while the 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 53.9% is lower than the district (63.7%) and state (53%) averages.

Kanawha Elementary School's spending per student of $13,743 in the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year suggest that the school has access to sufficient resources to support its educational programs and student needs. Overall, Kanawha Elementary School appears to be a high-performing institution within a strong educational district, with a few areas for potential improvement in its academic performance.

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
Kanawha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6465 Staunton Tpke	Davisville	26142	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 420-9557	265	22	12.0		248 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	71.6	73^rd of 355 public elementary schools	79.4%		82.5	44^th of 368 public elementary schools	88.0%	29	53.9	52.6	92.9	38.5	58.2	82.1	57.1	$13,743	$2,052	$11,691

Cities Near Zip Code 26142

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parkersburg	1.21 mi	20	73^rd
Davisville	1.73 mi	1	40^th
Mineral Wells	2.23 mi	1	42^nd
Vienna	8.66 mi	4	14^th
Elizabeth	11.13 mi	3	103^rd

See the top WV West Virginia cities

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.