Posted: October 12th, 2005

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia State Board of Education officials today proclaimed 127 schools in 38 counties as “Exemplary Schools.” Kenna Seal, Director of the Office of Education Performance Audits, remarked that an extraordinary number of schools achieved the exemplary distinction this year. State Board members applauded the performance of these schools.  
 
State Board President Dr. Lowell Johnson attributed the schools’ honor as indicative that “staff, parents, students, and communities are working hard to achieve excellence.” Johnson further noted, “this accomplishment speaks highly for the quality of education throughout West Virginia, with schools from every area of our state identified as exemplary.”  
 
Seal explained that schools must meet a set of rigorous standards to achieve exemplary accreditation status.  
 
1. At least 80 percent of the school’s students score at or above mastery in the All Students (AS) subgroup in reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, and the school achieves AYP in each subgroup.  
2. At least 30 percent of all students score above mastery or distinguished in reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.  
3. An attendance rate at or above 94 percent.  
4. A graduation rate at or above 85 percent.  
 
According to Seal, a special recognition ceremony will be held to honor these 127 schools.  
 
“It is encouraging to note the diverse school representation: schools of various sizes, both low enrollment and high enrollment; rural and urban schools; Title I schools and nonTitle I schools, and schools of various configurations,” said Seal. “We have high expectations for all schools in West Virginia, and these schools have achieved the State Board’s highest level of recognition.”  
 
The following schools are recognized as Exemplary Accreditation status schools.  
 
 
BARBOUR COUNTY  
Kasson Elementary/Middle School  
 
BERKELEY COUNTY  
Bunker Hill Elementary School  
Opequon Elementary School  
Tomahawk Elementary School  
Valley View Elementary School  
James Rumsey Technical Institute  
 
BOONE COUNTY  
Jeffrey-Spencer Elementary School  
 
BRAXTON COUNTY  
Burnsville Elementary School  
Davis Elementary School  
Frametown Elementary School  
 
BROOKE COUNTY  
Beech Bottom Primary School  
Bethany Primary School  
Collier Primary School  
Edgewood Primary School  
Hooverson Heights Primary School  
Lauretta B. Millsop Primary School  
 
CABELL COUNTY  
Cammack Elementary School  
Davis Creek Elementary School  
Geneva Kent Elementary School  
Hite Saunders Elementary School  
Miller Elementary School  
Village of Barboursville Elementary School  
 
FAYETTE COUNTY  
Divide Elementary School  
Oak Hill Elementary School  
 
GILMER COUNTY  
Glenville Elementary School  
Gilmer County High School  
 
GRANT COUNTY  
South Branch Career & Technical Center  
 
GREENBRIER COUNTY  
Frankford Elementary School  
Lewisburg Elementary School  
Smoot Elementary School  
White Sulphur Elementary School  
Williamsburg Elementary School  
 
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY  
Springfield-Green Spring Elementary School  
 
HANCOCK COUNTY  
Liberty Elementary School  
New Manchester Elementary School  
Weirton Heights Elementary School  
 
HARDY COUNTY  
East Hardy High School  
 
HARRISON COUNTY  
Johnson Elementary School  
Simpson Elementary School  
Bridgeport High School  
 
JACKSON COUNTY  
Evans Elementary School  
Kenna Elementary School  
 
JEFFERSON COUNTY  
Shepherdstown Elementary School  
C. W. Shipley Elementary School  
 
KANAWHA COUNTY  
Alban Elementary School  
Alum Creek Elementary School  
Chamberlain Elementary School  
Cross Lanes Elementary School  
Holz Elementary School  
Kenna Elementary School  
Lakewood Elementary School  
Montrose Elementary School  
Overbrook Elementary School  
Point Harmony Elementary School  
Weberwood Elementary School  
John Adams Junior High School  
George Washington High School  
 
LOGAN COUNTY  
Hugh Dingess Elementary School  
Justice Elementary School  
South Man Elementary School  
 
MARION COUNTY  
East Dale Elementary School  
Fairview Elementary School  
Monongah Elementary School  
Pleasant Valley Elementary School  
White Hall Elementary School  
Fairmont Senior High School  
 
MARSHALL COUNTY  
Glen Dale Elementary School  
Park View Elementary School  
Sherrard Elementary School  
 
MASON COUNTY  
Roosevelt Elementary School  
 
MERCER COUNTY  
Brushfork Elementary School  
Straley Elementary School  
 
MINERAL COUNTY  
Fort Ashby Primary School  
Frankfort High School  
 
MONONGALIA COUNTY  
Cheat Lake Elementary School  
Easton Elementary School  
North Elementary School  
Suncrest Primary School  
Suncrest Middle School  
 
MORGAN COUNTY  
Pleasant View Elementary School  
 
NICHOLAS COUNTY  
Mt. Lookout Elementary School  
Mt. Nebo Elementary School  
Panther Creek Elementary School  
 
OHIO COUNTY  
Bethlehem Elementary School  
Elm Grove Elementary School  
Middle Creek Elementary School  
Steenrod Elementary School  
West Liberty Elementary School  
Woodsdale Elementary School  
Triadelphia Middle School  
Warwood School  
 
PENDLETON COUNTY  
Brandywine Elementary School  
 
 
PUTNAM COUNTY  
Confidence Elementary School  
Eastbrook Elementary School  
George Washington Elementary School  
Hurricane Town Elementary School  
Poca Elementary School  
Scott Teays Elementary School  
West Teays Elementary School  
Winfield Elementary School  
Winfield Middle School  
 
RALEIGH COUNTY  
Crab Orchard Elementary School  
Crescent Elementary School  
Daniels Elementary School  
Hollywood Elementary School  
Maxwell Hill Elementary School  
Shady Spring Elementary School  
 
RANDOLPH COUNTY  
Pickens Elementary/High School  
 
RITCHIE COUNTY  
Creed Collins Elementary School  
Ellenboro Elementary School  
Smithville Elementary School  
 
TAYLOR COUNTY  
Anna Jarvis Elementary School  
Flemington Elementary School  
Pruntytown Elementary School  
 
 
TYLER COUNTY  
Arthur I. Boreman Elementary School  
 
UPSHUR COUNTY  
Washington District Elementary School  
 
WAYNE COUNTY  
Kellogg Elementary School  
Prichard Elementary School  
 
WEBSTER COUNTY  
Hacker Valley Elementary School  
 
WOOD COUNTY  
Blennerhasset Elementary School  
Criss Elementary School  
Greenmont Elementary School  
Mineral Wells Elementary School  
Neale Elementary School  
Vienna Elementary School  
Williamstown Elementary School  
Jackson Junior High School