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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Kanawha County, West Virginia

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Kanawha County, West Virginia, drawn from 61 qualifying public schools. Holz Elementary School leads the list at 77.0%, against a median of 37.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Kanawha County, West Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

37.0%

BEST IN READING · KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Holz Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	304	77.0%
2	George Washington High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	1,145	76.0%
3	Kenna Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	180	72.0%
4	John Adams Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	740	63.0%
5	Herbert Hoover High School	Elkview, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	782	62.0%
6	Nitro High School	Nitro, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	818	57.0%
7	Overbrook Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	375	57.0%
8	Saint Albans High School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	882	57.0%
9	Weberwood Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	247	57.0%
10	Montrose Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	224	52.0%
11	Capital High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	1,051	52.0%
12	Mary Ingles Elementary School	Tad, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	143	47.0%
13	Pinch Elementary School	Elkview, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	282	47.0%
14	South Charleston High School	South Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	874	47.0%
15	Riverside High School	Belle, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	1,057	47.0%
16	Sissonville Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	521	45.0%
17	Cross Lanes Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	294	42.0%
18	Elkview Middle School	Elkview, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	621	42.0%
19	Horace Mann Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	385	42.0%
20	Sissonville High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	High	564	42.0%
21	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	488	41.0%
22	Hayes Middle School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	464	39.0%
23	Elk Elementary Center	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	475	37.0%
24	Alban Elementary School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	376	37.0%
25	Andrews Heights Elementary School	Tornado, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	233	37.0%
26	Clendenin Elementary School	Elkview, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	335	37.0%
27	Dunbar Middle School	Dunbar, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	325	37.0%
28	Midland Trail Elementary School	Diamond, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	158	37.0%
29	Nitro Elementary School	Nitro, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	377	37.0%
30	Ruffner Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	271	37.0%
31	Ruthlawn Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	225	37.0%
32	Shoals Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	191	37.0%
33	Edgewood Elementary	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	413	37.0%
34	McKinley Middle School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	255	36.0%
35	Du Pont Middle School	Belle, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	440	34.0%
36	South Charleston Middle School	South Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	354	33.0%
37	Alum Creek Elementary School	South Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	151	32.0%
38	Belle Elementary School	Belle, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	255	32.0%
39	Chamberlain Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	225	32.0%
40	Flinn Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	430	32.0%
41	Point Harmony Elementary School	Cross Lanes, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	440	32.0%
42	Richmond Elementary School	South Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	213	32.0%
43	East Bank Middle School	East Bank, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Middle	227	29.0%
44	Central Elementary School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	304	27.0%
45	Kanawha City Elementary School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	242	27.0%
46	Lakewood Elementary School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	294	27.0%
47	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Cedar Grove, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	159	27.0%
48	Chesapeake Elementary School	Chesapeake, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	205	24.5%
49	Marmet Elementary School	Marmet, WV	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	Elementary	103	24.5%
50	Anne Bailey Elementary School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	Elementary	221	22.0%

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