The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Math. The lowest is 40% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Wirt County Primary Center
Wirt County Primary Center sits in Elizabeth, the county seat of Wirt County, a small rural town along the Little Kanawha River roughly a short drive southeast of Parkersburg. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade and is part of Wirt County Schools. Elizabeth is a quiet community with a shrinking population, a historic downtown anchored by the courthouse, and limited local employment beyond county government and small businesses. The town's own website calls the school district a community anchor, and publicly reported sources describe a place shaped by its 19th-century oil boom past that has since settled into a quiet rural character. Outdoor recreation on the nearby rivers and wildlife management areas is a draw for those who want it. No public library or transit system was identified in available sources.
The school itself is a regular public elementary school with an enrollment that is modest for its grade band. Its student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. Free and reduced-price lunch data was not available, nor were counts for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so the economic and special-population picture is incomplete from what we have.
On state assessments, only grades three and four are tested here, and that is the only testing window the school's grade range covers. Grade five through eight results appear as missing because the school does not serve those grades. Science results are also absent for the same reason, since science is tested at grade five, which this school does not include. In math, third graders showed a solid proficiency rate, with a clear majority reaching proficient or above. Fourth grade math was notably lower, with fewer than half proficient. English language arts results were weaker still, with under half of third graders and roughly a third of fourth graders proficient. Participation was full across both tested grades. The gap between third and fourth grade in both subjects is the pattern a parent would notice, and it may be worth asking the school how instruction and support shift between those years. Average scale scores were not reported, and only a single year of data was available, so no trend can be drawn from the numbers on the page.
No graduation rate applies here because the school ends at fourth grade. No advanced coursework, career pathways, or dual-credit offerings appear in the data, which is expected for a primary center. Discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance figures were not available. Title I status was not reported. A neighbor comparison was not provided, so the school is not positioned against nearby schools in this dataset.
The housing market around Elizabeth is among the most affordable in the state. Typical home values sit well below the West Virginia benchmark and far below the national figure, and the area has seen a slight recent decline in values rather than growth. Estimated monthly mortgage costs are low relative to broader state and national context. Rental data was not available. Median household income in the community is modest, and the poverty rate is elevated, which aligns with the limited local employer base and the town's population decline. For a family already settled in or drawn to rural Wirt County, the housing costs are unlikely to be a barrier.
What the data gives a parent is a small, homogeneous primary school in a quiet, affordable rural community, with decent third grade math results, softer fourth grade numbers, and weaker literacy outcomes across both tested grades. The missing pieces are real: no free-lunch rate, no special-population counts, no staffing or discipline data, no programs list, no trend history, and no peer comparison. A family considering this school would want to ask directly about literacy instruction, the drop between third and fourth grade, and what support structures exist for students who are not yet proficient, since the available data does not answer those questions.
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