The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lumberport Elementary School
Lumberport Elementary School sits on East Lyndon Street in a small, quiet Harrison County town that grew up around early twentieth-century lumber mills and has been quietly shrinking since that industry faded. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Harrison County Schools, the countywide district. With an enrollment that places it on the smaller side for an elementary school, the building carries pre-k through fifth grade in single-section or near-single-section cohorts, which gives it the feel of a tight community school where most families and staff know one another.
The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students identifying as multiracial, Hispanic, or Black. The data does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch counts, English learner counts, or special education enrollment, so a parent weighing peer composition or support services would need to ask the school directly for those figures. They are absent from the state data we reviewed rather than reported as low.
On the West Virginia General Summative Assessment, participation was full across every tested grade, which is a good sign that the school is not excluding students from testing. The academic picture is mixed and varies by subject and grade. In mathematics, proficiency starts strongest in third grade, dips in fourth, and falls further in fifth. English language arts moves in the opposite direction: third and fourth grade sit lower, but fifth grade proficiency is the strongest of any subject-grade combination at the school. Science, tested only in fifth grade, is the weakest result by a wide margin, with only a small fraction of fifth graders reaching proficiency. A parent may want to look into how the school supports science instruction and whether the fifth-grade math dip reflects a transition challenge as students prepare to leave for middle school. Average scale scores were not available, so the only proficiency signal is the share of students meeting or exceeding grade-level standards.
No trend data across multiple years was available for comparison, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving or declining over time. We looked for Harrison County Schools strategic priorities or recent changes that might affect this school and found little of lasting impact in publicly reported material, so we left it out rather than guess.
The surrounding town shapes what life here looks like outside the school day. Lumberport is a compact, auto-oriented community along West Virginia Route 20, sitting at the confluence of Tenmile Creek and the West Fork River. Publicly reported sources describe a place where most residents are rural, with a sparse built environment and very few business establishments. No single large employer dominates; residents who want broader retail or employment options typically look to Clarksburg a short drive south or Fairmont to the northeast. The town has been in long-term population decline since its lumber-era peak, and publicly available estimates suggest the 2025 population remains small. No major new housing developments or growth corridors were identified.
Housing in the school's zip code is very affordable compared with both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values sitting well below the West Virginia median and far below the national figure. Recent values have declined modestly year over year. For a family buying, the estimated monthly mortgage cost is low relative to national norms, and rents, where available, appear modest. This makes the area accessible for families looking to own at a low price point, though the declining housing market and shrinking town population mean limited resale pressure and few new construction options.
What this school offers is a small, community-rooted elementary setting in an affordable rural town, with full assessment participation and a reading program that appears to gain strength by fifth grade. The mathematics decline across grades and the low fifth-grade science proficiency are the clearest academic concerns a parent should investigate. Families drawn to a quiet, low-cost small-town environment and comfortable with a nearly homogeneous peer group may find this a reasonable starting point, provided they are willing to ask direct questions about math and science instruction and about support services the state data does not capture.
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