Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26425

Summary:

The 26425 zip code area in West Virginia is home to two elementary schools - Bruceton School and Rowlesburg School. Based on the available data, Bruceton School stands out as the higher-performing school, consistently ranking in the top third of West Virginia elementary schools and outperforming the Preston County Schools and state averages on standardized tests.

Bruceton School has a larger student enrollment of 588 students compared to Rowlesburg School's 45 students. Bruceton School's test scores are generally higher than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects, including mathematics, English language arts, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bruceton School's 5th grade mathematics proficiency rate was 57.4%, compared to 44.6% for Preston County and 42% for the state.

While Rowlesburg School has a higher spending per student of $15,322 compared to Bruceton School's $9,487, this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. Rowlesburg School has struggled, ranking in the bottom quartile of West Virginia elementary schools and having lower test scores than the district and state averages. The small enrollment of 45 students may contribute to the school's challenges, as it has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 6.9 compared to Bruceton School's 14.1.

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bruceton School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Morgantown Street	Bruceton Mills	26425	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 379-2593	603	38	15.8		596 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	64.5	105^th of 355 public elementary schools	70.4%		61.1	124^th of 368 public elementary schools	66.3%	19	61.6	61.7	57.4	31.8	44.4	29.3	42.5	61.7	59.3	38.1	59.3	34.5	48.2	13.8	$9,487	$775	$8,712
Rowlesburg School	Public	K-8	46 Center St	Rowlesburg	26425	Preston County	Preston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 454-9311	33	5	6.6		33 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$15,322	$1,729	$13,594

Cities Near Zip Code 26425

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hambleton	7.36 mi	2	214^th
Aurora	9.12 mi	1	105^th
Rowlesburg	9.19 mi	1
Thomas	10.56 mi	1	207^th
Tunnelton	11.25 mi	2	233^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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