Best Schools for White Students in West Virginia (2026)

These are the West Virginia public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Overall Repit grade
1	Smithville Elementary Smithville	—	90%	A+
2	Kenna Elementary School Charleston	—	87%	A+
3	Evans Elementary School Evans	—	87%	A+
4	Junior Elementary Junior	—	85%	A+
5	Greenmont Elementary School Vienna	—	82%	A+
6	Rock Branch Elementary Nitro	—	82%	A+
7	Culloden Elementary School Culloden	—	77%	A+
8	Sherman Elementary School Comfort	—	77%	A+
9	Overbrook Elementary School Charleston	—	77%	A+
10	Holz Elementary School Charleston	—	77%	A+
11	Ritchie Elementary School Wheeling	—	77%	A+
12	West Teays Elementary Hurricane	—	77%	A+
13	Crescent Elementary Beckley	—	77%	A
14	East Lynn Elementary School East Lynn	—	77%	B+
15	New Creek Primary School New Creek	—	75%	A+
16	Bethlehem Elementary School Wheeling	—	75%	A+
17	Springfield-Green Spring Elementary Sch Springfield	—	75%	C
18	Weberwood Elementary School Charleston	—	72%	C+
19	Montrose Elementary School Charleston	—	72%	A
20	Fairplain Elementary School Ripley	—	72%	A+
21	Gihon Elementary School Parkersburg	—	72%	A+
22	Salt Rock Elementary School Salt Rock	—	72%	B+
23	Jayenne Elementary School Fairmont	—	72%	A+
24	Pleasant Valley Elementary School Pleasant Valley	—	72%	A+
25	Glen Dale Elementary School Glen Dale	—	72%	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Overall Repit grade
1	Brandywine Elementary School Brandywine	—	65%	A+
2	Fairview Middle School Fairview	—	62%	A+
3	John Adams Middle School Charleston	—	62%	B
4	Winfield Middle School Winfield	—	61%	A+
5	Hurricane Middle Hurricane	—	57%	A+
6	Glen Fork Elementary & Middle School Glen Fork	—	57%	A+
7	Park Middle School Beckley	—	57%	C+
8	Oak Glen Middle School New Cumberland	—	54%	A
9	Mountaineer Middle School Morgantown	—	54%	A+
10	Edison Middle School Parkersburg	—	53%	A
11	Bridgeport Middle School Bridgeport	—	53%	B
12	Horace Mann Middle School Charleston	—	52%	D
13	South Charleston Middle School South Charleston	—	52%	D
14	Monongah Middle School Monongah	—	52%	A+
15	Beale Elementary School Gallipolis Ferry	—	52%	C+
16	Kermit Pre K8 Kermit	—	52%	C
17	Aurora School Aurora	—	52%	B
18	Vinson Middle School Huntington	—	52%	D
19	Long Drain School Metz	—	52%	D
20	Harpers Ferry Middle School Harpers Ferry	—	50%	B
21	Pikeview Middle School Princeton	—	48%	B
22	Triadelphia Middle School Wheeling	—	48%	A
23	Maysville Elementary School Maysville	—	47%	A+
24	Romney Middle School Romney	—	47%	D
25	Shepherdstown Middle School Shepherdstown	—	47%	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Overall Repit grade
1	Williamstown High School Williamstown	—	52%	A+
2	George Washington High School Charleston	—	47%	A+
3	Bridgeport High School Bridgeport	—	47%	A+
4	Van Junior/senior High School Van	—	47%	A+
5	Morgantown High School Morgantown	—	44%	A
6	University High School Morgantown	—	42%	A+
7	Union Educational Complex Mount Storm	—	42%	B+
8	Jefferson High School Shenandoah Junction	—	42%	A
9	Frankfort High School Ridgeley	—	42%	A+
10	Hurricane High School Hurricane	—	42%	A+
11	Winfield High School Winfield	—	42%	A+
12	Clay-Battelle High School Blacksville	—	37%	A+
13	Pocahontas County High School Dunmore	—	37%	A
14	Nitro High School Nitro	—	37%	A
15	Weir High School Weirton	—	32%	A
16	Washington High School Charles Town	—	32%	A
17	Saint Albans High School Saint Albans	—	32%	A
18	Wahama Junior/Senior High School Mason	—	32%	A
19	Pikeview High School Princeton	—	32%	A+
20	Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley	—	32%	C+
21	Hundred High School Hundred	—	30%	B+
22	Cabell Midland High School Ona	—	30%	A
23	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School Point Pleasant	—	29%	A
24	Parkersburg High School Parkersburg	—	27%	C+
25	South Charleston High School South Charleston	—	27%	B+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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