Best schools in West Virginia (2025)
The top five of 627 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
West Virginia has 627 schools educating 238,652 students in 2025: 623 public, 4 charter.
The median Enrollment across West Virginia is 310. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in West Virginia
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Victory Elementary School
Clarksburg · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
320 students
Rock Branch Elementary School
Nitro · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
187 students
Sherman Elementary School
Comfort · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
234 students
Smithville Elementary
Smithville · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
90 students
Ritchie Elementary School
Wheeling · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
289 students
Best middle schools in West Virginia
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Fairview Middle School
Fairview · Public middle · Grades 4–8
154 students
Warwood Middle School
Wheeling · Public middle · Grades 6–8
183 students
Winfield Middle School
Winfield · Public middle · Grades 6–8
552 students
Oak Glen Middle School
New Cumberland · Public middle · Grades 5–8
465 students
Hurricane Middle School
Hurricane · Public middle · Grades 6–8
821 students
Best high schools in West Virginia
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
6-12 Summers County Comprehensive HS
Hinton · Public high · Grades 6–12
627 students
Williamstown High School
Williamstown · Public high · Grades 6–12
676 students
Van Junior/Senior High School
Van · Public high · Grades 6–12
157 students
Pocahontas County High School
Dunmore · Public high · Grades 9–12
276 students
Clay-Battelle High School
Blacksville · Public high · Grades 6–12
332 students
Best traditional public schools in West Virginia
District-run public schools.
Victory Elementary School
Clarksburg · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
320 students
Rock Branch Elementary School
Nitro · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
187 students
Sherman Elementary School
Comfort · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
234 students
Smithville Elementary
Smithville · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
90 students
Ritchie Elementary School
Wheeling · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
289 students
Best schools by math proficiency in West Virginia
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Evans Elementary School
Evans · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
147 students
Junior Elementary
Junior · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
111 students
Kenna Elementary School
Charleston · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
180 students
Rock Branch Elementary School
Nitro · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
187 students
Sherman Elementary School
Comfort · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
234 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in West Virginia
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Valley High School
Pine Grove · Public high · Grades 9–12
124 students
Cameron High School
Cameron · Public high · Grades 6–12
291 students
Jefferson Elementary Center
Parkersburg · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
475 students
Gilmer County Elementary School
Glenville · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
300 students
Arnoldsburg School
Arnoldsburg · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
139 students
Best largest schools in West Virginia
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Morgantown High School
Morgantown · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,754 students
Musselman High School
Inwood · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,725 students
Huntington High School
Huntington · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,667 students
Cabell Midland High School
Ona · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,638 students
Spring Mills High School
Martinsburg · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,544 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in West Virginia?
Victory Elementary School in Clarksburg ranks first among elementary schools in West Virginia with a Success Index (US) of 94.6 out of 100 (Enrollment: 320).
How are elementary schools in West Virginia ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.