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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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Schools ranked

Mercer County, West Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

52.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

34.5%

BEST IN READING · MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Athens Elementary School	Athens, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	233	52.0%
2	Glenwood School (K-8)	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	614	52.0%
3	Princeton Senior High School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	925	52.0%
4	Bluefield High School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	618	47.0%
5	Melrose Elementary School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	239	47.0%
6	Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School	Matoaka, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	181	42.0%
7	Pikeview Middle School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Middle	502	42.0%
8	Spanishburg	Spanisburg, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	159	37.0%
9	Pikeview High School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	629	37.0%
10	Bluefield Middle School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	Middle	428	35.0%
11	Sun Valley Elementary School	Lerona, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	117	34.5%
12	Bluefield Intermediate School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	269	34.0%
13	Brushfork Elementary School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	171	32.0%
14	Mountain Valley Elementary School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	273	32.0%
15	Mercer Elementary	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	258	32.0%
16	Oakvale School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	168	32.0%
17	Straley Elementary School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	172	32.0%
18	Montcalm Elementary School	Rock, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	256	27.0%
19	Montcalm High School	Rock, WV	Mercer County Schools	High	269	27.0%
20	Princeton Middle School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	Middle	488	27.0%
21	Bluewell Elementary School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	Elementary	167	17.0%

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