The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in Math. The lowest is 40% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Fellowsville Elementary
Fellowsville Elementary sits in Tunnelton, a tiny rural community in southwestern Preston County, West Virginia. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade and is part of Preston County Schools. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and its enrollment is small even for an elementary school. The student body is almost entirely white, with only a handful of students from other racial backgrounds. The town itself grew up around the B&O Railroad, named for its position at the eastern end of the Kingwood Tunnel, and it retains that railroad-origins identity through a restored train depot museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Beyond the school, civic life centers on a senior center, a volunteer fire department, and town offices. Commercial activity is minimal, with only a small number of businesses in town, and no distinct pedestrian-oriented commercial corridor. Residents who commute likely travel toward Morgantown, which anchors the broader metropolitan area.
The housing market around Fellowsville is quite affordable. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit well below both the West Virginia state benchmark and far below national figures, making homeownership accessible on modest incomes. Rental data was not available for this area. Tunnelton has experienced steady population decline over recent decades, with no major new housing developments or growth initiatives apparent. This is a quiet, settled place where families looking for low-cost housing and a rural setting will find it, but those seeking a growing community with expanding amenities may not.
Academic results at Fellowsville are limited, and that limitation is largely a function of the school's size and grade range. State testing through the West Virginia General Summative Assessment begins in third grade, so pre-kindergarten through second grade have no tested results by design. For third grade, the only grade with fully reportable results, math proficiency was moderate, with roughly half of tested students reaching proficient or above. English language arts proficiency was lower, with fewer than half of tested third graders meeting the proficient benchmark. Full participation was reported for both subjects. Fourth grade results were suppressed due to very small testing numbers, meaning the state withheld publication to protect student privacy. Results for grades five through eight appear in the data but are not applicable here, because Fellowsville does not serve those grades. Science assessment data, which is reported at grade five, is also not applicable for the same reason. There is no trend data available across multiple years for this school, so parents cannot yet see whether results are moving in a particular direction.
Several categories of information that parents often use to evaluate a school are simply missing from the available data. Free or reduced-price lunch counts were not reported, so the economic profile of the student body cannot be characterized from the data. Special education and English learner rates were also not available. No staffing figures, attendance rates, discipline data, or course access information were provided. Program offerings were not listed. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these areas, particularly what support services are available for struggling readers, since third grade ELA results suggest some students may need additional literacy help.
At the district level, Preston County Schools recently added the Rowlesburg Opportunity Center, established in 2025, which may reshape school options for families in that area. It is unclear whether this affects Fellowsville families directly, but parents should check with the district on current attendance boundaries and whether any reconfiguration is planned.
What Fellowsville offers is a small, community-rooted elementary setting in an affordable rural town. Class sizes are likely intimate given the enrollment, and the school is the kind of place where teachers know every child. The tradeoff is that data transparency is thin, tested results cover only a single grade, and the community around it is small and not growing. Families drawn to rural Preston County life and low housing costs may find it a good fit, particularly if they are willing to engage directly with the school to fill in the gaps the public data leaves open.
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