Which West Virginia public schools have the most resources?

Elm Grove Elementary School in Wheeling scored 66 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of West Virginia's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

West Virginia public schools by resource index

Elm Grove Elementary School in Wheeling scored highest of West Virginia's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 66 of 100: 10.5 students per teacher, 219 students per counselor and 7.6% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Elm Grove Elementary School	10.5	219	Yes	7.6%	66
Brandywine Elementary School	10.1	113	Yes	17.8%	66
Verdunville Elementary School	11.6	117	Yes	15.0%	66
North Fork Elementary School	9.2	106	Yes	24.0%	63
Martha Elementary School	10.6	172	Yes	18.0%	62
Fairview Middle School	10.3	183	Yes	17.0%	62
Aurora School	10.5	177	Yes	18.5%	62
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	13.8	178	Yes	13.4%	61
Midland Elementary School	11.7	212	Yes	15.1%	61
Confidence Elementary	9.7	114	Yes	26.9%	60
Bridge Street Middle School	11.2	295	Yes	12.6%	59
Steenrod Elementary School	13.2	270	Yes	11.2%	59
Spanishburg	11.0	185	Yes	21.0%	59
Arnoldsburg School	8.7	82	Yes	32.9%	59
Rivesville Elementary/Middle School	10.8	330	Yes	11.4%	58

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Franklin Elementary School	9.9	261	Yes	18.5%	58
Middle Creek Elementary School	11.3	246	Yes	16.7%	58
Sun Valley Elementary School	14.6	92	No	9.1%	58
Man Middle School	13.1	374	Yes	6.2%	57
Holz Elementary School	16.4	276	Yes	7.9%	57
Martin Elementary School	8.9	229	Yes	23.7%	57
Nichols Elementary School	13.3	215	Yes	18.9%	57
Wheeling Middle School	9.1	198	Yes	26.0%	57
Hannan Junior/Senior High School	10.1	246	Yes	21.7%	57
White Hall Elementary School	11.5	186	Yes	23.9%	57
Winfield Middle School	12.6	298	Yes	14.9%	56
Mercer Elementary	12.6	210	Yes	21.2%	56
Hite Saunders Elementary School	13.2	164	Yes	23.4%	56
Kenna Elementary School	16.4	170	Yes	18.1%	56
Mullens Elementary School	11.9	202	Yes	23.7%	56
Coalton Elementary School	13.6	156	Yes	23.9%	56
Davis Elementary School	12.3	170	Yes	25.0%	56
Park Middle School	12.0	192	Yes	25.1%	55
Clay-Battelle High School	12.1	227	Yes	22.6%	55
Meadows Elementary School	13.9	211	Yes	21.2%	55
Hollywood Elementary	12.6	212	Yes	23.3%	55
Davis Creek Elementary School	15.7	175	Yes	21.0%	55
Montrose Elementary School	14.9	213	Yes	19.5%	55
Rock Branch Elementary	10.9	230	Yes	23.8%	55
Oak Glen Middle School	11.1	257	Yes	23.9%	54
Flinn Elementary School	15.1	275	Yes	16.2%	54
Tygarts Valley Middle/High School	12.4	210	Yes	24.3%	54
Ceredo-Kenova Middle School	14.6	127	Yes	28.6%	54
Eastbrook Elementary School	15.7	223	Yes	19.1%	54
Lumberport Elementary School	9.9	236	Yes	26.9%	54
Chamberlain Elementary School	15.5	211	Yes	19.2%	54
Ruthlawn Elementary School	13.2	238	Yes	22.1%	54
Anne Bailey Elementary School	9.8	237	Yes	27.2%	54
Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School	10.6	196	Yes	29.3%	54
Hurricane Middle	13.2	279	Yes	19.6%	53

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which West Virginia public schools have the most resources?
Elm Grove Elementary School in Wheeling scored 66 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of West Virginia's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026