Summary:
Zip code 26378 is home to just one elementary school, Jane Lew Elementary School, a public school serving grades PK through 5 with 271 students in the Lewis County Schools district.
Jane Lew Elementary is a clear academic standout within its district, which ranks in the bottom 25% of West Virginia. The school's math proficiency rate of 53.2% is nearly double the district's 28.7%, and its ELA proficiency of 50% far exceeds the district's 35.9%. Compared to the state, the school also holds its own, slightly beating state averages in both math (53.2% vs. 39.4%) and ELA (50% vs. 47.6%). However, 5th-grade science is a weak spot, with only 33.3% proficient, just below the state's 34.6% and barely above the district's 32.7%. The school's strongest performance is in 5th-grade ELA, where 64.1% of students are proficient—a remarkable 14 points above the state average. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 14.4:1, and per-student spending is $12,406, though that figure is from 2018-2019.
The most notable trend is the school's dramatic ranking turnaround. After earning a 1-star rating (260th in the state) in 2024-2025, Jane Lew jumped to a 3-star rating (160th) in 2025-2026—a 100-place improvement that suggests recent academic interventions are working. This volatility, combined with the school's strong math and ELA scores but lagging science, paints a picture of a school on the rise but still with room to grow. For parents, this is a school that clearly outperforms its local district and competes well statewide, though science instruction may warrant attention. The lack of free/reduced lunch data makes it hard to fully contextualize performance, but the overall trajectory is positive.
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