Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26150

Summary:

The 26150 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Mineral Wells Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 485 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.

Mineral Wells Elementary School has consistently outperformed the Wood County Schools district and the state of West Virginia in mathematics and English language arts proficiency rates for grades 3-5 over the past two school years. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 50% was significantly higher than the district (46.4%) and state (33.3%) averages. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,907, a relatively high figure, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a strong level of staffing and resources.

While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 76th and 204th out of 355-368 West Virginia elementary schools over the past three school years, it has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years. This indicates that Mineral Wells Elementary School is a high-performing institution within the 26150 zip code, providing students with a quality education and access to significant resources.

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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
Mineral Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1776 Elizabeth Pike	Mineral Wells	26150	Wood County	Wood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 489-1670	465	30	15.5		449 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	71.4	76^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.6%		70.7	81^st of 368 public elementary schools	78.0%	5	61.4	74.7	45.6	47.4	68.0	50.0	50.0	$10,907	$739	$10,169

Cities Near Zip Code 26150

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mineral Wells	1.15 mi	1	42^nd
Parkersburg	1.77 mi	20	73^rd
Davisville	3.32 mi	1	40^th
Vienna	9.15 mi	4	14^th
Elizabeth	11.3 mi	3	103^rd

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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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