Summary:
In zip code 26624, there is exactly one elementary school, Davis Elementary School, serving grades PK-5 in Gassaway, WV, as part of the Braxton County Schools district.
For parents considering this area, Davis Elementary School is a small school with 147 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, which suggests more individualized attention. However, the school's academic performance is mixed and generally trails the state average. Overall, 35% of students are proficient in math (compared to 39.4% statewide) and 43.3% are proficient in English Language Arts (compared to 47.6% statewide). The school's state ranking has been volatile, improving from the 18th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 31st percentile in 2024-2025, before dropping back to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026. This inconsistency indicates the school has not established a clear upward trend.
The most notable finding is a dramatic discrepancy in 4th grade performance. While 4th graders have the school's lowest math proficiency at just 25% (a staggering 24.2 points below the state average), they simultaneously achieve the school's highest ELA proficiency at 56.3%, which is the only metric where the school significantly outperforms the state. This 31.3 percentage point gap between subjects in the same grade level is the largest internal discrepancy in the data, suggesting a potential issue with math instruction or a particularly strong ELA program for that cohort. In contrast, 3rd and 5th grades show more balanced but lower performance across subjects. The 5th grade science score declined from 34.8% to 30.8% year-over-year, though the previous year's score was above both district and state averages. Notably, free/reduced lunch data is unavailable, and spending data is dated from 2018-2019, making it difficult to fully contextualize these results.
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