The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 50% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lost Creek Elementary School
Lost Creek Elementary School sits in the small town of Lost Creek, West Virginia, in Harrison County. It is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade, part of the Harrison County Schools district. The enrollment is small even for an elementary school, which means children here grow up in a tight, familiar setting where staff are likely to know most families by name.
The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students identifying as multiracial, Black, or Hispanic. Economic data that would help frame the community, such as free-or-reduced-price lunch counts and special-population rates for students with individualized education programs or English-language learners, was not reported in the data we reviewed. Those gaps make it harder to assess the full picture of student need, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports children across different circumstances.
On state assessments, Lost Creek Elementary's results tell a generally positive story for a small rural school. Math proficiency is the standout. Third graders tested above the halfway mark for proficiency, and fourth and fifth graders both came in well above that line, with fourth grade particularly strong. In English language arts, the pattern is more uneven. Third-grade proficiency sits below the midpoint, fourth grade matches the strong math showing, and fifth grade lands right at the midpoint. Science, tested only in fifth grade, came in at the midpoint as well. Every tested grade reported full participation, meaning essentially all eligible students sat for the exams, which gives these results solid credibility. No average scale scores were reported, so the proficiency rates are the main window into academic performance. Because the school stops at fifth grade, there are no sixth-, seventh-, or eighth-grade results, and no graduation rate to report, which is expected for this grade band.
The housing market around Lost Creek is modest by any national standard. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit well below the national benchmark and somewhat below the West Virginia state benchmark, which itself is far below the national figure. Homes here are affordable relative to income, and the estimated monthly cost of ownership runs below typical rent in the area. For families looking to buy, this is an accessible market compared to most of the country. Rental data was not available, so a full picture of the rental side is limited.
We looked for information on local employers and the broader economy of Lost Creek and Harrison County but found little in the way of sourced detail, so we left that out rather than guess. Similarly, we searched for recent parent-relevant changes in the Harrison County district and found nothing of lasting impact reported, so there is no district-level shift to flag here. Information on school programs, course access, staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance, and Title I status was either not available or not reported for this school, which limits the picture of what happens inside the building day to day.
What the data does show is a small, stable elementary school where math instruction is producing results that exceed what one might expect in a low-income rural setting, and where literacy outcomes are respectable but less consistent across grade levels. A parent weighing this school would do well to ask about reading support in the early grades, given the third-grade ELA dip, and to seek details on programming, staffing, and student services that the public data does not capture.
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