The highest-performing public schools in reading in Mercer County, West Virginia
Across Mercer County, West Virginia, 21 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Athens Elementary School leads the list at 52.0%, against a median of 34.5% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athens Elementary School | Athens, WV | 52.0% | — |
| 2 | Glenwood School (K-8) | Princeton, WV | 52.0% | — |
| 3 | Princeton Senior High School | Princeton, WV | 52.0% | — |
| 4 | Bluefield High School | Bluefield, WV | 47.0% | — |
| 5 | Melrose Elementary School | Princeton, WV | 47.0% | — |
| 6 | Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School | Matoaka, WV | 42.0% | — |
| 7 | Pikeview Middle School | Princeton, WV | 42.0% | — |
| 8 | Spanishburg | Spanisburg, WV | 37.0% | — |
| 9 | Pikeview High School | Princeton, WV | 37.0% | — |
| 10 | Bluefield Middle School | Bluefield, WV | 35.0% | — |
| 11 | Sun Valley Elementary School | Lerona, WV | 34.5% | — |
| 12 | Bluefield Intermediate School | Bluefield, WV | 34.0% | — |
| 13 | Brushfork Elementary School | Bluefield, WV | 32.0% | — |
| 14 | Mountain Valley Elementary School | Bluefield, WV | 32.0% | — |
| 15 | Mercer Elementary | Princeton, WV | 32.0% | — |
| 16 | Oakvale School | Princeton, WV | 32.0% | — |
| 17 | Straley Elementary School | Princeton, WV | 32.0% | — |
| 18 | Montcalm Elementary School | Rock, WV | 27.0% | — |
| 19 | Montcalm High School | Rock, WV | 27.0% | — |
| 20 | Princeton Middle School | Princeton, WV | 27.0% | — |
| 21 | Bluewell Elementary School | Bluefield, WV | 17.0% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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