Elementary · West Virginia

West Preston School

Free meals for all

West Preston School, a public elementary school in Arthurdale, West Virginia: grades pre-k–8, 604 students, 14.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Preston County Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
604
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Students per teacher
14.7
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 13.1 · 397 schools compared

More students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 95% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 256 · 399 schools compared

Larger than 81% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on West Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

West Virginia: 46%

36%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 48% · 362 elementary schools compared

411 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

29%proficient

−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in West Virginia

Median 49% · 362 elementary schools compared

411 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Distant rural area

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Preston County Schools.

Location

Address
113 Eby School Road, Arthurdale, WV 26444
Phone
(304)864-3835
City or town
Arthurdale

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Kingwood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–438315.044%50%
Ridgedale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–553616.964%72%
South Preston SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–831213.637%27%
Pre-K–555015.368%65%
Pre-K–564513.553%46%
Pre-K–575416.466%72%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 540117001520