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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in West Virginia

Across West Virginia, 260 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Flatwoods Elementary School leads the list at -56.4%, against a median of -17.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

260

West Virginia

Best Enrollment change

-56.4%

Median Enrollment change

-17.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Flatwoods Elementary School	Flatwoods, WV	Braxton County Schools	250	109	-56.4%
2	Burke Street Elementary School	Martinsburg, WV	Berkeley County Schools	295	158	-46.4%
3	Beckley Elementary	Beckley, WV	Raleigh County Schools	459	260	-43.4%
4	Duval PK-8	Griffithsville, WV	Lincoln County Schools	521	300	-42.4%
5	A. T. Allison Elementary School	Chester, WV	Hancock County Schools	424	261	-38.4%
6	Arnoldsburg School	Arnoldsburg, WV	Calhoun County Schools	225	139	-38.2%
7	Midland Elementary School	Elkins, WV	Randolph County Schools	264	164	-37.9%
8	Marsh Fork Elementary	Rock Creek, WV	Raleigh County Schools	244	152	-37.7%
9	Webster Springs Elementary School	Webster Springs, WV	Webster County Schools	310	195	-37.1%
10	Center McMechen Elementary School	McMechen, WV	Marshall County Schools	249	160	-35.7%
11	Salem Elementary	Salem, WV	Harrison County Schools	268	173	-35.4%
12	Gilmore Elementary School	Sandyville, WV	Jackson County Schools	240	155	-35.4%
13	Welch Elementary School	Welch, WV	McDowell County Schools	292	189	-35.3%
14	Ashton Elementary School	Ashton, WV	Mason County Schools	411	270	-34.3%
15	Washington Lands Elementary School	Moundsville, WV	Marshall County Schools	331	218	-34.1%
16	Gilmer County Elementary School	Glenville, WV	Gilmer County Schools	451	300	-33.5%
17	Lenore Pk8 School	Williamson, WV	Mingo County Schools	541	361	-33.3%
18	Walton Elementary/Middle School	Walton, WV	Roane County Schools	339	228	-32.7%
19	Middle Creek Elementary School	Triadelphia, WV	Ohio County Schools	334	225	-32.6%
20	Southside K-8	War, WV	McDowell County Schools	394	266	-32.5%
21	Hinton Area Elementary	Hinton, WV	Summers County Schools	391	265	-32.2%
22	Bradley Elementary School	Mount Hope, WV	Raleigh County Schools	448	305	-31.9%
23	Pineville Elementary School	Pineville, WV	Wyoming County Schools	434	296	-31.8%
24	Kellogg Elementary School	Huntington, WV	Wayne County Schools	480	328	-31.7%
25	Paden City Elementary School	Paden City, WV	Wetzel County Schools	227	155	-31.7%
26	Davis Elementary School	Gassaway, WV	Braxton County Schools	215	147	-31.6%
27	Midland Trail Elementary School	Diamond, WV	Kanawha County Schools	230	158	-31.3%
28	Mullens Elementary School	Mullens, WV	Wyoming County Schools	235	162	-31.1%
29	Malden Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	232	160	-31.0%
30	Iaeger Elementary School	Iaeger, WV	McDowell County Schools	291	201	-30.9%
31	Ramage Elementary	Danville, WV	Boone County Schools	283	196	-30.7%
32	Stanaford Elementary School	Beckley, WV	Raleigh County Schools	287	199	-30.7%
33	Sherman Elementary School	Comfort, WV	Boone County Schools	337	234	-30.6%
34	Ranson Elementary School	Ranson, WV	Jefferson County Schools	367	256	-30.2%
35	East Dale Elementary School	Fairmont, WV	Marion County Schools	503	352	-30.0%
36	Geary Elementary/Middle School	Left Hand, WV	Roane County Schools	285	200	-29.8%
37	Cameron Elementary School	Cameron, WV	Marshall County Schools	335	236	-29.6%
38	Big Otter Elementary School	Duck, WV	Clay County Schools	261	184	-29.5%
39	Pleasant Hill School	Grantsville, WV	Calhoun County Schools	214	152	-29.0%
40	Shepherdstown Elementary School	Shepherdstown, WV	Jefferson County Schools	436	310	-28.9%
41	North View Elementary School	Clarksburg, WV	Harrison County Schools	340	242	-28.8%
42	Piedmont Year-Round Education	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	390	279	-28.5%
43	Hurricane Town Elementary School	Hurricane, WV	Putnam County Schools	374	269	-28.1%
44	Lakeside Elementary School	Hurricane, WV	Putnam County Schools	252	182	-27.8%
45	Skyview Elementary School	Morgantown, WV	Monongalia County Schools	516	373	-27.7%
46	Cherry River Elementary School	Richwood, WV	Nicholas County Schools	210	152	-27.6%
47	Anna Jarvis Elementary School	Grafton, WV	Taylor County Schools	637	461	-27.6%
48	Sutton Elementary School	Sutton, WV	Braxton County Schools	229	166	-27.5%
49	Monongah Elementary School	Monongah, WV	Marion County Schools	367	266	-27.5%
50	Madison Elementary	Madison, WV	Boone County Schools	368	267	-27.4%

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