The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in Math. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Springfield-green Spring Elementary Sch
Springfield-Green Spring Elementary sits in a very small, rural crossroads community in northwestern Hampshire County, West Virginia. Springfield is an unincorporated census-designated place at the junction of WV Route 28, Green Spring Road, and Springfield Pike, with a population that has declined over recent census cycles. The built environment is historic residences scattered along rural roads rather than a walkable town center. There is no distinct downtown, no identified major employers, and the community is car-dependent. Civic life centers on historic churches and the road junction itself. Housing here is inexpensive relative to both state and national benchmarks, with home values well below what most West Virginia and U.S. buyers would encounter. The cost of living sits below the national average. This is a quiet, spread-out place where families who want land and distance from density will find it, but where amenities and commercial activity are minimal.
The school is small even for an elementary building, with enrollment concentrated across first through fifth grade. Despite listing prekindergarten and kindergarten in its served grades, no students were reported in those grades for the current year. The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students identifying as Black or multiracial. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch counts, IEP rates, or English learner figures, so a full picture of student need and support services is not available from the data we reviewed. A parent may want to ask the school or district directly about those supports.
Academic results from the most recent state assessment cycle show proficiency rates that are low across every tested grade and subject. In math, roughly a quarter to a third of students reached proficiency, with fourth grade the strongest of the three tested grades. English language arts results were similar, with one grade showing only a small share of students proficient. Science, tested only in fifth grade, had the lowest proficiency rate of any subject. Participation was full across all grades, so these results reflect the entire tested population rather than a partial sample. The tested groups are small, which means a few students moving in or out of proficiency can shift the picture noticeably from year to year. Still, the pattern across grades and subjects is consistent enough that a parent would want to look into the school's academic plan and support strategies in detail.
The most important thing to know about this school is that it no longer operates as a standalone building. Hampshire County Schools opened three new consolidated elementary schools between December 2024 and February 2025. South Branch Elementary, which opened in February 2025 in Romney, replaced Springfield-Green Spring Elementary along with John J. Cornwell Elementary and Romney Elementary. This means the attendance area this school served has been folded into a new building, and children who would have attended here now go elsewhere. The consolidation restructured the district's elementary attendance map and reduced the number of elementary buildings across Hampshire County.
For a family considering this area, the relevant question is what South Branch Elementary offers rather than what Springfield-Green Spring showed in its final year of data. The academic results on this page reflect a school that was winding down, in a very small community, with limited program information available. The housing market is affordable, the setting is rural and quiet, and the school consolidation means a longer bus ride to Romney for elementary-age children. Whether that tradeoff works depends on what a family wants from rural life and how the new consolidated school performs once it has its own results.
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