Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26847

Summary:

The 26847 zip code area is home to two schools - Petersburg Elementary School and Petersburg High School, both part of the Grant County Schools district. These schools have shown a mix of strong performance and opportunities for improvement.

Petersburg High School has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 62nd out of 112 West Virginia high schools in 2022-2023 to 36th out of 111 in 2024-2025, placing it in the top third of high schools in the state. The school also boasts an impressive 92.5% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, Petersburg Elementary School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating stable performance.

Both schools show strong performance in certain areas, with Petersburg Elementary School excelling in 3rd and 4th grade math and English language arts proficiency, significantly outpacing the county and state averages. However, both schools have lower proficiency rates in science compared to other subjects, particularly at the 5th and 8th grade levels, suggesting an opportunity for improvement in this area.

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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
Petersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	333 Rig St	Petersburg	26847	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 257-1110	644	44	14.6		611 (94.9%)	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	58.3	134^th of 355 public elementary schools	62.3%		54.2	156^th of 368 public elementary schools	57.6%	22	62.8	61.4	41.5	37.5				56.4	62.9	53.9	39.8				20.0			$10,246	$1,181	$9,066
Petersburg High School	Public	7-12	207 Viking Drive	Petersburg	26847	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 257-1444	582	42	14.0		558 (95.9%)	7 (1.2%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	61.5	36^th of 111 public high schools	67.6%		53.5	51^st of 112 public high schools	54.5%	15					34.8	14.5	27.3					43.5	34.9	47.7		20.5	29.6	$10,294	$948	$9,346
South Branch Vocational School	Public	7-12	401 Pierpont St	Petersburg	26847	Grant County	Grant County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 257-1331	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 26847

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Petersburg	0.26 mi	3	119^th
Maysville	8.49 mi	1	39^th
Moorefield	9.69 mi	4	162^nd
Baker	19.83 mi	2	141^st
Davis	20.11 mi	1

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 26847

Petersburg High School

Petersburg Elementary School

South Branch Vocational School

Cities Near Zip Code 26847