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Mercer County Schools Schools
Mercer County Schools is a public school district in West Virginia, based in Mercer County (Princeton). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mercer County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mercer County Schools
21 of 24 schools in Mercer County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 7D: 12
Best schools in Mercer County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 111 high schools in West Virginia · all 108 middle schools in West Virginia · all 366 elementary schools in West Virginia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Athens Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Glenwood School K 8 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Princeton Senior High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Lashmeetmatoaka Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Melrose Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Bluefield High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Pikeview Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Mercer Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Spanishburg Spanishburg (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Bluefield Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Mercer County Schools
High schools (4)
- C- Bluefield High School, Bluefield
- D- Montcalm High School, Rock
- D Pikeview High School, Princeton
- C+ Princeton Senior High School, Princeton
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- D+ Bluefield Intermediate School, Bluefield
- D+ Bluefield Middle School, Bluefield
- C- Pikeview Middle School, Princeton
- D Princeton Middle School, Princeton
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- B Athens Elementary School, Athens
- Bluefield Primary School, Bluefield
- D Bluewell Elementary School, Bluefield
- D+ Brushfork Elementary School, Bluefield
- C Lashmeetmatoaka Elementary School, Matoaka
- C Melrose Elementary School, Princeton
- C- Mercer Elementary, Princeton
- D+ Montcalm Elementary School, Rock
- D Mountain Valley Elementary School, Bluefield
- Princeton Primary School, Princeton
- Silver Springs Early Learning Center, Princeton
- D+ Straley Elementary School, Princeton
- D+ Sun Valley Elementary School, Lerona
Other schools and academies (3)
- B- Glenwood School K 8, Princeton
- D+ Oakvale School, Princeton
- C- Spanishburg Spanishburg, Spanisburg
Where Mercer County Schools schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in West Virginia
- County: Mercer County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,540 students with 619 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,255 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5400840
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Summers County Schools (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Raleigh County Schools (26 schools, 26 mi)
- Wyoming County Schools (13 schools, 28 mi)
- Mcdowell County Schools (9 schools, 30 mi)
- Monroe County Schools (4 schools, 32 mi)
- Fayette County Schools (11 schools, 43 mi)
- Greenbrier County Schools (13 schools, 51 mi)
- Boone County Schools (12 schools, 54 mi)
Questions about Mercer County Schools
How many schools are in Mercer County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Mercer County Schools, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mercer County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Princeton, Bluefield, Rock, Athens, Lerona and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Mercer County Schools?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.3%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mercer County Schools?
8,540 students were enrolled in Mercer County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mercer County Schools?
Mercer County Schools is in West Virginia, based in Mercer County, with its district office in Princeton. Its boundary covers about 419 sq mi.