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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26501

At a glance

Schools

3,765

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMorgantown High School5^th of 111 West Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Skyview Elementary School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westwood Middle School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 26501 zip code area of Morgantown, West Virginia is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of performance, with Morgantown High School and South Middle School standing out as top-performing institutions in the state.

Morgantown High School is ranked 5th out of 111 high schools in West Virginia and has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years. The school boasts a 92.5% 4-year graduation rate and significantly outperforms the state and county averages in 11th grade proficiency rates for Math, English Language Arts, and Science. South Middle School is also a standout, ranking 6th out of 168 middle schools in the state and exceeding the county and state averages in 6th-8th grade proficiency rates for Math and English Language Arts.

In contrast, the elementary schools in the area, Mylan Park Elementary and Skyview Elementary, show more varied performance, with Mylan Park ranked in the top 20% of West Virginia elementary schools and Skyview ranked in the bottom 50%. The data also suggests that the Monongalia County Schools district, which oversees all 5 schools, is a well-performing system, ranked 5th out of 55 districts in the state with a 5-star rating.

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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 Mathematics 11th 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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	670 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9300	346	33	10.4		305 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.5%)	49.2	81^st of 168 public middle schools	51.8%		54.3	71^st of 169 public middle schools	58.0%	10				24.4	38.8	41.5					32.1	41.2	39.0			32.2		$15,345	$1,183	$14,161
Morgantown High School	Public	9-12	109 Wilson Ave	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9260	1,754	97	18.0		1,384 (78.9%)	93 (5.3%)	72 (4.1%)	88 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (6.4%)	98.7	5^th of 111 public high schools	95.5%		97.6	5^th of 112 public high schools	95.5%								41.0							72.2			47.1	$10,723	$710	$10,013
Monongalia Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	1000 Mississippi St	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9240	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	668 River Rd	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 284-2890	373	34	11.0		315 (84.5%)	15 (4.0%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	47	183^rd of 355 public elementary schools	48.5%		41.6	229^th of 368 public elementary schools	37.8%	46	57.1	51.8	33.3					45.2	51.8	43.9					33.3			$14,083	$1,608	$12,475
Mylan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Mylan Park Ln	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 983-7700	457	35	13.0		424 (92.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	76.6	57^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.9%		76.3	63^rd of 368 public elementary schools	82.9%	6	62.1	62.5	64.3					48.5	54.2	67.9					57.1			$14,442	$2,080	$12,362
South Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Parkway Dr	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 291-9340	784	61	12.9		684 (87.2%)	28 (3.6%)	23 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	92.4	6^th of 168 public middle schools	96.4%		77.4	24^th of 169 public middle schools	85.8%	18				58.8	52.8	52.7					62.9	56.8	59.8			44.6		$12,431	$797	$11,634
EXCEL Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	550 Mylan Park Lane	Morgantown	26501	Monongalia County	Monongalia County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(304) 291-9210	51	10	5.3		39 (76.5%)	7 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 26501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morgantown	3.07 mi	21	33^rd
Fairmont	7.64 mi	11	88^th
Rivesville	7.71 mi	1	113^th
Barrackville	10.39 mi	1	34^th
Arthurdale	10.9 mi	1	217^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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