The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in Math. The lowest is 66% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenmont Elementary School
Greenmont Elementary School sits on 58th Street in Vienna, a residential city along the Ohio River that functions as a suburban counterpart to adjacent Parkersburg. Vienna grew rapidly after World War II, anchored by a commercial corridor along Grand Central Avenue and what became the state's first shopping mall. The city has seen a slow population decline since 2020, with limited new development. Its built environment is largely auto-oriented, with commercial life clustered around the mall and strip plazas rather than a walkable downtown. Greenmont is one of three elementary schools serving Vienna, feeding into Jackson Middle School and eventually Parkersburg High School across the city line.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade with an enrollment that is modest for its grade band. Its student body is overwhelmingly white, with small representations from Asian, Hispanic, multiracial, American Indian, and Black students. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not reported, nor were IEP or English-learner counts, so there is no picture here of the economic or special-needs composition of the student population. A parent wanting to understand those dimensions would need to ask the school directly.
On the West Virginia General Summative Assessment, Greenmont posts strong results across the tested grades. Third-grade math proficiency is exceptionally high, with nearly every tested student meeting or exceeding the proficiency bar. Fifth-grade math is also strong, and fourth-grade math, while the lowest of the three, still clears a solid majority. English language arts follows a similar pattern: fifth grade is the strongest, third grade is solid, and fourth grade dips but remains above a majority. Science, tested only in fifth grade, sits at a lower level than the school's math and ELA results, with roughly two-thirds of students proficient. Participation rates are high across all tested grades. Average scale scores were not available, which limits a deeper read on how far above the proficiency line students are performing. No multi-year trend data was available beyond the current year, so there is no way to compare these results against prior performance.
Because Greenmont ends at fifth grade, there are no sixth-, seventh-, or eighth-grade assessment results, no graduation rate, and no high school pathway information. Those gaps reflect the grade band, not a reporting failure. We looked for program offerings, discipline data, staffing details, attendance figures, and course-access information, but none were available in the provided data. Title I status was also not reported, which leaves an open question about whether Greenmont receives federal supplemental funding tied to economic need.
Housing in the school's zip code sits well below both state and national benchmarks, with a typical home value that makes ownership relatively accessible for the region. The estimated monthly mortgage payment is modest by national standards, and the price-to-income ratio falls below the national figure, suggesting that a family earning a typical income could manage a purchase without the stretch seen in many markets. Rent data was not available. The broader economic context includes a national unemployment rate that has held steady, and a 30-year mortgage rate that has fluctuated within a narrow band in recent months.
Greenmont's academic results are a clear strength, particularly in the early grades, where math proficiency approaches the top of what is typically seen in state testing. The fourth-grade dip in both math and ELA is a pattern a parent may want to look into further with the school, as is the comparatively lower science result. With so much of the school's program, staffing, and student-support data unavailable, the picture is incomplete in ways that matter for families evaluating fit. What is visible is a small, predominantly white elementary school in an affordable, quiet suburban setting, delivering state assessment results that rank among the stronger outcomes for a school of its size and type in West Virginia.
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